Side Pocket Apron
Supplies & Tools:
Side Pocket Apron Finished size: 14" x 20"
• 2 LDB Multi Quatrefoil Fat Quarters 18" x 21" (Apron Front, Apron Lining & Ties) • 2 LDB White Floral Fat Quarters 18" x 21" (Pocket, Pocket Lining & Waistband) • 1 Pkg. coordinating Medium Rick Rack • Coordinating thread • Standard white copy paper • Pencil • Ruler • Basic sewing supplies • Sewing machine • Iron and pressing surface
Directions Read all instructions before beginning project. Do not pre-wash fabrics. Before cutting, press fabrics with a dry iron on cotton setting. Sew fabrics with right sides together (RST) unless otherwise noted. Backstitch at the beginning and end of each seam to secure stitching.
Cutting Multi Quatrefoil Fat Quarters: 2 - 13" x 20 ½" (Apron Front & Lining) 2 - 4" x 21" (Ties) White Floral Fat Quarters: 2 - 13" x 20 ½" (Pocket & Lining) 1 - 4" x 21" (Waistband)
Sewing: 1. On the top edge of the Multi Quatrefoil & White Floral rectangles (13" x 20 ½") measure 2" in from each edge, mark and cut a diagonal to each bottom corner, so the top edge measures 16 ½" (Dia. A).
Dia. A 2"
2"
16 ½"
13"
20 ½"
20 ½" Cut 4
2. Place the pocket template at each top corner of the White Floral Pocket rectangles (13" x 20 ½") and cut out along the curved line (Dia. B).
Dia. B Pocket Template reversed
Pocket Template
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Pocket Template
Cut 2
3. Pin the Medium Rick Rack along the curved edges of the Pocket and baste down the center. Pin the Pocket Lining (RST) and sew along the curved edges. Remove basting, clip curves and turn right side out. Press the curved edges of the Pocket flat (Dia. C). Dia. C Baste
Baste
Pocket Right Side
Pocket Right Side
Pocket Lining Wrong Side
Cut 2
4. Place a Multi Quatrefoil Apron piece on a flat surface with the right side up and the 16 ½" edge at the top. Place the Apron Pocket on the Apron with edges even; pin. 5. Pin the Medium Rick Rack around the sides and bottom edges and baste down the center. Place the Multi Quatrefoil Lining (RST); pin and sew around the sides and bottom. Remove basting, clip the corners and turn right side out through the top. Press the outside edge flat. Baste the top edges together (Dia. D). Dia. D
Pocket & Apron Right Side
6. Press the sides and one short end of a Multi Quatrefoil Tie rectangle (4" x 21") ¼" to the wrong side twice to make a rolled hem and sew close to the fold. Fold the short end to the side and stitch along the end to make an angle at the end of the tie. Sew a basting stitch ½" from the unfinished end and gather to 1 ½" (Dia. E). Repeat for the second Tie. 7. Fold and press the White Floral Waistband rectangle (4" x 21") with wrong sides together. Press one long edge ½" to the wrong side. Sew the unfolded long edge to the top edge of the Apron Front (RST) using a ½" seam (Dia. F).
Apron Right Side
Apron Lining Wrong Side
Dia. F
16 ½" Wrong Side
Dia. E 1½" Make 2
crease ½" seam fold halfway fold ½"
Right Side
8. Pin the gathered ends of an apron tie to each end of the waist band as shown in Diagram G.
Right Side
Right Side
Dia. G Right Side
Wrong Side
Wrong Side
Right Side
9. Fold and press the Waistband RST. Sew the cut edges enclosing the ends of the ties. Turn right side out, pulling the ties free. Topstitch along the bottom edge of the Waistband (Dia. H). Dia. H Sew cut edges
Sew cut edges Wrong Side
Right Side
Right Side
Right Side
Finished care instructions: Wash in cold water, gentle cycle, hang to dry.
5"
Pocket Template 6"
©2016 Fabric Editions, Inc. Little Dress Boutique™ is a trademark of Fabric Editions, Inc.
