The Purple Apron

The Apron:

Cut a 20 X 30 inch piece of fabric.  Using a plate, curve both bottom edges

Cut three 4 inch strips of fabric the width of the fabric (this was 45")

Cut 60 inches of ribbon (or a little more, if you like bigger bows in back)

Cut two 7 inch squares

Iron a 1/4 inch seam at the top to the FRONT of the apron.  Center and pin the ribbon over the top on the right side.  Sew ribbon down, top and bottom. 

Sew the 3 strips together end to end, then fold in half right sides together and sew into a tube.  Turn right side out and iron.  Starting at one end, sew a basting stitch and then gather into a ruffle, fitting to the edges of the apron and pinning.  Fold each end down just below the ribbon and pin.  Sew the ruffle to the apron, easing around the curves.  Iron the ruffle down.  On the front of the apron, sew a scant 1/4 inch top stitch, over the ruffle.  This will make the ruffle lay down.  

Iron a 1/4 inch seam on three sides of the 7 inch squares.  Iron a 1 inch seam on the 4th side, this will be the top of the pocket.  Center pockets and pin to apron.  Starting at the top right, sew completely around the 3 edges of the pocket.   

Coasters and PotHolders are made using the same instructions as the Green Apron post.  Coasters pattern was posted on a Quilt loop years ago by Penny Pennington.