Apron Archives » Page 2 of 4 » Flamingo ToesFlamingo Toes

Tag-Archive for » Apron «

Giant Rick Rack Apron

18
Oct 2011

I have a fun new toy to share with you today – I’m so excited to tell you about my new Accuquilt Go! Baby – and to show you what I made with it!

First let me show you my new apron – which I’m all in love with -

Giant Rick Rack!!! Sigh. Is there anything better??

Let me show off how I made it – and tell you about this awesome little cutter – the Accuquilt Go! Baby!!

Isn’t it cute?? ;)

The Accuquilt Go! Baby is a fabric cutter that uses fabric dies to cut out fabric in shapes and designs. It’s completely non – electric, so it’s easy to take with you and move to where ever you need to work.
The two sides open up and there are rollers inside to run the dies through.

For the apron, I used the new Go! Rick Rack die. It’s a pretty big die – 24″ long which means . . . . I can basically wallpaper my house in giant rick rack. ;)

The die is a large foam mat with a blade in it. They give you all the instructions on how to cut and lay out your fabric so that you make the most of your fabric and so you can cut multiple layers of fabric.
I wanted to use this fun damask print, you can see that I trimmed it to the size of the die.

The Rick Rack die is not cut at the end, so you can have continuous rick rack. You place the folds of the fabric just inside the cut line of the die.

You then place the cutting mat over the fabric and run it through the Go! Baby by turning the handle. So easy.

The machine is pretty stable! I just had to hold the top of the cutter lightly to keep it steady as I rolled the die through.
After the die is rolled through, you just lift off the fabric and Ta-Da!! You have deliciously giant rick rack.

With the fabric I cut for the apron, all the cutting was super clean. I only had to snip a thread or two to separate the fabric. Much easier than cutting out all the rick rack by hand. :)

So now that we have fun giant rick rack, let’s make the apron!!

In addition to the rick rack pieces, you’ll need:

1 – 30″ x 16″ piece of fabric for the apron skirt
1 – 18″ x 6″ piece of fabric for the waistband
2 – 30″ x 6″ pieces of fabric for the ties
30″ pom pom trim for hem
assorted buttons for the waistband

Start by hemming the bottom edge of the large apron skirt piece.

Lay out the first piece of rick rack along the bottom edge. Sew on the rick rack 1/4″ from the top and bottom curved edges.

Lay out the rest of the rick rack strips evenly on the apron piece and sew them on the same way.
(You probably know by now that I love raw edges. That frayed look is so fun. But if you don’t like that, you can sew on the rick rack with a small satin stitch too!)

Add your pom pom trim to the bottom of the apron, sewing along the hem stitching.

Hem the two sides of the apron. Sew a gathering stitch along the top raw edge of the apron. Pull up the gathering stitches until the top measures 18″.

Now we’re going to work on the ties. Sew the waistband piece the two tie pieces, so the waistband piece is in the center. Use a 1/2″ seam allowance.

Sew the apron skirt to the waistband section, centering it between the two tie seams. Press the waistband up away from the skirt.

Press the other edge of the waistband under 1/2″, then in half. You’re basically pressing the waistband into place.
Lay out your buttons along the waistband for placement, then sew them on.

Fold the waistband ties and waistband section, right sides together. Sew the tie ends and sides together with a 1/2″ seam allowance – right up to the point of the waistband seams.
Clip the ends of the ties, turn right side out, and press. Hand sew the inside of the waistband down along the bottom pressed edge.

Add buttons to the ends of the apron ties – if you use the same buttons on each side, you can sew them together so there are buttons on each side of the ties. (4 buttons total)

That’s it!! I think it would be fun to wear for Halloween or Christmas parties – or just for fun!

I really loved how the Accuquilt Go! Baby made the rick rack soooo easy to cut out!! I can see so many uses for this – I can’t wait to make a whole quilt with it!!
You can check out more about the Accuquilt products on their website and you can sign up to recieve their emails here – and receive 22 FREE patterns!

Disclosure Time: I received an Accuquilt and three dies for review. All opinions and project ideas are mine, of course! :)

So . . what do you think?? I’d love to hear!
I’m thinking there needs to be a matching dishtowel . . . or two. ;)

Category: Apron, Kitchen, Sewing Tags: Accuquilt, Apron, Sewing 45 Comments

Patriotic Summer Ruffles Set – Apron!!

07
Jun 2011

Beverly

Welcome back! I hope you liked the first half of the set – the Ice Cream Parlor dishtowel!

If you missed the tutorial, click here to check it out!

Today we’re going to do the Ruffled Apron.
I know there are other tutorials out there – but I wanted to give it a try myself. And I wanted it really ruffley!!
Which is not a word. Spell check says so.
Who cares about stinky ole’ Spell check. There should be a dictionary just for bloggers.

Ruffley [ruhf-uhl-ee] - adjective - meaning to be very ruffled and full of yummy fabric.

Here’s what you’ll need to make your own!

• Fabric for underskirt of apron and ties
You’ll need a piece 11″ x 24″ and 4″ x 78″ (if you don’t piece together your waistband and apron ties)
• Fabric for 6 ruffles
4 1/2″ x 42″ each

That’s it for this one – not too bad huh? ;)

Start by cutting out all your pieces.
(This picture showes 5 fabrics for ruffles – I ended up using 6. So pretend there is an extra ruffle here, k?)

Hem the two short sides of your apron underskirt.
Hem the two shirt sides and the bottom of the 6 ruffle pieces.

(Sorry the white underskirt is hard to see in these. I really need to get a colored background in these cases.)

Sew gathering stitches along the top, raw edges of all of your ruffles. They should measure about 22″ when you pull up the threads.

