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How to Make Aprons -- Vintage Patterns for Making Home, Garden, Utility and Craft Aprons
by Roxa Wright

{softcover, 129 pages, 7.44x9.69, 2011, ISBN: 1936049554}

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This book was written for every woman who truly loves and wears aprons. Filled with over 45 patterns to suit every household need and every hobby -- whether you cook, garden, paint, knit, carry wood, wash your dog or serve at your own parties -- you'll find an apron in this book that serves your purpose. And, for good measure, this book also includes designs for applique, cross stitch, smocking and rickrack -- even potholder patterns and sleeve guards are included.

Easy-to-make reduced size patterns with detailed instructions for enlarging are included for all types of aprons:

- Paneled coverall
- Washing apron
- Smock
- Halter-top circular apron
- Maternity coverall
- Wrap-around surplice apron
- Pinafore with shaped bib
- Mother and daughter pinafores or nurse's apron
- Mother's cobbler dress
- Daughter's cobbler dress
- Cover-up nursery apron
- Infant's feeding apron
- One yard aprons -- bias, with back yoke, gored
- Triangular tea apron
- Cobbler apron
- Apron for the mature figure
- Baby bathing apron
- Bibbed apron with back cross straps
- Half aprons from 3/4 yard of fabric
- Gathered half apron
- Smocked half apron
- Aprons with shaped yokes
- Shirt-tail apron
- Picker's apron
- Round ruffled apron
- Plastic dusting and pick-up apron
- Handkerchief tea apron
- Patchwork apron
- Necktie apron
- Pocket aprons -- embroidered, quilted, rickrack
- Gardening apron with kneeling flap
- Split apron for gardening
- Barbecue set for the family
- French bartender's apron
- Sportsman's aprons
- Wood-carrying apron
- Mend-while-you-iron apron
- Dressmaking apron
- Mending-bag apron
- Hair washing apron
- Vacuum cleaning apron

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