Barbeque Apron And Matching Hat

 

 



 

 

 

Materials List:

• Thread
• Sewing machine
• 1 - 1 1/2 Yard of 45" wide fabric

Cutting Directions:

• Lay the fabric flat and fold the right sides together, overlapping approximately 13". Mark as shown in the diagram.
• Use the remainder of the fabric to make bias tape and an optional pocket.
• Cut 2" wide Bias Strips of the fabric to have approximately 5 yards if 1/2" wide double folded bias tape. This gives you ample back ties for people who like to wrap the ties around and tie them in the front.
• Join the bias strips and press.

 

Top Edge 

Turn under 1/4" of the top edge (wrong sides together).

Press the facing towards the body of the apron (wrong sides together).

Top stitch the facing to the body of the apron. I used thread to compliment the bias tape and a stretch stitch to accentuate the stitches.

Optional Pocket

Hem one 25" edge of the pocket by pressing under 1/4" (wrong sides together) and pressing under again. You may want to cover the raw edge with contrasting bias tape as shown in the finished apron.

Place the raw 25" edge of the pocket on the hem of the apron with right side of the pocket against the wrong side of the apron. Use a 1/2" seam to join the pocket and the body of the apron.

Press the pocket up on to the front side of the body of the apron.

Use a row of top stitching up the center of the pocket to create two pockets.

Work the sides of the apron as one piece of fabric following the regular directions.

 

Side Hems and Simple Neckline

 

Side Hems:

• Turn the straight sides of the apron under 1/4" and 1/4" again to enclose the raw edge.
• Top stitch the side hems.
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Simple Neckline

• Find the center of your pressed bias tape.
• Measure 11" down from the center and place the slanted, arm area of the apron inside the bias tape. Pin into place. Repeat for the other side.
• Optional Adjustable Neckline Instructions

 

 

 

Note: Rings in the photo are not actual D rings. I used rings that were on an old pocketbook.

• Starting 6" from the end of the bias tape, attach the bias tape to the arm area, enclosing the raw edge in the bias tape. Attach two D rings to the neckline end of the bias tape by simply zigzagging the raw end to the bias tape enclosing the D rings in the loop of bias tape.
• On the other arm area, measure, 14" down from the end of the bias tape and enclose the raw edge of the apron. Turn the ends of the bias tape in to enclose the raw ends or zig zag the end.

Bias Tape Edges & Ties

Stitch the bias tape closed and enclose the raw edges of the apron with the bias tape.

Continue sewing the bias tape alone to make the ties.

If you have not added the optional pocket, press under 1/4" on the bottom of the apron (wrong    sides together). Press up 1" for the hem and stitch in to place.

DONE

 

Matching Chef's Hat

 

 

Materials List:

• 3/4 Yard of 44-45" wide fabric - white or an appropriate novelty print. Hot chili pepper print comes to my mind.
• Thread
• Interfacing
• 4" of 1" wide hook and loop tape
• Sewing Machine

Cutting Directions:

• 22" circle with 3 1/2" slit towards the middle from one edge
• 8" by 25 1/2" band on straight of grain of fabric and of interfacing - Cut the interfacing to match this band. Baste or fuse the interfacing and work them as one piece through the rest of the directions.
• 7" strip of bias double folded tape (3/8" wide when folded)

Attach Bias Tape

Apply bias tape to the slit in the circle

 

 

Gather & Attach the Circle to the Band

Run gathering stitches (2 to 3 rows of basting stitch) on the edge of the circle. Set aside.Place wrong sides of the band together folding the band in half on the 25 1/2" length. Use a 1/2" seam on each end of the strip. Turn right sides out and press so that the raw edges are together.Find the 1/4 marks of the circle, using the slit for one mark, by folding the circle in quarters.Fold the band in quarters and mark the quarter points.Gather the circle to fit the band, matching bias tape edges to the ends of the band and the quarter marks that you made on the band and the circle.

 

 

Sew the Circle to the Band

Use a 1/2" seam to attach the circle to the band. Serge or zigzag the seam allowance.

Top Stitch the Band

 

Top stitch the edges of the band, using the top stitching to tack the seam allowance to the band

 

 

Attaching the Hook & Loop Tape

Fold the band in half up towards the hat.

Finger press this crease. Line the hook and loop up along this crease as shown in the photo. Make sure you have the hook and loop on opposite sides of the band so they will overlap to close the hat. Top stitch the hook and loop tape in to place

 

 

DONE...Go Grill Something