ruffled apron

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are made on small scale production at home. Not for commercial use. Thank you!

RUFFLED

APRONWOMENS PATTERN IN ONE SIZE


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YARDAGE REQUIRED:

MAIN: 1 yard

LINING: 1/2

ACCENT: 1/3

Difficulty: Easy! Ruffles take a little patience, but I have no doubt that you

will make an adorable apron!


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Lightweight cotton is recommended.

before you start:Prewash all fabrics.

Use a 3/8 seam allowance unless otherwise noted.

Suggested Fabric:

printing and cuttingrint out the pattern pieces on pages 19-26 at 100% on 8.5 by 11 or A4 paper. Pages willverlap. Cut and tape together. To save paper, the skirt piece does not have a pattern piece.

Measurements are show below for the skirt.

The skirt piece hasdashed lines, but ifyoud rather use mea-suements the skirtpiece is 44 by 20


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cut on fold

Place the arrow edge

on a fold of the

fabric before cutting.

definitionsfabric key

stitching

gathers

main fabric

main reverse

lining fabric

lining reverse

accent fabric

accent reverse

taping guide

pins


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Instructions:Step 1: Cut all pieces from fabric according to pattern piece instructions. You will

have the following:

-1 main bodice

-1 lining bodice

-1 main skirt

-4 main straps

-4 lining straps

-1 accent neckline ruffle

-1 accent pocket


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straps

Step 1: Lay out your strap pieces. Youll have one main piece and one lining piece.

Step 2: Lay the two pieces right sides together. Sew around the two long edges and

one short end.

Step 3: Clip corners and turn strap right side out. One end will be open.

Repeat for all straps.


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Step 4: Center strap pieces on the top shoulder seam of the main apron bodice

piece. The right sides of the main fabric will be together. Stitch on.

Also sew on the lower back straps at the side seams.

neckline ruffle

Step 5: Fold under 1/2 onthe bottom edge of the

ruffle piece. Press and fold

under another 1/2. Sew at

3/8.


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Step 6: Repeat the same

process of folding,

pressing and then

sewing on the short

edges.

Step 7: Run 2 baste

stitches along the top

edge at 1/4 and 1/2.

Step 8: Pull threadsgather fabric.


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Step 9: Pin and baste ruffle between ruffle points. Then lay lining face down on top piece an

sew all the edges except the bottom.

Step 10: Trim seam allow-

ance and clip curves. Then

turn right side out. Top-

stitch the ruffle along the

curved edge so it stays

down.


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Step 11: On the skirt piece, fold under 1/2 and press.

skirt

Step 12: Repeat and stitch at 3/8

Step 13: Fold under 1/2 on both sides and press. Fold under 1/2 again

and press again. Then sew at 3/8.


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Step 14: (a) Baste along the

curved edge of the pocket a

3/8. (b) Use the stitching to

help you press over 3/8 of th

bottom edge. Press (c). Fold

top over 1/2 and press. Fold

over another 3/4 and press.

Step 15: Stitch top of pocket

edge at 5/8.

Step 216 Sew on to apron.


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Step 17: Sew two or three rows of baste stitching at the top of the skirt piece.

tep 18: Pull the fabric to gather the skirt.

Step 19: Pull the threads

and even out the gatheres

until the skirt top matchesup to the bottom of your

apron bodice piece.


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Step 20: Match up bottom

edge of bodice and top

edge of skirt and pin

together. Sew and finish

seam allowance however

you want.

ta-da!


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This pattern was designed to be easily customizable. Want to amp up the ruffle?

Here are a few suggested places a ruffle would look adorable:

ANDWICH A RUFFLE

BETWEEN THE

KIRT AND BODICE

EAM!

ADD A LITTLE RUFFLE

TO THE TOP OF THE

POCKET, OR AROUND

THE CURVED EDGE

TAKE A FEW INCHES OFF THE SKIRT

AND REPLACE IT WITH A RUFFLE

INSTEAD!


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RUFFLED

AP

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lining

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RUFFLED APRON

STRAPS

CUT 4 ON FOLD MAIN

CUT 4 on fold lining

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4


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RUFFLED

AP

RON

POCKET

Cut

1

5


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RUFFL

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APRON

NECKLINE

RUFFLE

CUT

1

on

fold

RUFFLED APRON

SKIRT

44 by 20

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