Christmas time is almost here! Keep clean this year with this Christmas themed apron whilst whipping up some of your favourite Christmas treats.

Requirements List:

• Christmas fabric: 0.5m
• Co-ordinating thread: x1 for sewing and x 4 for the overlocker
• Sewing Machine
• Overlocker
• Co-ordinating Bias Binding: 25mm x 3m
• Round cup or bowl

Cutting:

1. Cut out a rectangle, 3cm long x 37cm high.
2. Cut a second rectangle, 41cm long x 34cm high.

3. Fold rectangle 2 in half. Using a cup or bowl, place on top corners and trace to create a curved edge.

4. Trim curve and open.

Construction

All seams are: 12mm

1. Overlock edges of rectangle 2, ensuring you leave the bottom straight edge.

2. Turn overlocked edges over 1cm and pin to create a hem. Using your pin, pull one of the straight overlocked threads to pull the hem in for the curves.

3. Using your sewing machine, stitch down the hem.

4. Attach rectangle 1 and 2 and match centre points. Sew together. Overlock rectangle 1.

5. Fold edges of rectangle 1 over by 1cm, stitch down leaving the seam of rectangle 1 and 2 unstitched.

6. Using Bias binding, measure your waist and add 30cm to create a tie and to stitch down. Cut strip.
7. Repeat step 6 for neck-straps.
8. Cut the strips in half.
9. Using your iron, press the edges down. Trim on a 45°

10. On fabric hangover of rectangle 1, pin bias binding. Continue pinning bias binding in half when fabric ends.

11. Repeat on other side, sew bias binding down.
12. Using neck-straps, iron edges over.

13. Fold strap in half pin and stitch.

14. Attach to fabric on rectangle 2.

Congratulations on finishing your apron!