Taffeta Party Apron: {Vintage Pattern}

Crisp and fresh for company at home … pleats and halter bib in checked taffeta with bands of solid color.

Vintage Sewing Pattern For Taffeta Party Apron

Taffeta Party Apron

Materials:

• Checked Taffeta – 1 1/4 yds
• Pieces of Black Taffeta
• J. & P. COATS or CLARK’S O.N.T. Mercerized Sewing Threads to match

Cutting Directions

The pattern should be pinned so that, when cutting, 1/2″ of fabric will be left around all edges for seam allowance except where pattern sections are given by measurement. Pattern piece (no. 15) is available to download below.

Halter Front 2 pieces, Pattern No. 15
Apron 1 piece, 19″ long x 39″ wide
Waistband 2 pieces, 2 1/4″ x 19″
Ties 2 pieces, 3 1/2″ x 27″
Halter Trimming 2 bias strips, 1 3/4″ wide, one long enough to fit outer edge of completed halter and the other to fit inner edge (piece if necessary)
Apron Trimming 1 straight strip, 3″ x 39″

Sewing Directions

1. Baste and stitch halter fronts, right sides together, at center back seam. Press seam open.
2. Turn in one long edge of each halter trimming and press.
3. Baste and stitch corresponding trimmings to inner and outer edges of halter, raw edges even, right side of trimming to wrong side of halter. Trim seams, clip at curves, turn trimmings over to right side of halter. Baste and top stitch trimmings in place, close to turned edges.
4. Lap one halter edge over the other for a measure of 13 1/2″ across waistline; baste together.
5. Turn in side edges of apron; turn in raw edges; finish in narrow machine hems.
6. Turn in ends and one long edge of apron trimming; press. Baste and stitch raw edge of trimming to raw lower edge of apron, right side of trimming to wrong side of apron; have edges even at sides. Trim seam, turn trimming over to right side of apron. Baste and top stitch trimming in place close to turned edge.
7. Form three knife pleats on each side of apron, inner pleats 3″ each side of center; form pleats deep enough so that waist measure (at upper edge) is 18″. Baste pleats flat across upper edge; press.
8. Turn in all edges of each waistband section; press.
9. Fold each tie in half lengthwise; stitch, leaving one end open. Trim seam, turn tie to right side.
10. Matching centers and side edges, lap long turned edge of one waistband over upper edge of apron; baste in place.
11. Matching centers, lap upper edge of attached waistband over lower raw edge of halter front; baste in place.
12. Place a raw end of each tie under turned ends of waistband and baste in place.
13. Place remaining waistband section in position on wrong side, all edges even. On right side, top stitch close to all edges of waistband through all thicknesses, catching in halter and ties.

Pattern Download

*Visit the first pattern from this booklet for directions on how to use the pattern (scroll to bottom to view instructions)

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Source: Aprons – The Spool Cotton Company (1945). I’ll have another pattern from the booklet up next Wednesday.

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