Mother & Daughter Pinafore Aprons: {Vintage Pattern}

Vintage Mother Daughter Pinafore Aprons

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Mother & Daughter Pinafores

Size 14 – Size 8

Materials:

Plain Fabric
Flowered Chintz
J. & P. COATS Percale Bias Trim, double fold (in contrasting color)
J. & P. COATS or CLARK’S O.N.T. Mercerized Sewing Threads in matching colors

Yardages:

• Mother 3/4 yd (plain); chintz – 5/8 yd
• Daughter 1/2 yd (plain); chintz 3/8 yd

How To Make Bodice Patterns:

See Information for Patterns to Scale.

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Cutting Directions:

Do not add seam allowance to patterns.

• Mother – Bodice Front 1 piece, Pattern No. 17.
• Bodice Back 2 pieces, Pattern No. 18
• Apron 1 piece 21 1/2″ long x 36″ wide
• Apron Band 1 piece, 6″ wide x 36″ long
• Daughter – Bodice Front 1 piece, Pattern No. 19.
• Bodice Back 2 pieces, Pattern No. 20.
• Apron 1 piece, 10 1/2″ long x 36″ wide
• Apron Band 1 piece, 3 1/4″ long x 36″ wide

Sewing Directions

1. Baste and stitch the darts on front bodice, right sides together, as shown by X’s; graduate to single X’s at points. Press darts to one side. Stitch darts on each back bodice in same way.
2. Baste and stitch side seams of bodice, right sides together. Press open.
3. Press out center fold of bias trim. Arrange in looped design down center front of bodice; shrink out fullness on inner curved edge.
4. Bind back opening edges and neckline of bodice with bias trim. Bind armholes in same way.
5. Baste and stitch apron band to lower edge of apron, wrong sides together. Press seam open. Turn seam allowance on lower edge of band to right side; press.
6. Press out center fold of bias trim and apply over seam of apron and band and again across lower edge of band. Top stitch close to both long edges.
7. Bind side edges of apron with bias trim.
8. Run gathering stitches at upper edge of apron. Pull up gathers to fit between side seams.
9. Baste bodice and apron, wrong sides together; adjust gathers and match centers and side seams.
10. Bind lower edge of bodice, continuing to catch edges of bodice and skirt in with binding.
11. Form a bow tie of bias trim and tack at center front at waistline.
12. Cut four strips of bias trim (for back ties). Sew a tie at opening edges at neckline and at waist.

Source: Aprons – The Spool Cotton Company (1945). This is the last pattern of the booklet, I hope you enjoyed the series! I’ll have a new vintage goody up next Wednesday .

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