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Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2021. All rights reserved.

FABRICS are from the Grow collection by Pippa Shaw for Figo Fabrics (figofabrics.com).

PROJECT: Feel at Home ApronMake a handy apron accented by a House block pocket big

enough to hold your reading glasses or a kitchen timer. INSPIRED BY: Close to Home from designer Sandra Starley (starleyquilts.blogspot.com)

QUILT TESTER: Diane Tomlinson

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do not remove foundation paper. The unit should be 2×61⁄2" including seam allowances.

3 Using a C foundation paper, yellow print 13⁄4×23⁄4" rectangle

(position C1), red print 11⁄2×23⁄4" rectangles (positions C2 and C3), red print 11⁄2×31⁄4" rectangles (positions C4 and C5), and cream print 11⁄4×4" rectangle (position C6), work in numerical order to foundation-piece Unit C (Diagram 3); do not remove foundation paper. The unit should be 31⁄2×33⁄4" including seam allowances.

4 Using a D foundation paper, red print 11⁄2×2" rectangles

(positions D1, D4, and D5), yellow print 11⁄2×2" rectangles (positions D2 and D3), red print 11⁄2×33⁄4" rectangles (positions D6 and D7), and cream print 11⁄4×33⁄4" rectangle (position D8), work in numerical order to foundation-piece Unit D (Diagram 4); do not remove foundation paper. The unit should be 31⁄2×33⁄4" including seam allowances.

5 Referring to Diagram 5, lay out pieced units. Sew together units C

and D. Add units B and A to make a house unit. Use tweezers or blunt end of a seam ripper to remove foundation papers. The unit should be 61⁄2" square including seam allowances.

6 Sew dark green print 11⁄2×61⁄2" rectangles to opposite edges of

house unit (Diagram 6). Join dark green print 11⁄2×81⁄2" rectangles to remaining edges to make house block. The block should be 81⁄2" square including seam allowances.

7 Layer house block and dark green print 81⁄2" square (Diagram 7).

Sew together edges of layered pieces, leaving a 3" opening in one edge for turning. Turn right side out through the opening. Use the eraser end of a pencil to push out the corners; hand-sew opening closed to finish apron pocket.

FINISHED APRON: 17×18" with a 741⁄2"-long tieFINISHED BLOCK: 8" square

MATERIALSYardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.

▫ 10" square each cream print, blue print, and yellow print (apron pocket)

▫ 1⁄2 yard red print (apron pocket, apron waistband and tie)

▫ 9×21" piece (fat eighth) dark green print (apron pocket)

▫ 5⁄8 yard light green print (apron skirt)

▫ Lightweight tracing paper or other foundation material of your choice

CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order.

From cream print, cut:▫ 2—21⁄2×4" rectangles▫ 1—2×3" rectangle▫ 2—2" squares▫ 1—11⁄2×4" rectangle▫ 1—11⁄4×4" rectangle▫ 1—11⁄4×33⁄4" rectangle

From blue print, cut:▫ 1—3×51⁄2" rectangle▫ 2—11⁄2×2" rectangles

From red print, cut:▫ 2—51⁄2×42" strips▫ 1—21⁄2×31⁄2" rectangle▫ 2—11⁄2×33⁄4" rectangles▫ 2—11⁄2×31⁄4" rectangles▫ 2—11⁄2×23⁄4" rectangles▫ 3—11⁄2×2" rectangles

From yellow print, cut:▫ 1—13⁄4×23⁄4" rectangle▫ 2—11⁄2×2" rectangles

From dark green print, cut:▫ 1—81⁄2" square▫ 2—11⁄2×81⁄2" rectangles▫ 2—11⁄2×61⁄2" rectangles

From light green print, cut:▫ 1—19×34" rectangle

PREPARE FOUNDATION PAPERSFoundation patterns are on pages 6 and 7.

1 Use a pencil to trace each foundation pattern onto lightweight

tracing paper (or other foundation material of your choice), tracing all lines and numbers.

2 Cut out each traced foundation pattern roughly 1⁄4" outside dashed

lines to make foundation papers A, B, C, and D.

ASSEMBLE APRON POCKETMeasurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated. Press seams in directions indicated by arrows on diagrams. If no direction is specified, press seam toward darker fabric. To foundation-piece, stitch fabric pieces to a foundation paper with marked side of paper facing up and fabric pieces layered underneath. The resulting pieced unit is a mirror image of the foundation paper.

1 Using an A foundation paper, cream print 2×3" rectangle (position A1),

blue print 11⁄2×2" rectangles (positions A2 and A3), and cream print 2" squares (positions A4 and A5), work in numerical order to foundation-piece Unit A (Diagram 1). Do not remove foundation paper. The unit should be 13⁄4×61⁄2" including seam allowances.

2 Using a B foundation paper, red print 21⁄2×31⁄2" rectangle

(position B1), cream print 21⁄2×4" rectangles (positions B2 and B5), cream print 11⁄2×4" rectangle (position B3), and blue print 3×51⁄2" rectangle (position B4), work in numerical order to foundation-piece Unit B (Diagram 2);

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ASSEMBLE APRON SKIRT

1 Turn one long and both short edges of light green print 19×34" rectangle

under 1⁄2"; press. Turn under again 1⁄2"; press. Topstitch 3⁄8" from pressed edges (Diagram 8) to hem.

2 Place apron pocket on hemmed rectangle 6" from one short edge

and 5" from bottom edge (Diagram 8). Topstitch pocket side and bottom edges to make apron skirt.

3 Sew a basting stitch 1⁄4" from raw edge of apron skirt (Diagram 9).

Pull threads to gather edge to measure 17".

FINISH APRON

1 Piece and cut red print 51⁄2×42" strips to make:▫ 1—51⁄2×76" strip

2 Referring to Diagram 10, fold red print 51⁄2×76" strip in half

lengthwise, finger-press fold to crease, and unfold. Turn edges under 3⁄4"; press to make waistband.

3 Lay waistband wrong side up on flat surface. Referring to Diagram 11,

center apron skirt right side up on waistband, aligning gathered skirt edge with bottom waistband edge. Fold waistband in half to enclose gathered skirt edge; pin.

4 Topstitch waistband edges to complete apron (Diagram 12).

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Unit ADiagram 1

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Diagram 8

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Diagram 9

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51/2×76"

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Diagram 12

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