Side Pocket Apron Finished size: 14" x 20"
• 2 LDB Multi Quatrefoil Fat Quarters 18" x 21" (Apron Front, Apron Lining & Ties) • 2 LDB White Floral Fat Quarters 18" x 21" (Pocket, Pocket Lining & Waistband) • 1 Pkg. coordinating Medium Rick Rack • Coordinating thread • Standard white copy paper • Pencil • Ruler • Basic sewing supplies • Sewing machine • Iron and pressing surface
Directions Read all instructions before beginning project. Do not pre-wash fabrics. Before cutting, press fabrics with a dry iron on cotton setting. Sew fabrics with right sides together (RST) unless otherwise noted. Backstitch at the beginning and end of each seam to secure stitching.
Cutting Multi Quatrefoil Fat Quarters: 2 - 13" x 20 ½" (Apron Front & Lining) 2 - 4" x 21" (Ties) White Floral Fat Quarters: 2 - 13" x 20 ½" (Pocket & Lining) 1 - 4" x 21" (Waistband)
Sewing: 1. On the top edge of the Multi Quatrefoil & White Floral rectangles (13" x 20 ½") measure 2" in from each edge, mark and cut a diagonal to each bottom corner, so the top edge measures 16 ½" (Dia. A).
Dia. A 2"
2"
16 ½"
13"
20 ½"
20 ½" Cut 4
2. Place the pocket template at each top corner of the White Floral Pocket rectangles (13" x 20 ½") and cut out along the curved line (Dia. B).
Dia. B Pocket Template reversed
Pocket Template
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Pocket Template
Cut 2
3. Pin the Medium Rick Rack along the curved edges of the Pocket and baste down the center. Pin the Pocket Lining (RST) and sew along the curved edges. Remove basting, clip curves and turn right side out. Press the curved edges of the Pocket flat (Dia. C). Dia. C Baste
Baste
Pocket Right Side
Pocket Right Side
Pocket Lining Wrong Side
Cut 2
4. Place a Multi Quatrefoil Apron piece on a flat surface with the right side up and the 16 ½" edge at the top. Place the Apron Pocket on the Apron with edges even; pin. 5. Pin the Medium Rick Rack around the sides and bottom edges and baste down the center. Place the Multi Quatrefoil Lining (RST); pin and sew around the sides and bottom. Remove basting, clip the corners and turn right side out through the top. Press the outside edge flat. Baste the top edges together (Dia. D). Dia. D
Pocket & Apron Right Side
6. Press the sides and one short end of a Multi Quatrefoil Tie rectangle (4" x 21") ¼" to the wrong side twice to make a rolled hem and sew close to the fold. Fold the short end to the side and stitch along the end to make an angle at the end of the tie. Sew a basting stitch ½" from the unfinished end and gather to 1 ½" (Dia. E). Repeat for the second Tie. 7. Fold and press the White Floral Waistband rectangle (4" x 21") with wrong sides together. Press one long edge ½" to the wrong side. Sew the unfolded long edge to the top edge of the Apron Front (RST) using a ½" seam (Dia. F).
Apron Right Side
Apron Lining Wrong Side
Dia. F
16 ½" Wrong Side
Dia. E 1½" Make 2
crease ½" seam fold halfway fold ½"
Right Side
8. Pin the gathered ends of an apron tie to each end of the waist band as shown in Diagram G.
Right Side
Right Side
Dia. G Right Side
Wrong Side
Wrong Side
Right Side
9. Fold and press the Waistband RST. Sew the cut edges enclosing the ends of the ties. Turn right side out, pulling the ties free. Topstitch along the bottom edge of the Waistband (Dia. H). Dia. H Sew cut edges
Sew cut edges Wrong Side
Right Side
Right Side
Right Side
Finished care instructions: Wash in cold water, gentle cycle, hang to dry.
5"
Pocket Template 6"
©2016 Fabric Editions, Inc. Little Dress Boutique™ is a trademark of Fabric Editions, Inc.
