To begin, I cannot take credit for the Stringless Apron. About three years ago someone who had me on the Secret Pal Swap sent one to me. She also kindly sent me the directions for making one. Well, sad to say I can't recall who it was and I've lost her directions. I couldn't find anything like it on the web, so I decided to do a really quick (read: far from perfect) version. I'm not big on measuring, so please adjust to suit your own needs.
I used fabric that is similar to toweling or something you might put on a dining room table. My piece was about 57" wide, so I cut a piece that was 28" long and 18" wide for the body. I guess you can use any kind of toweling since the standard size is about those dimensions.
Then you'll need some
quilting cotton that goes nicely with your body fabric. Since mine was 44" wide, I decided to cut a piece that was
11" x 8" and that way I got four "bibs"
Then you'll have to cut a strip for the neck loop. I made mine 30" x 3" -- but I think 24" x 3" is better. If you cut it longer, you can always adjust later.
Off to the sewing machine! Take the bib and hem the short ends about 1/4"
Finger press the long edges - about 1/4" in
Then get the toweling piece. This fabric was sort of stringy.
Normally I would have taken it to a serger, but they were not behaving today so I made them sit in the corner for a time out.
I decided the best plan was to use a zig zag stitch and pull the wayward threads as I went along.
Hem the two long sides and the short side that will be your bottom. 1/4" or round about is good.
Back to the cutting table we go!
Finger press the bib piece in half, wrong sides together.
Figure out where the middle of the body part is. Pretty easy with this fabric!
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