Apron dress pattern

I wear a lot of apron dresses. I make even more of them, for others to wear as well. The image below is a handout image I made for friends who needed a visual -- and needed straight lines, and a minimum of fabric left over.

You can strap this in several ways, of course. I didn't add the straps to the diagram, because it is up to you how you want to do them -- or if you even want to do them from the same material; tablet-woven straps are terrific!

I have one or two, made for reigns when I was retaining and might have to move fast, for which I simply made a strap and sewed it down front and back.

My usual method is a wee loop in front, and a longer loop over the shoulder, aligned so that when the brooches are in place, everything hangs as it should. It may help to have another person on hand to pin and re-pin while you figure out where that sweet spot is.

I invariably take darts along the top edge of mine. Big enough to go around the bust measurement leaves me with a big flopping flappy-thing at the top, if I don't. So I take darts above the breasts, aligned as closely as possible to the vertical seams.

If you use this pattern, let me know how it works for you!