Welcome to another week of The DIY Dish! This week we are demonstrating how to make “My Girlfriend’s Breakfast Club Apron!” We’ll also show a very cool way for gathering fabric (no more pulling bobbin threads for this one! You’ll love it!)
This apron created for a special event being held at Kris’ quilt shop. And over the next year, we will have a regular column in the magazine, Where Women Cook, that features not only DIY projects, but breakfast recipes, too! So it was only fitting to start with an apron as our first project! Here are some more photos!
These would make easy gifts to give to friends and family! A basket filled with a muffin or cookie pan, mix, and an apron would be super cute, don’t you think?
If you’re interested in a complete kit to make this apron, you can find them on sale for the next 2 days — Monday and Tuesday, October 17-18, 2011 at www.MyGirlfriendsQuiltShoppe.com! There are a ton of fabric combination kits to choose from!
The kit will not only have the fabrics, but also the “extras” that you’ll need to complete it: the decorative button, snap, bias tape, and even that “waffle cloth!” 
Have a wonderful week everyone!
-Kim & Kris
P.S. Downloadable instructions can be found here.
Apron kits at a special 2-day price can be found here.
Creativity was Served…..Loved that little snap idea with the cloth to wipe…!! and Of COURSE I LOVED your fun polka dotted Dress Form!! Can’t wait to see how you dress her in the future!!
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Will you guys send to me in South Africa?
And how much will the whole bundle be – kit and the postage?
Thanks
Hannelie
Great show ladies
such a cute lil apron. and of course you guys make it easy. this would make a great gift for my 8 sisters 
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I have already made 8 dress form pin cousins thanks again have a great week.
Great idea for a Thanksgiving gift for my Chef daughter. Especially like the loop and button wipe cloth.
Thanks a bunch from Florida USA
I love this apron! Thank you so much for the episode and free patern! I was thinking, since I love reversible aprons, (I’m a messy cook!) that it could be fun to double the length of the strips (from 20″ to 40″) and fold it up in half! The backside would then be the same as the front! You could sew it on three sides, right sides together, turn, press, then gather and add waistband as before. Just a thought! My Creative Best, QuirkyKim Banta
How cute I want to make a christmas theme one and maybe one for each holiday too, thank you girls.
I love this project, but there is one thing that I don’t understand — how do you turn the corners when putting on the bias tape? do you make it into a curve, or is there a secret to making corners?
I really love this apron. I love love to wear aprons. I feel such a kindred spirit with my grandma, who wore an apron all the time. I can’t wait to make this for my mama and sweet sister for Christmas. Handmade gifts are the best!!
I have already made 4 dress form pin cushions. One of them I tea dyed and french stamped. It turned out adorable. Thank you for all you do. I look so forward to each Monday, to be inspired by the beautiful crafts that you so willingly share.
Your friend,
Carolyn
Hi Catherine – that is a good question. If you are not doing a scalloped hemline, then yes, you’d want to curve the edge just a bit (even using a dinner plate to mark that curve will work nicely.)
We’re excited to see what everyone makes!
Kim
Your shows are really wonderful and make me smile!!
thanks, Andra
Love the apron! So easy to make, and of course the flower! I think I am going to have to make it. lol
Blanca
Thank you so much for these wonderful videos. You two do a great job and I very much appreciate.
It is such a cool idea. They are so cute I love them.
i love this easy to sew apron and the very cute and pretty dress form ,i have enjoyed your new video,s i just want to say thank you Kim and Kris
Hi
What a nice apron! I’m fairly new to sewing, so I’ve got just one question. How do you finish off the edges of the waistband? I suppose you just fold the sides inwards and topstitch over it? Or is there an other way to do this?
Isn’t it possible to order the kit in Belgium? I got an error message that my address isn’t correct (but I definetely put in the right address)..
Thank you!
HI,
Cute idea! So many possibilities in this ideas!
Would like to suggest adding a pocket or two to this, I know when I have an apron on, I really use pockets.
Blessings,
Ellen
Hi Tine,
You are correct — fold in each side (about 1/4″) and top-stitch to finish off the band.
It’s nice to have friends in Belgium!
As far as ordering internationally, I don’t think they have it set up to automatically do that, but if you email info@mygirlfriendsquiltshoppe.com, they can get in touch with you and see if an order can be set up.
Thanks!
Kim
cute, cute and more cute. Love it!
The quilting cottons are of such poor quality that they are printed off grain. If this is visible on line, it will be really noticable in real life. Fixing this will cause the finished product to hang incorrectly and it will be worse after washing.
such a nice and easy to follow project…i can make a try…thanks KK..
Kris & Kim,
I received your email last Sunday and posted a link to some friends around the world and look – one from Australia stitched up her own Christmas Apron and posted in the PROJECT section on cuteembroidery.com – she also emailed me and told me to tell you – that you have a new viewer and friend in Australia and that she loves your show and projects.
Hehehe,
Shirlene
Riverdale, UT
Here is her link:
http://projects.cuteembroidery.com/8389772_after-shirlene-posted-site-twins.html
I also purchased the Kit when I was in ‘My Girdfriends Quilt Shoppe’ on Monday for the Machine Embroidery Class.
Love this apron! My aprons are often a mess when I finish cooking but the attachable towel makes this one not only cute but functional.
Too cute! Thanks for another great project.
Hi Chris & Kim, this apron project is a wonderful idea for the Holidays! Everyone I know could use a new apron in the kitchen and the little chefs in the house could use one too!
Love this and it goes together so easy although for some odd reason I am having an issue with just exactly how the seam binding gets applied, probably because I dread seam binding!! Do you encase the edge or simply lay it on top of the edge? Any comments would be really appreciated!!
Well just finished my first ever apron. It turned out great. Just took my time and read instructions and watched video. So very pleased with the result. Thanks so much now on to the purse.