Summer Sewing and Lizzy House’s 1001 Peeps Summer Camp Kick-Off continues with today’s fun tutorial. Lizzy created this 1001 Peeps Summer Camp Utility Apron for all of your camp/craft/sewing/summer activity needs! To celebrate the 1001 Peeps collection and Lizzy’s new book, 1001 Peeps: Five Magical Projects, Lizzy is giving a copy of the book away to one lucky winner! The book includes four beautiful quilt patterns and a crewel embroidery project, and it’s debuting any day now… Your comment below enters you to win the book.
For more about the book read our interview with Lizzy and, in that same post, don’t forget to complete your first summer camp activity for your chance to win eight 1001 Peeps fat quarters!
What you will need for this project:
- 2 coordinating 1001 Peep fat quarters
- Template (optional– You can draw your own if you’d like!)
- Coordinating thread
- 3 yards good quality cotton ribbon (I always use Angela Ligouri’s Italian Cotton Ribbon)
- 18×20 piece of thin batting (I used Fairfield’s Evergreen, which is made from plastic bottles!) OR 18×20 piece of light interfacing
- Pencil for drawing or tracing
1. Lay your batting/interfacing down, then one fat quarter right side up, and the second right side down. True up all pieces.
2. From the top of the fabric measure 4 inches. Draw a line across the fabric to create a guide when drawing your points. From here mark the center of the line, and make a mark on both ends of the line an inch.
3. Using either one of the templates provided, or free-handing it, draw your scallops, point, or triangles across your line. If you start from the center where you marked, they should end up even. Keep the inch on both ends clear.
4. Cut around the drawn line.
5. With your cut points facing down, fold back your top layer of fabric.
An inch from the top, pin a piece your ribbon (2 pieces 24-30 inches).
Stash the excess of both ribbons in the middle. Cover back up and pin all layers together so they stay together when sewing.
6. Sew around the entire piece leaving a space large enough to turn inside out.
7. When you have sewn all the way around, depending on what shape your points are, clip the corners and make little snips on the curves so they round properly when turned out.
8. Turn it out! You might use the pencil you were just drawing with to work the corners.
9. Once everything is turned out, you can close the seam on the side, by turning in the fabric and machine sewing it. No need to hand stitch it.
10. If you are using batting, this is where you would quilt your piece. I prefer tight quilting, and it gives the apron a cool look. If just using interfacing, press well so all your edges are crisp.
11. Cut a piece of your ribbon long enough (plus 2 inches) to go across the straight side of your apron. Using an iron, press the ribbon in half.
Once pressed, fold in the outside edges. Covering the front and back of the apron, carefully sew the ribbon across the top.
12. At this point you can still choose which fabric you want on the inside, and which you want on the out. Once you have decided, fold the points over the top of the apron, and insert a loop of ribbon into one of the sides. Sew up both side over the top of all the layers.
13. Use the valleys of the points to indicate and choose the lines for your pockets. I left two scallops for a larger pocket on both sides, and divided the rest into three smaller pockets. Sew over all layers to create pockets. Back stitch the top and bottom of your dividing lines.
14. Snip all excess threads, tie this apron on and get to work on all your summer activities!
Don’t forget to comment for your chance to win a copy of 1001 Peeps: Five Magical Projects!
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I really like in which blog structure . How was it created? It’s so great!
SO CUTE! I love it! My wee one will love it too. =) Thanks for sharing!
What a good way to keep everything handy during crafting!
I should finally sew an apron for myself! This one is lovely!
Thanks for a great tutorial!
Aprons always make good gifts. Thanks!
Sew very cute!!
My little girl would love this a lot! Very cute indeed.
I adore your fabric!
Very cute!
Love it! Can’t wait to try and make it.
Now that is a handy dandy utility apron and I can’t think of one woman who wouldn’t be pleased to have one. Thanks for the op to win the fab fabric
I’m making this right now! (Well after I turn off the computer).
Love the apron! Would love to make one for a little princess!!!
very cute. it’s castle-ish.
Really cute apron and fabric!
What a lovely weblog. I’ll definitely be back again. Please hold writing!
Love this, especially the shadow skyline as a pocket maker. Can’t wait to see other projects.
This collection is fantastic and I can’t wait to see the other days of camp!
Great project and lovely fabric! Thanks for posting.
This looks like a lot of fun, though I admit that I always expect aprons to have skirts at the bottom.
Looks like a pattern I can handle! Thanks for the giveaway chance.
What a unique idea!
