Cross Back Apron In Spectrum Cotton
If your past year included an increase in home cooking, you may have realized, while the flour was spinning out of the mixer and the oil was splattering from the pan, that there is, after all, a reason aprons are a thing.
And if you did, you probably also discovered that, aside from saving your clothes from splashes and stains, aprons also serve the very vital purpose of looking pretty darn cute… And our Cross Back Apron proves the rule!
One of our classic patterns, we’ve now sewn it up in our gorgeous garment-dyed Spectrum Cotton. Super soft with a slightly worn-in hand, Spectrum Cotton comes in dozens of glorious colors, all created with low-impact, non-toxic dyes.
We think pairing the perfect you-color with our free and easy Cross Back Apron pattern may seal the deal. Home cooking is here to stay!
Designed for Purl Soho by Corinne Gill.
Materials
- 2¼ yards of Purl Soho’s Spectrum Cotton, 100% cotton, 45 inches wide. We used Yellow Ochre.
- A 110-yard spool of Gutermann’s Cotton Sewing Thread to coordinate with the fabric. We used color 1685.
Size
One size fits many.
Pattern
For the free pattern, please visit our original Cross Back Apron story.
I am about 250lb. is this something that would fit me or is there some way to make it larger?
Hi Nan,
Thanks for reaching out! This pattern is very easy to adjust! You can customize each of the pieces based on your measurements and cut them out from there!
I hope this helps!
Gianna
beautiful apron, fabric and great detailed sewing explanation!
I would appreciate, however, an edited, well laid-out, 1-2 page version to print, without the photos and the whole ‘story’.
I love many of your knitting patters, too, but I always end up copy-pasting the text, screenshot-inserting the patterns, and making my own ONE-PAGE document that I can easily make notes on etc.
I do love your fabrics and patterns, and this is always an annoying hassle, so I wish you would assign a fraction of your lovely creative talents to composing a paper-saving print-specific pdf!
Hi Lixy,
Thanks for reaching out! This is actually already an option! If you’re on a desktop version of the site, you will find a “print” icon in the right column just below the “Save To Favorites” button. If you’re on a mobile version of the site, you will find a “print” icon below the pattern and above the comments. From there you can follow the easy on-screen instructions to delete whichever parts of the pattern you don’t want to print or save. For example, you may decide to shorten the pattern by omitting certain images or the list of materials. To remove images, click the drop-down next to the image icon and change from 100% to 0%.
I hope this clears things up!
Gianna
I’m an apron fanatic,, this one is perfect,, fits good n is easy n practical,,
Thank you so much for pattern and instructions
Keep safe
This apron pattern is very well done, very easy to make and the spectrum cotton is a dream to sew with. I was puzzling over how to make this apron fit both my husband, who is a foot taller than I am, and myself. So I put buttonholes in the straps at the level that fit each of us and buttons on the inside front and it worked very well. You may want to finish the end of the strap in some manner. We do cook together sometimes, so I will probably end up making another apron anyway.
Hi Juli,
Thanks for reaching out! That is a great tip, thank you for sharing! I am sure others will find this super useful as well!
Happy crafting!
Gianna
Hi, I made this one about 2 yrs ago. It is great, although I had myself in mind when made it ended up being for my husband since became to big (using the small size pattern). Who knows what happened 🙁
I am having a hard time finding the actual pattern???
did not see it on the free pattern print out, it printed out
9 pages of photos ??
where can I find the pattern. Please help
Hi Christine,
Thanks for your question! You can find the free pattern in the Cross Back Apron original story post. If you scroll down past the Materials section on this page, you’ll be able to see the pattern!
I hope this was helpful! Happy crafting!
All the best,
Cat
I really want to make this as a holiday gift for my MIL. She is always cooking up huge spreads of the most delicious Korean food. I know it must take her all day. She is tiny and I know this apron would swallow her up. Can you offer any tips to modify the size?
Hi Elizabeth,
Thanks so much for reaching out about this pattern! I think that the simplest option for downsizing the apron would be to cut a shorter piece of fabric for the body section, keeping the sides and pocket sections as in the original pattern. I would keep the straps at the original width, regardless of any other changes. You can customize that section based on her measurements and cut them out from there!
I hope that helps!
All the best,
Zha Zha
What a wonderful apron pattern! I enjoyed the story and I am especially pleased with how I could delete photos for pattern printing so easily. I have never seen such an easy method (program?) for making a pattern printer friendly. I opted to save the pattern by downloading so that I would be able to still have the photos as a guide. I cannot thank you enough for the free patterns with excellent instructions. I am grateful I found your site and I look forward to doing business with you once I decide on fabric! May your company be blessed!
Thank you very much, Laura! We are overjoyed to hear you are loving our patterns (and printing options), and we hope you have fun sewing your new apron!
All the best,
Margaret
Awesome pattern! I’m a beginner at sewing but this turned out looking so professional and was a great pattern to learn on. It does take a while though because of the extra steps to make it look super polished. I will say, if you’re larger I’d recommend increasing the width of the body piece. I’m a size 16 and the body just looks a smidge small, I think I’ll make another that’s about 2 inches wider. Otherwise it really is flexible to fit many sizes.
Hi, getting ready to cut this apron from your Spectrum 45” wide fabric. The measurements for the strap are 50”. Do I just make them 5 inches shorter and will that work? Am I looking at the wrong pattern? I hate to start cutting and having this not work. I am making three for Christmas gifts. Thank you
Hi Marianna,
That is a great question! If you are 5″ shorter than the strap pattern pieces, we recommend just piecing two strips together to get your length of 50″. Once those have been sewn together, you can treat the panel as one piece. Alternatively, you could cut your strips from the length of your fabric instead of the width.
Happy making,
Gavriella