Fourth of July BBQ Apron: Sew Main Apron Panel

Top and Sides 

 

Turn the main apron panel so the wrong side is facing up. Working at the very top of the piece, press a 1/2-inch fold then fold it down again 1/2-inch and pin as shown above.

Iron, fold, and pin in the same manner along the long left and right sides of the apron as well (but not the diagonal sides or bottom hem.) 

Sew the top and sides down with a 3/8-inch seam allowance.

Diagonal Sides

 

Zig Zag stitch along the diagonal sides.

Press and pin 1/4-inch fold to the wrong side.

Sew seam with a 1/8-inch seam allowance.

Fold the diagonal side down 1-inch towards the wrong side and pin. Sew with a 7/8-inch seam allowance (directly on top of the sew line from the previous step.)

Repeat for the other diagonal side. Each diagonal side is basically a  7/8-inch "tube" for the adjustable ties to run through. (I'm sicking my finger in the "tube" in the picture above.)

Bottom Hem 

 

Hem the bottom of the main apron panel in the same way you did the sides and top, with a double folded 1/2-inch hem.