An adjustable apron is great for anyone who loves to cook, and the fire-breathing dragon featured on the front will let folks know that cooking with fire is the only way to go!

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Supplies Needed:

• 1 yard of light-weight denim fabric

• Embroidery Designs:
  Fire-Breathing Dragon

• Tube turner or wooden dowel

Cut a rectangle from your fabric that is 34" long by 27" wide. Center your embroidery 14" from the top end of the rectangle, and sew out the dragon with the lettering centered below it.

Next, find the top center of the apron and measure 7" to each side of center; mark the measurement. 

Measure 14" down from the top on each side of the fabric, and make a mark.  Connect the top marks to the side marks with a gentle curve and cut out the "arm holes" of the apron.

From the remaining fabric, cut 2 1/2" wide strips to equal 120" in total, and connect the strips into one long strip.

Fold the strip lengthwise, with the right sides together and stitch the entire length with a 3/8" seam allowance to form a tube.

Stitch one end of the tube closed and trim the corners.

If you have a tube-turning tool, use it to turn the tube right side out. As an alternative, I find a wooden dowel works just as well to turn tubes. Use the dowel by positioning it against the closed end and begin pulling the body of the tube over it. Push it along until you have turned the entire length right side out.

Press the long tube and set it aside.

Now stitch the hems. The top hem is 1 1/2". The bottom hem is 1" and the straight side hems are 1/2".

Next, stitch along the armholes to create the casings. The casings should be 1 1/2" wide.

Pick up the long tube, and determine the center of the length. This is the part that goes around the neck of the wearer. Feed each end down through each casing as shown.

Finish the ends of the ties by folding over and stitching.