NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Apron Sewing Workshop with Mary Mulari and Crisscross Apron Conversion Sewing Tutorial

NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Apron Sewing Workshop with Mary Mulari and Crisscross Apron Conversion Sewing Tutorial

Today we’re sharing our Crisscross Apron Conversion Sewing Tutorial with tips for modifying a butcher-style apron into a crisscross apron – with Mary Mulari’s easy sewing methods! D-Rings are our go-to sewing notion for our crisscross apron conversion tips that work great with readymade aprons. 

NEW! Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 301 Apron Sewing Workshop

Join Mary Mulari for a LIVE seminar to learn unpublished secrets of her most popular apron patterns at our 2026 Sew•Quilt•Create Weekend Event, May 14-16, 2026 at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop in Downtown Beaver Dam WI.

Join Deanna Springer and guest Mary Mulari for this first video of Stitch it! Sisters Season Three! In this special double-episode, Deanna and Mary share how to sew Mary’s easy Apron Sewing Patterns. Aprons are fun and easy sewing projects that are quick-to-sew projects for seasoned sewers, and also perfect projects for beginning sewists!

Then head over to ShopNZP.com and find Mary’s Apron Sewing Patterns, along with our NEW! Limited Edition Apron Sewing Bundle Boxes! Curated by Team NZP and the Stitch it! Sisters, sewing project bundle boxes are a convenient way to purchase everything you’ll need to make an Apron Sewing Project with Mary’s step-by-step instructions and sewing tips! You’ll supply the thread.

Sew a Reversible Apron with Mary Mulari’s Crisscross Apron Sewing Pattern. Mary’s Crisscross Apron is easy to sew and easy to wear and features a comfortable fit with no strings or ties, plus no annoying neckbands to rub on the back of your neck! Make an apron in an evening with just one yard of two coordinating fabrics!

Crisscross Apron Conversion Sewing Tutorial

Modify a standard butcher-style apron into a crisscross apron – with four D-Rings and our easy sewing methods!

Crisscross Apron Conversion Supplies

Readymade Apron

Four 1″ D-Rings

Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge

Clover’s 6-3/4″ Bordeaux Ultimate Scissors 

Clover’s Hot Ruler or Hot Hemmer

Clover’s Fabric Marking Pen or Chaco Liner Pen

Clover’s Wonder Clips or Straight Pins

Sewing Machine

Schmetz Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80

Optional: Tailor’s Clapper

• With Chaco Liner and Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge, measure and mark a line on one waist strap at 3” away from apron body.

• Repeat steps and mark a line on opposite waist strap.

• Cut waist straps along marked lines and set straps aside for later use.

• Fold apron in half, with wrong sides together, aligning apron sides and neck strap.

• With Scissors, cut neckline strap in half – at top center.

• Slide two D-Rings onto one 3-inch waist strap tab.

• Fold under 1-inch waist strap toward apron back, then fold under a second 1-inch. Pin or Wonder Clip.

• Repeat steps above and attach two D-Rings to opposite waist strap tab.

• Insert a new Schmetz Universal Sewing Machine Needles Size 80, and stitch along fold on strap tabs.

• Align four strap cut edges and press under 1-inch along all cut edges.

• Using Clover’s Hot Ruler, press under 1-inch along all four strap cut edges.

• Optional: Use a Tailor’s Clapper to set folds.

• Insert one long folded strap end into one short folded neck strap end. Pin or Wonder Clip.

• Repeat steps above and insert remaining long folded strap end into remaining short folded neck strap end. Pin or Wonder Clip.

• Stitch along all four strap folded edges.

• Our Crisscross Apron conversion is complete! No annoying neckbands to rub on the back of your neck!

Optional Variation: Instead of folding strap ends, butt strap ends together and wrap a 2-inch square of faux suede around straps and topstitch.

Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and find Mary’s Apron Sewing Patterns, along with our NEW! Limited Edition Apron Sewing Bundle Boxes and NEW! Laminate Fabric. Curated by Team NZP, sewing project bundle boxes are a convenient way to purchase everything you’ll need to make an Apron Sewing Project with Mary’s step-by-step instructions and sewing tips! You’ll supply the thread.

Join Mary Mulari for a LIVE seminar to learn unpublished secrets of her most popular apron patterns at our 2026 Sew•Quilt•Create Weekend Event, May 14-16, 2026 at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio & Quilt Shop in Downtown Beaver Dam WI.