Sweet apron project! It would be fun to make one to wear to work (I work at the local quilt shop).
Ohhhh, would love to win! Crossing my fingers & toes!
i’m so excited for her book. i’m waiting for the fabric to arrive, but the canadian postal workers are on strike! it’s like torture!
Super cute apron!!
Very cute!
Fantastic. Very handy for busy mums!!
What a unique apron. I’ve never seen anything like it. Thanks for the giveaway!
Love the project! and the purples!
LOVE IT!!!
Very cool apron & a really unique design!
That apron is adorable! Not like any other utility apron I’ve seen.
what a funny and useful project! thanks!
Oh wow! What a great idea. Here I go to whip one up…
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this tutorial seems totally do-able! what a fun summer project!
What a cool apron!
Cute apron and love the fabric! Thanks
So excited to check out this new book. Thanks for the giveaway!
Great summer camp project!
Great project!
Both the fabric and the book look awesome. Thanks so much for your giveaway!
what gorgeous fabric!
This apron would make me feel like royalty!
how cute! I love the little arches.
This is adorable! I might actually be able to make this and enjoy sewing it!
I am so excited!!! Summer Camp is ON!
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What a way to kick things off. Thanks!
What a nice idea!
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Cute apron….nice..
Haha Arabian style..creative ^^v
Cute apron..
HaHa.. arabian style..creative!!
Love the apron and fabric – going to try to make a kids crayon pouch with this theme
wow! not your usual apron… i love the unique look!!
This is super cute, thanks for the book giveaway.
fun project! I can’t wait to take a look at the book. Thanks for the giveaway!
Very cute apron! Love the summer camp idea! I plan to follow along!
Cute apron, the Scheherazade Persian Purple is one of my favorites in the collection.
woa, how cool is this.
I like that pink fabric. Great apron!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
What a cool project !
many thanks….& thanks for the very nice giveaway !
I love the colors in this line! fun project!
such a creative and fun utility apron! thank you for sharing.
What a very different apron. Very cute!
So cute! Love it!
Would have been handy at my garage sale this weekend!
handy!
thanks for the giveaway!
I think I’m going to try to make this apron for my sister’s birthday! Love it! Thanks for the tutorial, they ALWAYS help!
Such a cute project! I would love nothing more than to win this book!
Adorable!! I love it. Can’t wait to see more.
So cute. Would be perfect for a little boy or girl, too.
This blog is so good. I love it. I hope a win a cool new book!
very cute and creative
Nice work lady!
Beautiful fabric and project! I’m a happy camper!
I’d love to win a copy of the book!
Such a cute project and a great idea for a utility belt!
This is cute, I love this line, so adorable.
That is so fab – will have to shuffle my projects around to squeeze this one in! Thanks for the chance to win.
Love the apron! Such a different shape!!! I have a few friends with little girls who I know would live a mini apron like that. Great giveaway thanks…would love to see the book!
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oh that is a super must have. I will have to make that when I get home to my machine!! Thanks for the chance for a giveaway!!
The pockets would be handy, love the fabric!
I love that red and white fabric!
I just love it!
Love, love, love it!!!
Very cute! I love how it looks like the tops of Arabian buildings (geez, I wish I knew what those were called!).
I am loving 1001 peeps!
What a delightful and fun fabric line! A quilt from this fabric would be so fun!
Neat! I can see minarets, Eiffel towers, lighthouses and anything else that the fabric might “say”. While I love this one, I will probably modify it to suit my daughter’s latest favorite: a tower inspired by Rapunzel and the movie “Tangled”. Thanks for the project!
Love the shape! Very cute and fun.
i love this apron, I love this fabric, and I’m so excited to hear about the book! I can’t wait to see it!
Adorable and practical! I saw a few prints of the 1001 Peeps line at my LQS yesterday–it is lovely!
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truly ingenious!
Wow, what a good idea. This is the perfect size for summer, not so long that it makes you be hot. How handy! CAn’t wait to check out the book. Hope it will be on Amazon??
So cute! This looks quick and easy
I am loving that purples are making a comeback this year! I think this Scheherazade print is going to be a big part of that. Oh, and happy birthday, Lizzy!
Looks like fun! Love the fabric!
That is so fun! I love how they took something practical and made it playful too!
Too cute! I’d love to win!
Would be great for a market or craft stall, business cards and cash.
Looks like the first thing I need for 1001 camp!
So cute! That is a fun summer project!
Cool!
How cute!
So cute! I’m making a lot of my Christmas presents this year so this book would really help with project ideas!!
