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2/26/2021 16 Comments

Egg Gathering Apron

Homestead hobby farm with chickens and eggs. Sewing to the moon
Got eggs? If you have a hobby farm or small homestead, you probably have hens. And, if you have hens, you have eggs. So. Many. Eggs.
Well, you need something to gather all those eggs with. A bucket works, a basket is cute, and in a pinch, you can use your hands and coat pockets. We've all been there. ;)
But, wouldn't it be fun and albeit easier to use an egg apron? Yes! You can live out your farm life dreams with a sweet egg-gathering apron. 

So, it's decided. You're going to make an apron for collecting those little breakfast nuggets. Besides, buckets are only made for livestock grain and treats anyway. 
Egg gathering apron swoon patterns

Supplies

  • Swoon Patterns Egg Gathering Apron pattern. This is free on their website. Grab it here.
  • Sewing machine, thread, and notions
  • 1/2 yard medium weight fabric
  • 1 1/4 yards contrasting fabric (I didn't use a contrasting fabric)
  • 1 1/4 yards lightweight fusible interfacing
  • Chalk pen or erasable pen
  • Ruler
  • Clips and pins.
I chose to use the Swoon Patterns egg gathering apron. This was the coolest egg collecting pattern I found while scouring the internet. I collect about a dozen eggs every morning and wanted an apron to hold eggs and keep them safe. It also needed to be comfortable for me to wear. 

Many patterns had pockets that were sewn in a way that didn't seem secure. If you were to bend over (to pet the cat, or clean out the coop) the eggs would fall out. Swoon Patterns created an egg apron that is pure genius! It involves a little extra sewing but, is well worth it in the end.
​I promise!

Let's Make an Apron

Grab the FREE pattern, print it out, and tape it all together. Decide on the size(s) you're going to make. Simply fold over the pattern for the different adult sizes. You don't have to trace off a new pattern, and it'll work perfectly. For this tutorial, I made the child size. 

Let's Get Sewing
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  • First, apply your interfacing to the pieces following the pattern instructions. I used canvas as interlining because I was short on interfacing. I skipped using it on the main pieces. Secret lazy sewist tip. You're welcome. 
Sewing to the moon sewing an egg apron. Kids sewing.
Grab a little helper to sew the super long pocket tubes.
  • After the pieces are cut and interfaced. You're going to make the pocket portions. Sew the long pocket panel RST (right sides together) along the long edge to form a tube. Turn out and press. Repeat with the other pocket panel.

My littlest sewing buddy helped make her apron. #momwin
How to sew easy kitchen gifts for the farmer wife. Egg apron
Mark all the fold lines.
  • Next, grab your chalk or erasable pen, and ruler. Mark the heck out of the pocket tubes. Per the instructions, use your ruler to measure the distance from the edges and between the pockets. It helped to make the vertical lines a few inches long. You'll then take these tubes to the iron and press them. 
Make an apron to collect eggs with
Your pocket should look like this. It's folded towards the inside.
Egg collecting apron pattern
You don't want your pocket fold to look like this on the outside.
  • Once the pockets are pressed, grab clips and pins to pin and clip the panel in place. I used pins to keep the pocket tubes attached to the apron. Clips kept the pocket folds together. I used a tape measure and the pattern to place the pocket panels in the exact places.
  • Topstitch the bottom edge of the pocket panel to the apron, removing pins as you go. I took this part very slowly. No pedal to the metal here. 
How to sew an egg collecting apron
Use pins to hold the bottom edges down. Clips keep the pockets folded together.
Gathering eggs on the farm can be fun when you have your own apron
Sew the bottom edge of the pocket. Go slow.
Make egg pockets in an apron
Your bottom edges should look like this.

Making the Egg Pocket

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  • Now it's time for the fun part. Grab the pocket stitching guide piece. Choose chalk or erasable pen to trace.
  • Line the top and bottom fold with the pattern piece. Trace the shape to create the egg pockets. You'll make 8 for the child size and 10 for an adult-sized apron. I found that clipping the piece helped to keep it in place while I traced. 

This part is where the Swoon Pattern really shines! The egg shape cradles the egg like a cup, inside the apron. Unless you're hanging upside down, they can't move around. 
How to Make an egg apron
Continue tracing the pattern shape onto the apron for both pocket panels.
  • Starting on one side, sew around each egg shape pocket. Go slowly, this is a lot of circular sewing. I hand cranked the wheel a few times around the edges. 
  • After the pockets are finished, it's time to sew the apron back and front pieces together, RST. Sew the sides and bottom only. Clip your curves. Trim seam allowances.
Trim seams and clip curves when sewing.
Trim seam allowance.
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Turn out.
Use a chopstick as a turning tool in sewing
Poke out edges and corners with a chopstick or blunt turning tool of your choice.
Yes, I made this apron while wearing jammies. Aren't they considered fashionable apparel these days? Haha
  • Turn the apron right sides out. Grab your chopstick or other turning tool to push out the corners. 

Waist Strap

Sewing an egg gathering apron swoon patterns
Sew the waist tie like you would with any other piece of bias binding. 

Make the waist strip following the instructions. Match the raw edge of one side to the top edge of the apron. Sew in the folded  area where I'm pointing.


*You can see my chalk marks on the egg pockets still. They'll go away when I brush the fabric with my hand and spritz some water on the area.

