doll apron
DESCRIPTION
These itty bitty aprons will be a hit with the younger crowd! Sew up some chic aprons for their dolls using small scraps of fabric. The design was created to help little hands be able to put on the aprons themselves! Enjoy this quick project!TRANSCRIPT
You know I love aprons...and these itty bitty versions are just DARLING, sew up super
quick, and hardly take any fabric!! Great use for the scrap pile you have been
accumulating.
Sometimes little hands have a hard time with doll clothes. I designed this doll apron to
make it not only easy to construct but hopefully easy for little hands to dress up their
dolls on their own!
If you stitch up some of these little cuties please share your photos in the Brassy Apple
Flickr Group!
Materials: fabric thread pins
scissors tulle (optional)
elastic rope (or an elastic hair tie) fabric adhesive
STEP 1: Cut out the 2 pattern pieces below.
STEP 2: Place the BODY of Apron piece on your fabric. Pin in place and cut 2. Or Fold
your fabric in half and cut 2 at the same time.
STEP 3: Cut 1 piece of elastic rope 4" long. Cut another piece 3" long. You can also
substitute an elastic hair rubber band and use that. Just cut off the metal part.
STEP 4: POCKETS - Use a small square of a fabric adhesive like Heat n' bond on the fabric for the pockets, trace the pockets and then cut
them out.
STEP 5: Take one of the BODY of Apron pieces cut from the fabric and place the
pockets about 3" down from the top. This will be the front. Iron the pockets on according to
the package directions.
STEP 6: Attaching the neck strap - Place the 4" piece of elastic onto the top of the apron as
pictured below. Using a sewing machine, secure the ends of the elastic in place with
short forward and backward stitches.
STEP 7 - attaching the waistband loop - Place the 3" piece of elastic on the top side of the front of the apron and just below one of the
waist corners (see the picture below). Secure just 1 END in place using the same method as
instructed above.
STEP 8: Place the second BODY of Apron piece on top of the other with right sides
together. Pin together on 3 sides (see photo below).
Sew the apron together on the 3 pinned sides and stop as directed below.
STEP 9: Lift the top Apron piece and find the
"loose" end of the waistband elastic.
Pull the end over to the corner just slightly past the edge of the fabric.
Place the top Apron piece back over the elastic and secure the once "loose" end of the
elastic in place but stitching over it many times with a forward and backward motion.
Continue sewing down the length of the apron leaving the bottom hemline open.
STEP 10: Turn the apron right side out and press. Fold the bottom hemline under about
1/4" - 1/2" and press.
STEP 11: You can simply stitch the bottom hemline closed OR you can add a fun ruffle!
Fold the tulle so it has many layers and cut a strip about 2" wide (fold it many times or just a few. The fullness depends on the look you want! ) Don't worry about being exact with
the width, we will do a trim later.
Our strip ended up being just over 6" long.
STEP 12: Pleat, tuck and fold the tulle to fit into the width of the bottom of the apron. Pin
into place and stitch along the bottom hemline.
Trim the bottom edge of the tulle ruffle for a
clean, straight look.....
and lastly, top stitch the top part of the apron further securing the neck strap into place!
The apron easily slips over over the hips and then over the head. And just look at how chic
this little homemaker is now!
Remember....if you craft some up, I'd love to see them!~ share your photos in the Brassy
Apple Flickr Group!