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DIY: Hostess Apron

7/3/2014

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I was wandering around Hobby Lobby (much more frequently than I should) when I found the cutest fabric - perfect for things around the kitchen. On a whim, I decided that I needed a new, DIY apron. I did buy quite a bit of the fabric, so I'm thinking of also making a oven mitts and some pot holders out of it.

Materials:

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Let's Get Started!

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1. Print, cut and tape together the template (top and bottom) from Style Me Pretty.

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3. With correct sides facing each other, lay the corresponding parts from each fabric. Stitch together.

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5. Cut two 3" x 16.5" strips from the contrasting fabric. On each longer edge, iron a 0.5" hem. On each short edge, iron a 0..25" hem.

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7. For each folded strip, stitch the edges together, leaving a 0.25" seam. At one end of each strip, stitch together, also leaving a 0.25" seam.

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9. Cut a 8.5" x 20" piece from the main fabric. On one of the longer edges, fold and iron a 0.5" hem. On the shorter edges, fold and iron a 0.5" hem on both sides. 

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11. Pin the hemmed piece onto the skirt, with the 0.25" hem on the top. Stitch the other 3 edges onto the skirt. To divide the pockets, stitch vertically at intervals down the length of the pocket.

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13. Under the bottom of the strip on the front, pin the sides and center of the skirt in place. Pin ruffles at intervals.

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15. On each side of the waist strips, place the unhemmed edge of the 1" x 36" strip, leaving about 1" inside. Stitch along the edge, going back and forth a few times along the waist tie.

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2. Cut out the templates from both fabrics.


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4. Turn fabric right side out.



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6. Cut two 2" x 36" strips and two 1.5" x 28" strips from the contrasting fabric. Fold each strip lengthwise and iron flat.


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8. Using a straw, turn the strips right side out.



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10. On the remaining longer edge, fold, iron, and stitch a 0.25" hem.




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12. Place the hemmed 2.5" x 16" strips along the base of the top (one on the front, one on the back), overlapping about 0.25". Stitch the strips and top together.

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14. With the strips covering both sides again, stitch the strips and skirt together.


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16. Fold 1" back on each unhemmed edge of the 0.5" x 28" strip. Place onto the edge of the top corner of the apron top. Stitch along the end of the fold, and again along the edge of the top.

And You're Done!

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Smile c:
~michelle
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