Here’s another quick wedding gift idea for embellishing a purchased apron.   

I dug through my scraps and cut 3 7.5″ wide strips twice the width of the apron.  I hemmed the strips on 4 sides and gathered the top edge.

I top stitched the ruffles in place, so that the ends overlapped 1″.  This hid the gathering line on the lower ruffles.

To finish the look, I roll hemmed a 1 1/2 inch wide ruffle and stitched it across the top.

To complete the gift set, I purchased matching dish towels and cut them in half, hemming the cut edgest for a quick set of every day napkins.

Wrapping is half the fun.  I tied the napkins together with homemade bakers twine (cotton worsted yarn zigzagged over with red thread.  A pintuck foot really helps here.)