What a great little make!
Such a cute and practical apron!
A cute apron!
Really a very clever apron and I can think of a few people I know that would love one!
What a fun apron and fabric. Can’t wait to see the book.
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Super cute!! I can see the kids turning it into a crown LOL
I love this idea! A lot of teachers at my school use these, and I might just have to spend the summer making cute ones for them!
Nice fabrics!!!
thanks for sharing. will have to make this one!!!!
I haven’t been to summer camp in ages. Thanks for the fun activity!
Sew cute!! Can’t wait for camp to start.
What great summer fun!
sometimes i just need a project to inspire me about the fabric. thanks
Cute project! Where was this stuff back in the day when my kids were small!!!
Cute and useful. Great
Looks really cute!!
functionl and beautiful-what I look for in anything I make
That would be really cute for a little kid apron!
What a cute idea!Love it!
Cute apron!
Great clear instructions. Thank you!
The fabric looks good all sewn up too. I can’t wait to see a few more items made with it!
This is cute cute cute! I love it. Thanks for the tutorial
Cute!! I need to get me some Peeps.
What a super cute apron! So fun!
So handy and fun! Would be perfect to wear while doing my sewing. Scissors – check, Cutter – check, phone – check, pins – check! I’m ALWAYS losing these while working. Thanks!
Love the new peeps! I think camp is gonna be a blast!
Thanks!
Very cute! I love the fabric!
Interesting pattern.
The 1001 Peeps fabric seems to make every project sing! I’m crushing on the purple color palette for sure!
Such a cute design. Thanks for the awesome giveaway.
love love love the fabrics and the idea for a camp!!!
What a fun apron and I love this fabric!
Now that is one awesome utility apron! I may need one for diapers and wipes!
Thanks for the tutorial! Great little apron
This book looks like loads of fun!
Awesome!
Too cute!
I am in LOVE with this line of fabrics. This apron is awesome.
adorable apron, very original pattern. thanks.
Awesome project!!
Happy Birthday! The apron is adorable! Can’t wait to try it! =)
love this fabric!!
I don’t have any 1001 Peeps, but I’ve got other fabrics I can use.. totally doing this this weekend!
So cute! Love the fabric!!!
That’s so cute! Fabric is perfect for that style!
SO fun!
So cute! I can’t wait to whip one of these up!
I love this fabric line! And that was a great tutorial – clear and well explained. Thank you,
Very cute and practical as well.
I have a small boy here who’s every keen on dressing up, i tbhink we could do with one of these!
Yay for more Peeps from Lizzy House and I love the colorway with the snazzy purple in it!
Really cute, would love to win the book! Thanks for the chance : )
Lovely! The points are awesome on that apron…
How cute!
Love Love your fabric and the apron.
Love the apron.
Love the apron and love the fabric!
so very cute! I can’t wait to start sewing with my peeps.
Wow! Yes, please – my grandnieces would love that crown apron – thanks for the book giveaway
So cute! I love the quilting aspect of it. Very cool and oh so handy.
Super Cute Apron, thanks for a great giveaway!
I really love this! Thank you for sharing.
Adorable! I might need to make one soon!
oh i love the useful pockets!
That is adorable!
Love the shape – but it is now making me think about fussy cutting one of the prints………..
What a sweet apron! I especially love the scallops!
Such a fun apron!
Am so excited about the new line! he colourways are gorgeous, and so much fun.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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I’m going to start this tomorrow. I just need two more items and I’m set to start.
Absolutely adorable!
i love lizzys fabric and lizzy!!!
Dats cool… and would be quite functional for me.
can’t wait to see the book!
The fabric and the design compliment each other so nicely! Lovely project!
My girls would love this! I see some more projects going on my list!
Very clever!
Awww!! I LOVE the apron!! I will have to go get some 1001 peeps soon!
Really cute apron. It’d be handy to always my scissors on me as I move back and forth between the sewing machine and my cutting area!
Sooo cute!!
That’s a great apron, love the purple fabric!
cute!!
Oh, I can just see my little girl in this apron! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love this line, and such a fun, simple project!
This apron is seriously cute. Love the shape
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Some magical projects would be wonderful to jump start the summer sewing!
Adorable apron! Love it!
This is a very cute apron. I’d love to see the other projects in the book.
Cute apron. I like how you continue the middle eastern theme with the shape!
What a fun apron! Can think of so many other uses for it too.
that was such a neat apron. love it!
What a cute pattern! Thanks for having a giveaway!
Looks cool. I love this line!
What a cute project!