Order of Operations

  1. Measure length and add seam allowance for length measurement

  2. Pull threads to cut off selvedges

  3. Measure down the length of the apron and pull threads across the width of the fabric to prep for cutting the length

  4. Cut across the width of the fabric

  5. Hem the two shorter sides and one wide side

  6. Stitch your gathering threads at the waist (the wide side that is not hemmed)

  7. Measure the waistband length

  8. Measure how wide you want your apron to be across your front, at waist level

  9. Pull gathering threads to front waist measurement

  10. Attach waistband by felling waistband using stroke gathers technique