How to Make Aprons -- Vintage Patterns for Making Home, Garden, Utility and Craft Aprons

This book was written for every woman who truly loves and wears aprons. Filled with over 45 patterns to suit every household need and every hobby -- whether you cook, garden, paint, knit, carry wood, wash your dog or serve at your own parties -- you'll find an apron in this book that serves your purpose. And, for good measure, this book also includes designs for applique, cross stitch, smocking and rickrack -- even potholder patterns and sleeve guards are included. Easy-to-make reduced size patterns with detailed instructions for enlarging are included for all types of aprons: paneled coverall, washing apron, smock, halter-top circular apron, maternity coverall, wrap-around surplice apron, pinafore with shaped bib, mother and daughter pinafores or nurse's apron, mother's cobbler dress, daughter's cobbler dress, cover-up nursery apron, infant's feeding apron, one yard aprons -- bias, with back yoke, gored, triangular tea apron, cobbler apron, apron for the mature figure, baby bathing apron, bibbed apron with back cross straps, half aprons from 3/4 yard of fabric, gathered half apron, smocked half apron, aprons with shaped yokes, shirt-tail apron, picker's apron, round ruffled apron, plastic dusting and pick-up apron, handkerchief tea apron, patchwork apron, necktie apron, pocket aprons (embroidered, quilted, rickrack), gardening apron with kneeling flap, split apron for gardening, barbecue set for the family, french bartender's apron, sportsman's aprons, wood-carrying apron, mend-while-you-iron apron, dressmaking apron, mending-bag apron, hair washing apron, vacuum cleaning apron. In addition to the fantastic variety of patterns in this book, you'll learn apron tricks like how to make: false French seams, Inside-stitch apron ties, attach bib to waistband or strap using an invisible seam, a continuous bias, Invisible stitch bias binding, handle plastic material. Sample book contents and pages are shown at the top of this page.