Is 'Aproned' a word? I mean that I added aprons onto some of my dresses. So they are now 'aproned.' Okay, it may not be a word. But it looks great! Here are some dresses to which I added ruffles or aprons or both.
This dress was inspired by a retro dress I found in a catalog. The apron is simply sewn into the waistband. I added a skinny waistband which looks like a tie in the back. The button holds the upper apron on. This one was chosen by one of my granddaughters as her favorite. Big smiles!
I used this wide embroidered lace around an apron, and also in the princess lines of the bodice pattern. I used the Molly's Party Pinafore pattern for the princess seams and then just added the lace into it. I centered the plaid down the front, then centered the lace at the lower end of the bodice. Then I just had to sew the components together.
When I found these matching scraps of fabric in the sewing lab at BYU-Idaho, I knew it needed to be a combination dress with an overlay apron. I used the same Party pinafore pattern and added a waistband, then made the apron to overlay. I just made a wide rounded rectangle for the apron. Because the bodice is made of the apron fabric, it looks like a full front apron over top a dress. Very pleasing to make!
This is the Party Pinafore dress using the actual pattern with just the middle ruffle in the princess seam. And I added the sleeves of course.
This was really fun and I am still scheming more dresses to make with these ruffles.
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