Merry Christmas Eve-Eve. I have a delightful gift for you – a wonderful tutorial from Mama Byrd for a sweet Apron and matching Stocking made from a simple dish towel. LOVE this!!! If you need a quick gift, here you go. This would be a fun apron for Valentine’s, too, with the darling heart motif.

Dish Towel Apron and Stocking Tutorial

by Lucy at mybyrdhouse.blogspot.com

Materials
Apron:
1 dish towel
10” square of Fabric for casing
2 ½ yd 1/2” Grosgrain ribbon or twill tape
Thread

Stocking:
½ dish towel
fat quarter of muslin for lining
Thread
5” ribbon or twine for a hanger loop

¼” seam allowance unless otherwise stated.
Pre-wash and dry all fabrics being used.

 

Cutting and Sewing Directions for the Apron:

Print and cut out pattern pieces for the apron.

Place the pattern piece A in the top left corner of the apron and cut on the line. Turn the pattern piece over and repeat for the other side.

Cut out two Piece B from the 10” square of fabric.
Serge or Zig-Zag finish the outside curve of the casing pieces.
Fold under each end ¾” and stitch.

Place the casing pieces on the front of the apron and match up the curves. Sew in place. Clip curves and press toward the back of the apron. Press. Top stitch along the edge of the curve. Stitch Piece B along the outside curved edge ¾”, forming the casing.

Take the two corner pieces you have left over. Center them on top of each other with right sides together. Draw a 45 deg. Line on them and sew on the line. Trim the seam to about ¼” and press open.

Cut out a “heart” shape.

Unpick the seam down ¼” to ½”. Fold these edges down and press.

Center the heart on the apron front bib. Top stitch in place

Starting at the bottom of the casing on the left side of the apron, run the ribbon/twill tape through the casing and back down the right side casing forming a continuous piece forming the waist ties and the neck ties. Fold the ends of the ribbon/twill tape under and stitch in place OR tie a large knot in them to finish them off. To prevent ribbon from unraveling, you can lightly burn the edges.
Cutting and Sewing Directions for the Stocking: (1 dish towel should make 2 stockings)

Print off the Stocking pattern piece. Extend the top edge of the stocking to 2 ¼” above the dashed line at the top of the stocking.

Cut out 2 stocking pieces from the dish towel fabric. Line the decorative stripes in the towel up with the dashing line on the pattern to form the “cuff” of the stocking. (Be sure that when you cut out the stockings you have the toes of the stocking pointing opposite directions, or your stocking won’t have a front and a back.)

Cut 2 Stocking pieces from the muslin, lining fabric. Trim a ¼” off the tops of them.`


Print a second copy of the stocking pattern. Add ¼” to the straight edges of each piece (for seam allowance). Cut out these pieces.

From the dish towel scraps cut 2 toe and 2 heel pieces. ( Be sure to turn the pattern piece over when cutting out the second piece so there is a front and a back piece.)

Fold under the straight edges of these pieces ¼” and press in place.

Place the heel and toe pieces on the stocking front and back and stop stitch, or appliqué stitch in place.

Fold the piece of ribbon/twine in half and pin in place on the stocking front, outside corner. Place the lining pieces on top with right sides together. Stitch across the top edges. Open and press the seam toward the stocking lining.

Place the front and back pieces with right sides together and stitch all the way around the edge, leaving an opening in the lining about 2 inches wide. Clip curves, and turn.

Stitch the turning hole shut.

Fold the lining inside of the stocking. (Because we cut it slightly shorter, the top edge of the stocking will roll slightly to the inside. Press and top stitch if desired.

 

** Optional mitered Heel **

Take the the left over scraps of the edges of the dish towel. Place them right sides together and align the stripes. Draw a diagonal line (45 deg).

Sew on the line, trim the seam and press open.

Center the heel piece on the fabric over the V. Cut out 2. (Be sure to turn the piece upside down for the second heel.)