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The Holidays are coming… Dun Dun Dun!!!

For me that equals loads and oodles of baking, (squeal in delight)!!  I LOVE to bake and cook.  Especially with a fun little apron to wear.

This is a super easy, festive fall cafe apron that anyone can make!  You’ll be stylin all through the holiday baking season:)

Supplies:

• cutting mat
• rotary cutter
• ruler
• sewing machine
• thread
• 2 or 3 pieces of coordinating fabric (I’ve even made these using leftover quilting scraps)

Step1:

Cut your fabric.  First decide how long and wide you would like the main body (before adding ruffles) of your apron to be.  I cut mine 15 inches long X 28 inches wide. 

You can add as many ruffles as you would like, just make sure each one is 2 inches larger than the previous.   I made the top ruffle 4 inches long, and the bottom ruffle 6 inches long.  For the width of each ruffle, take the width of your main body piece of fabric and one and a half it, or double it.  I chose to one and a half mine.  So I cut each strip to be 42 inches wide.

Next, cut your waist straps.  I just keep the fabric folded and cut each strap 5 inches wide, and into an even “V” shape at the top, along the selvage edge, so that when unfolded, your straps are around 40 inches long.  This way they’re super long and you can wrap them around to tie in the front.

Step 2:

Get your iron out and start pressing!  Hem each side of each piece of fabric by folding down the side 1/4 inch, pressing, and folding again another 1/4 inch and pressing again.  I like to pin it in place before sewing. 

Fold the waist straps in half length-wise, right sides together, and press in place.

Step 3:

I try to iron all at once, and then sew all at once.  So now let’s move on to the sewing machine.  Hem each piece of fabric by sewing along your pressed edges, keeping close to the inside folded edge. 

Change your stitch to a long basting stitch for a sec, and sew along one edge of the ruffle piece.  Pull the bobbin thread to gather up the fabric and form a ruffle.  Repeat for the other ruffle piece.

For the waist straps, change your stitch setting back to normal.  Then start along the side of your raw edges (leaving one end open for turning), and sew each strap along the raw edge finishing at each point.  

Clip the corners and threads, turn right-side out, and press again to give a nice crisp edge.

Step 4:

Attach the ruffles.  Even out the ruffles so that each one is as wide as the skirt of your apron.  Lay the shortest ruffle on top of the skirt piece, right sides facing, lining up the edges. 

Next lay the longer ruffle on top of the shorter ruffle with the right side facing down also.  Pin along the edge every couple of inches, making sure to line up each ruffle as close to the edge as you can.

Sew in place.  Flip the ruffles down, and press in place.

Attach each waist strap to the top side of your skirt piece. 

Sew along the hem-line, and backstitch where the strap meets the apron to reinforce.

Clip all threads and the open part of the waist straps.

Guess what!!  You’re done!!

Ready, Set, Bake!!

or curtsy…

(My cute little sis is modeling this for me:)

Now you’ve got your sassy little apron, perfect for the Holidays:)

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