Dish Soap Apron Tutorial

Jennifer Morrisey
by Jennifer Morrisey
1 Hour
Easy
Sew your own dish soap apron to dress up your liquid dish detergent. This is a fast and easy sewing project.
Materials Needed:



Apron Pattern


Scissors


Pins


Sewing machine


matching thread


Optional Glue Stick (very helpful, this apron has a lot of bias edges!)


Scrap piece of fabric


1/4 inch wide Double Fold Bias Tape,


Embellishments
I have never claimed to be a pattern maker. In fact, this pattern is quite primitive. I simply traced my grandmother's old dish soap apron. I am really excited to share this dish soap apron with you, it is an exact copy of the apron I took that day from my grandmother’s house. It is actually very easy to make with basic sewing skills too! When you print the Apron Pattern, make sure it prints at 100% (the apron should measure, 8 inches from top to bottom). You can find the pattern at http://www.homeinthefingerlakes.com/dish-soap-apron-tutorial/
Pin your pattern to a folded piece of fabric, and cut out. Cut only the neck hole on the fold
To finish the hem edges. Insert the raw edge into the fold of the double fold bias tape. Zig Zag stitch on the bias tape. Trim the bias tape at the edge of the apron. You may want to adjust your zig zag stitch on a piece of scrap fabric first.


On a scrap piece of fabric adjust your zig zag stitch, until you are happy with it. I wanted a small fairly tight zig zag for my apron, but my grandmother’s had a larger zig-zag, whatever you like the look of that will fit in the 1/4 inch double fold binding is fine.
Cut off approximately 24” of the bias tape for the upper edge of the apron. Insert the raw edge into the fold of the bias tape, leave 6” of bias tape on both sides of the apron for the ties.
To finish the ends of the ties open the bias tape and fold the edge in, refold the bias tape, and pin to hold. Zig Zag stitch the bias tape, starting on one of the ties and going up and around the apron, finishing on the other tie.
The biggest problem you may run into making this cute little dish soap apron is the ties, because they are so narrow you have to make sure part of it is in contact with a feed dog when you are sewing, otherwise, it will jam up and you will have a big knot
To sew the binding into the neck opening, the best way to keep the binding stable is to clue it right down. A long time ago a Mennonite woman told me Elmer’s glue sticks work just as well as fabric glue sticks, the key is to make sure it says it is washable. Overlap the ends and fold the raw edge under to finish the seam, the glue will hold all this together, it will not gum up your needle either. Zig Zag stitch as you have previously with the other hems
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