Project # 16 - apron

Posted by Alexandra at Studio Alexandra

Here it is!

I was inspired by More Retro Aprons, with its cute styles and different prints. Initially, I traced off view B, then I changed my mind and ended up with a morph of views B and D. The top and the waistband are lined, the skirt is not. The neck strap is just that and non-adjustable, the back ties extend from the waistband.

This is the first apron I've ever made so it was a real learning experience.
The worst part was ripping out the stitching on the original denim apron - those people were really fond of bartacking. After that, it was pretty smooth sailing. I drew a rectangle around the logo and marked the center to help position the pattern piece. This was necessary because it was printed seriously off-grain.

My favorite part was the ruffle - I hemmed it with a narrow roll-hem foot (Bernina #64) and then used the newest addition to my "presser foot stable", The Monster a.k.a. the ruffler (Bernina #86) to make evenly spaced pleats. Bernina has a cool video demonstrating the use of this foot.

I used an existing denim apron for the logo part, a flowery quilting cotton for the waistband, skirt and lining, and some leftover white double-fold bias tape for flat piping around the denim (it's hard to see in the pictures, but I piped all four sides). The strap and ties came from the denim apron; I figured less work for me.

All in all, pretty easy to make, I got to use some specialty feet that usually don't get much workout , and I have a one-of-a-kind apron that no other consultant has.