Petal Apron – Vintage (1959)
This pattern is a three petal apron found in an old WorkBasket magazine.
I’ve included the pattern chart and you’ll also find the embroidery pattern below for the pansies.
Click the pattern pieces so you can print a larger size for your files.
Directions:
Make pattern from chart, allowing each square to equal one inch.
Center one petal over the other two. Gather all three across top until measurement is about 15 inches and add to waist band.
Trace a pansy on lower portion of each petal and embroider in natural colors.
*Note: The directions don’t mention finishing the raw edges of each petal but I would do so with a narrow hem before attaching to the waistband, you could also add an extra bit for seam allowance before cutting.
Here is the embroidery pattern for the pansies:
Source: The WorkBasket, October 1959
There are a bunch of free apron patterns here as well as this vintage apron pattern.










How neat, this apron was from my birth year, I think I must make one just for that reason alone! I wish I could share your stuff on Facebook? Thanks! Sue
How good was this went to together easily and looked good in the christmas fabric. Now going to make a few for gifts.
great site !!!! just got here, Are there any patterns for the nursing field? There is a group of nurses that sew, quilt,talk need them.Iespecially would like to make a nurses quilt