Seersucker Apron: Vintage Sewing Pattern

Vintage Seersucker Apron Pattern Materials Needed: 1 yard Striped Seersucker (36 wide) 9 yards Rickrack Thread Directions for Cutting: 1 piece: 27 x 28 2 pieces: 4 x 27 for ties Directions for Making: 1. On tie pieces, finish all except one short end with narrow machine hem. 2. On apron piece, turn under and press 1/4 along sides and bottom. 3. Along top (28) edge, turn in 1/4 to wrong side, then fold down 4 1/2. Baste this edge down and stitch with a loose machine stitching. 4. Insert unfinished ends of ties in 3 of space above this stitching line, pleating slightly if necessary. 5. Run loose machine stitching across apron through both thicknesses 1 1/2 down from top edge and 1 apart between other 2 rows. 6. Stitch rickrack under edge of apron so that just points show, starting from top edge of tie, up and across top of apron and down to top of tie on opposite side. Do the same around the sides and lower edge of apron, starting at bottom edge of tie. 7. Pull up rows of loose machine stitching to measure 13, tie thread ends securely and distribute gathers evenly.

8. Stitch rickrack through the center over the middle 2 lines of gathers. 9. Stitch rickrack across the top line and continue down the side where the tie is joined, across the lower row of gathers and up the other side to meet the top row. Source: Easy-To-Sew Toys And Gifts, The Canadian Spool Cotton Company (1945)

5 Dainty Tea Apron Patterns: Vintage Hank-afores

Step By Step Instructions For Making Your Hank-afore

Heres a vintage pamphlet with instructions for making five different styles of tea aprons that you make from handkerchiefs (you can use finished squares of fabric as welljust make sure each are the exact same sizebandanas would work well too). The pamphlet was included in a package of 4 handkerchiefs, each were needed to make one apron. View each of the patterns below, all instructions and pattern piece details are included. The apron worn by the woman on the cover is the last one (Apron #5). Theres no date anywhere on this vintage treat, but Im guessing 1940s. The pamphlet is pretty delicate and worn which tells me it was used quite a bit.

Apron #1

Directions:

Make two pleats in handkerchief A as indicated and stitch flat. Cut handkerchief B in half. Stitch end to end lapping 1/8 inch making ruffle for one side. Make ruffle for other side in the same manner. Gather 1/4 inch from the upper edges. Stitch ruffles B and C to A as shown above. Draw in gathers so that the ruffles end 2 inches from apron corners. Cut D into six strips. Join in pairs. One pair for halterother pairs for belt. Hem edgesstitch to A.

Apron #2

Directions:

Cut handkerchief A diagonally. Join cut edges and seam 7 inches from one end. Hem 1/8 inch on remainder of cut edges and tack ends together for neck opening. Join handkerchiefs B and C. Gather 1/4 inch from upper edges. Draw in to 15 inches and fasten gathers. Cut handkerchief D in four strips. Join ends. Fold through middle and sew over gathered edge of B and C as shown. Stitch apron top to center of belt.

Apron #3

Directions: Cut A in half and gather 1/4 inch from cut edges. Draw in gathers and stitch to lower edge of handkerchief B as shown.

Cut C diagonally. Stitch both halves to B and AA as shown. Cut D into four strips. Join ends, hem edges and sew to B.

Apron #4

Directions: Cut small circular corner from A, B and C as shown 1 1/2 inches from square corner. Join A, B and C keeping circular cut edge at top for waistline. Cut D into four strips. Join ends, hem edges, fold lengthwise and sew over top edge of A, B and C.

Apron #5

Directions: Cut handkerchief A as shown to get pieces A 1 and A 2. Hem side cut edges. Seam A 2 to wrong side of A 1 at top edge. Turn to right side and tack corners. Cut corners off handkerchiefs B and C 7 1/2 inches each side of one corner. Seam cut edges. Use cut off corners to make hexagonal pockets. Cut D into six strips. Join in pairs. One pair for halter, other pairs for belt. Hem edges and stitch one pair to top of front and other pairs to each side for belt. Note: Theres no size given for the handkerchiefs used to make the above aprons, but you would want to use a fairly large size for adults and a smaller size

for children.

Free Ripply Apron Pattern Vintage 1951

Materials: 3/4 yard 36 printed cotton 3 1/2 yards of bias cotton skirt facing in contrasting color Directions: Following Diagram 16 (see below), cut apron. Also cut 2 ties each 4 x 36. Make two 1/2 pleats on each side of top edge of apron, bringing notches to circles, as on diagram. Pencil lightly around apron 5 up from bottom edge. Fold bias facing in half lengthwise and stitch open edges to skirt, following pencil line. Bind side and bottom edges with the bias facing so that it extends

as far as possible beyond apron. Pleat at corners to form miters. Right sides together, stitch center seam of shaped waistband facing and press open. Right sides together, sew waistband facing to waistband along curved edge. Turn and press. With right side of facing and wrong side of apron together, stitch so that waistband extends about 1/2 on each side of apron. Turn and press. Turn under lower edge of waistband and baste. Turn in side edges of waistband even with skirt. Make narrow hems along sides and 1 end of each tie. Pleat other end of each tie to fit between side edges of waistband and facing. Baste in place. Top-stitch around entire waistband.
Bind long side of pocket piece as apron edges were bound. Turn in side edges and sew pocket to right-hand side of apron as on diagram. This will make the pocket flare out.