Apron Breakfast Set: Vintage Pattern Freebie

This set includes a pattern and directions for an Apron with matching Tray Cloth, Napkin and Potholder. Published in 1944.

There’s a pdf download for this pattern at the bottom, enjoy!

Apron Breakfast Set

Materials:

• Flowered Muslin – 3 yds.
• J. & P. Coats Percale Bias Trim, single fold
• Eyelet Trim (1″ wide) – 6 1/2 yds.
• Scraps of toweling for interlining
• 2 Snap Fasteners
• J. & P. Coats or Clark’s O.N.T. Mercerized Sewing Thread in matching colors, or Best Six Cord in white.

Directions for Cutting

See info at bottom for directions on patterns.
When cutting, add 1/2″ to pattern for seam allowance.

APRON

2 pieces–18″ x 24″
1 piece–24″ x 36″
2 pieces–pattern for waistband (adjust to fit your own waist)
2 pieces–4″ x 36″ for ties

TRAY CLOTH

1 piece–12″ x 16″

NAPKIN

1 piece–13″ x 13″

POTHOLDER

3 pieces–7″ x 7″ (two of muslin, one of toweling)

Directions for Making

(1/2″ allowed for seams)

APRON

1. Join 18″ x 24″ pieces to sides of 24″ x 36″ piece at selvage.
2. Finish short sides with a 1″ machine hem.
3. Gather top edge to correspond to your own waist measurement.
4. Baste waistband pieces together (right sides together), stitch across top and sides, turn to right side and press.
5. Baste raw edge of apron to one raw edge of band right sides together and press band up.
6. Fold other raw edge of band under to cover stitching line on the wrong side and press.
7. Top stitch on the right side all around edge of band.
8. Sew snap fasteners at back opening of band.
9. Make a narrow machine hem on long sides of tie pieces and a 1″ machine hem at one end of each tie.
10. Turn under raw edge of other short ends of ties and stitch to band 2″ on each side of opening, pleating in fullness.
11. Turn bottom edge up 1/2″ to right side and press.
12. Gather a 2 1/2-yd. strip of eyelet trim to measure 67″ and baste to bottom edge.
13. Baste and top stitch bias trim over raw edge of eyelet trim.

TRAY CLOTH AND NAPKIN

1. Turn all edges in 1/2″ to right side.
2. Baste eyelet trim to edge and baste bias trim over it, mitering all corners.
3. Top stitch both edges of bias trim.

POTHOLDER

1. Turn in edges of 7″ pieces 1/2″ and press.
2. Inserting interlining, baste together.
3. Baste eyelet to edge, baste bias trim over it and top stitch.

HOW TO MAKE PATTERNS

The diagrams on squares are guides for making patterns of actual size. Each small square on diagram represents a 1″ square in actual size. To make a pattern, use brown paper, pencil and ruler. First note the number of small squares in the length and width of the pattern you wish to make. This tells you the number of inches to allow for the length and the width of your pattern. With ruler draw a box of the length and width needed. Mark off 1″ spaces around all sides of the box. Use ruler to join corresponding marks with straight lines. Use the squares thus made as a guide and draw lines to correspond with those given in the diagram. Be sure to write on the pattern all the directions given on the diagram.

HOW TO USE THE PATTERNS

Following the lines drawn in to correspond with the diagram, first cut out the pattern you have made on paper. (The arrow indicates the straight of the goods.) Then pin the pattern to the fabric. The pattern should be pinned so that, when cutting, 1/2″ or 1/4″ of fabric may be left around all edges for seam allowance, except where the pattern is marked On Fold. When a section of the pattern is marked On Fold, that edge must be placed directly on the fold of the fabric, and the fold must not be cut.

Source: The Spool Cotton Company Gift Bazaar Sewing Suggestions (1944)

If you would like a pdf copy of the above, here you go: Vintage Apron Breakfast Set Download.

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