Yes. We’re still pretending there are 6 ruffles in the picture.

Choose which will be your bottom ruffle and lay it along the bottom of your underskirt, raw edges and right sides together.
Sew onto your underskirt.

Press the ruffle down.
Measure 1 1/2″ up from the ruffle seam on the underskirt and mark across with a disappearing pen.
Pin the next ruffle along the line, right sides together so the raw edge is along the line.
Sew in place.

Continue pressing each ruffle in place and sewing the next above it, until you get to the last ruffle.
Line that up with the top, raw edge of the apron underskirt, with the wrong side of the ruffle to the right side of the skirt. Sew the ruffle down along the top.

Lay your waistband piece along your apron top with right sides together. Line up the center of your waistband tie with the center of the apron.
Sew in place with a 1/2″ seam allowance.

Press the tie away from the apron skirt, with the seam pointing up.
Press the tie in half, then press the raw ends under (to the center) 1/2″.

Topstitch close to the edge along the two short sides of the tie and the bottom. This will close the tie and sew the waistband to the back of the apron.

And that’s it!! Super easy, super ruffley apron!!

I seriously love all these ruffles.

What do you think of the set? Do you love it too? :)

I’m linking to Sunday Scoop, Today’s Creative Blog, Met Monday, Skip to my Lou, Tutorials & Tips Tuesday,
Quilt Story, and the other fabulous parties on the sidebar – make sure you check them out!

Category: Apron, Holiday, Kitchen, Sewing Tags: Apron, Sewing 51 Comments

Patriotic Summer Ruffles Set – Dishtowel

06
Jun 2011

Beverly

Is it more fun to cook when you look cute? I think it is.
This results in me ~~obsessing over~~ creating things to wear/decorate my kitchen with.

Which you probably have figured out by now.

And since the 4th of July is around the corner, not to mention all the summer cookouts, I decided it was time to get busy.
Sure – I have aprons. And dishtowels.
But nothing patriotic. Nothing with even a smidgen of red, white and blue. Not a star in sight.

It was ridiculous, really.

I decided I needed something summery. With a patriotic feel. And I wanted it kind of vintage-y.
No problem right?

Here’s what I came up with!

A Ruffled Half apron – and a matching dishtowel, decorated with a sweet little Ice Cream parlor type table and chairs!

Don’t you think Ice Cream Parlors and the 4th of July go great together? Me too. ;)

I’m breaking up the set into two tutorials – so we don’t have a post that takes three days to scroll through.
We’re starting off with the Dishtowel!

Cute little ruffles at the bottom, rick rack (duh) and a little table and chairs – 3-D style. ;)

Here’s what you’ll need for your dishtowel:

• white fabric (or purchased dishtowel) 20″ x 28″
• 2 coordinating fabrics for table/chairs, and ruffles – 1/8 yard each
• Rick rack – 20″
• red & green embroidery floss
• tiny amt. of fiberfill
• Pattern – click here for PDF version

Begin by cutting out your fabrics and pattern pieces.
For the ruffles, cut pieces 40″ x 3 1/2″ of each color (or piece together fabric to make this length)
For the table skirt, cut a piece 10″ x 2 1/2″

Sew together your chair pieces (the heart and small oval) and the table top piece, right sides together.
Use a 1/4″ seam allowance and leave a small opening for turning.
Hem the two short sides and one long side of your table skirt piece.

Clip all the curves.
Turn all the pieces right side out. Add a tiny amount of fiberfill to the seat pieces so they are just a little puffy.
Like me after homemade ice cream.
Gather up your table skirt to just under 4″ – or the width of your oval table top piece. Sew a basting stitch 1/4″ from the edge.
I used some rough pleats for this rather than a gathering stitch.

Mark your sewing lines on your fabric with a disappearing ink pen.
Mark the lines above the table legs. This will show you where to place the table skirt and top.

Start with one of the chairs. Follow the marked lines with stitching, in a dark color so that it stands out. I used dark gray.
Go over each line twice, but don’t try to follow the lines exactly.
You want it to have a “sketched” look to it.

Repeat with the other chair. For the table legs, go over the lines 4 times so they are a little darker.

Place the table skirt at the straight line above the table legs, centering it above the legs. Sew down along the raw edge.

Place the table top piece along the top curved markings, overlapping the table skirt. Sew around the table top, just inside the edge.
This will sew it down and sew your opening closed at the same time.
Sew your chair pieces down the same way, centering the hearts inside the stitched hearts and the cushions over the tops of the legs.
Sew an extra line of stitching along the bottom of the cushion about 1/4″ above the edge to make the cushion look 3-D.

Sew your vase piece right sides together, leaving the top unsewn for turning.
Turn right side out and mark where you’d like it on the table.

Mark and then embroider your flowers on. I used a stem stitch for the stems and a bullion stitch for flowers.
If you need help with the bullion stitch, check out this tutorial.
Sew down the vase just inside the edge.

Ok – onto the ruffles.
Hem the two short sides and the bottom of both of your ruffle pieces.
Run a gathering stitch along the top, raw edge.

Hem the two long sides of your dishtowel and the short top end.

Place a ruffled piece along the bottom edge of the dishtowel, raw ends and right sides together.
Sew down with a 1/2″ seam.
Press the ruffle down.

Measure up the dishtowel 1″ from the seam above the ruffle. Place the raw edge of the ruffle along the line, right sides together.
Sew down the ruffle.

Press this ruffle down too.
Add a row of rick rack along the top of this seam.
(If you don’t happen to have a rick rack obsession, other trims would work just as well. Possibly. ;)

And that finishes it off!