Sewing an apron. sewing to the moon blog
Fold the other side over. Add clips to hold it in place.
How to make an egg collecting apron
Making an egg gathering apron. Easy sewing project for the small farm or homestead.
Clip the entire piece together. This will make sewing it a bit easier.
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It's a little blurry, but you can see the end is folded over. You'll sew the strap from one end to the next.
Your apron is finished! Hooray!!! Now, go gather some eggs and don't forget to take treats with you. The girls work hard for their eggs.
Quick and easy egg gathering apron. How to sew something for the kitchen or farm.
Ta-da! It's a perfect apron for collecting all of those eggs.

Notes on the Pattern

  1. I didn't really change anything. This pattern was great. In the instructions, they tell you to baste the raw top pieces together. I skipped that because it seemed unnecessary. If a child or beginner is making this, then maybe that step shouldn't get skipped. 
  2. I prefer a narrower waist tie than what was called for. But, that's a personal preference.

After making the first apron, I was commissioned to make a few more as gifts. I sewed them the same as well. There wasn't anything I wish the pattern had or didn't have. It's a wonderful pattern and I'm thinking of making a few to add to my shop. I think every chicken mama and papa needs one of these aprons!

I took close-up photos with another one I made. The light colored fabric makes it easier to see all the details.
Sew an apron for collecting eggs from your homestead farm
For the photo, the eggs are pushed up. But, they usually stay nestled inside their pockets.
Sewing for the home. Hobby farmer or homesteaders need an egg collecting apron.
Swoon patterns egg gathering apron
The back view.
Make a cute egg gathering apron from Swoon patterns
The front side with added lace ribbon.
How to make an apron. Sewing to the moon
The child size apron holds 8 eggs. It's it adorable!?
Now that you've made an apron for the eggs, I am curious...
What do you make when you have oodles and oodles of eggs? We usually opt for a frittata or an angel food cake. Those seem to disappear pretty quickly in our house. I hope you make one of these aprons. It's definitely a farmers tool. And a cute tool at that!

Happy farming!
Annette

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16 Comments
Karen Mathis
3/1/2021 12:17:54 pm

You are a genius how brilliant... 💕 hope you are doing well 😘

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Annette
3/1/2021 12:30:48 pm

Awww thank you so much! I love the apron!! Such a cool design. I miss you too!!! Bug hugs and hope you're doing well..💖💖💖

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Susan
11/13/2021 01:13:24 pm

I'm very confused by this pattern. 2 different shapes say egg pocket panel, one doesn't say what it is. Would have been nice to show pictures of how they're taped together and which is used for what. The main panel doesn't show to cut at fold which would be too small for the curved egg pocket panel. I have many questions.

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Susan
11/13/2021 07:21:36 pm

I figured it out

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Annette
2/26/2022 08:27:57 am

Good to know. It confused me at first too. ;)

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Sandy
2/26/2022 02:29:16 am

Lovely project. I am unable to print pattern. Tried to do it through the link and still doesn’t work. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Annette
2/26/2022 08:27:19 am

Oh no, something messed up. Give me a few minutes and I'll get a working link up. Thanks for the heads up. :)

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Sandy Mitchell
2/26/2022 04:19:59 pm

Thank you!

Trish
7/3/2022 05:25:07 pm

Link does not work

Annette
7/6/2022 07:46:16 pm

Hi Trish, thanks for letting me know about the link. They went through website changes and I think that was part of the issue. I reset the link everywhere and it should be good to go. Let me know if you need anymore help. :D

Annette
2/26/2022 08:45:14 am

It's back up and running. They did some website changes about a month ago so, it must have broke the link. Thanks again for letting me know. I can't wait to see your apron! :D

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Sandy Mitchell
2/26/2022 04:27:20 pm

Thank you for all your help! I have been able to access and ordered it!

Erin
9/5/2022 03:32:52 pm

Hi, Can you help me with a detail of the pattern please? Where it says "Fuse interfacing to the wrong side of the exterior and contrasting main panels and tie strap. Match the one long edge of the egg pocket to the bottom long edge of the egg pocket panel and fuse to the wrong side". What does that mean exactly? Do you fuse interfacing on ALL of the wrong side or only half of it longwise or ?? I think the ''match the one long edge etc''(the second sentence especially) is confusing me. Thanks for your help!

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Annette
9/5/2022 03:48:09 pm

Hi Erin,
Yes, you're supposed to use interfacing on both panel pieces and the waist tie. I didn't because I used canvas for the panel. Adding it to the waist tie gives it more stiffness. Yes, both egg pocket panels need interfacing.

The sentence that says fuse the long edge of the pocket panel to the edge of the mail panel just means to sew the long edge of the pocket to the main panel, at the bottom.

Hopefully I've answer your questions. If not, come back and we'll get it figured out. ;D

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Erin
9/5/2022 04:04:05 pm

OK, I think I have it, thank you very much. I will put interfacing on the whole backside of the egg strip panel, then fold it etc. and attach it in the right place to the main apron. I'm trying to use another pattern for an apron that covers the top too. Then I'm going to add the egg panels under the place where it ties at the waist (just where it's supposed to be like on yours). I hope I can figure it out! :-) I hope I made sense! Thanks for your help!

Katy
1/23/2023 06:41:13 pm

I was reviewing this post and reviewing the pattern directions. The directions from Swoon are to cut the panels, then cut the interfacing at 1/2 the length of the egg pocket panels. I'm sure it won't hurt to interface the entire piece, but per the pattern it is not necessary.

Sorry I'm late to the party here... just about to make this for someone who shares their eggs with us.




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