Description
Beginner | 1 hour
Taught by Annabel Wrigley
Now that you’ve created cute home décor accents for your home, why not make something cute for yourself? Learn how to sew a sweet gathered apron, complete with ties and a front pocket. Whether you make it for a friend or keep it for yourself, the process of creating this apron is fun and simpler than you may think.
 
Learn how to:
  • Create a pocket and ties
  • Measure for waistband size
  • Gather the skirt

Chapters
Easy Home Decor Sewing: Gathered Apron with Pockets
00:38
Materials
00:55
Make an Apron
05:58
12:27
02:34
Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
  • The project shown in this class is made with fabric from Joel Dewberry’s Flora collection
  • 1 yard home decorator or quilting cotton fabric for skirt of apron
  • 1 yard home decorator or quilting cotton fabric for waistband and ties
  • 17" x 12" fabric for pocket
  • Sewing machine
  • Rotary cutter and cutting mat
  • Ruler
  • friXion pens
  • Pins
  • Coordinating thread
  • Seam ripper
  • Pinking shears (optional)
  • Seam gauge
  • Tape measure
  • Iron and ironing surface
  • Discussion
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    Easy Home Décor Sewing
    Part 1:
    Easy Home Decor Sewing: Pillows and Pillowcases
    Annabel Wrigley
    Custom pillowcases are simple to make and add major style to your home. Sewist Annabel Wrigley shows you several ways to make pillowcases, including a version for a standard bed pillow with a pretty edging.  She also shows you three ways to make decorative throw pillows, including a basic envelope pillowcase, one with buttons and buttonholes, and a version with a zipper.

     
    Part 2:
    Easy Home Decor Sewing: Curtains and Duvets
    Annabel Wrigley
    This class is all about working with large panels of fabric to make household standards: curtains and duvets. Working with large pieces of fabric may seem intimidating, but Annabel Wrigley provides careful instructions for managing multiple yards and matching up intricate pattern repeats. You will learn how to create a multi-paneled duvet cover with ties, a shower curtain, and a simple curtain for your windows, complete with a curtain rod pocket.

     
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    Part 3:
    Easy Home Decor Sewing: Gathered Apron with Pockets
    Annabel Wrigley
    Now that you’ve created cute home décor accents for your home, why not make something cute for yourself? Learn how to sew a sweet gathered apron, complete with ties and a front pocket. Whether you make it for a friend or keep it for yourself, the process of creating this apron is fun and simpler than you may think.