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Grill and Go Embroidered Apron

Grill and Go Embroidered Apron

An apron fit for the king of the grill! No ruffles, no frills, just raw cooking power.

And, it rolls up to hold the grilling tools -- a perfect gift for your favorite grillmaster (especially if he's a disorganized one). Sizzlin' embroidery designs create a uniquely delicious look.

Read below for these free project instructions!

Supplies & Materials:

Supplies Needed:

**1 1/2 yards sturdy fabric - twill, denim, or lightweight canvas

**Medium weight cutaway stabilizer

**Temporary spray adhesive

**Air-erase pen or dress maker's pencil

**30 inch length of double-fold quilt binding

**4 yards of 1 inch wide strapping (cotton or nylon)

**One parachute buckle (for top strap)

**Shoe lace (optional)

The designs used in this tutorial include: 

- E4961, Wild Side Hamburger

- E4963, Wild Side Hamburger Border



Also Available in a Design Pack: 

- X7497, A Grillin' on the Wild Side Design Pack

Finished Size:
26 1/2 inches wide by 34 inches high


Project Features:
This handy apron doubles as a grilling utensil caddy!

Gather Materials:

First, prepare fabric for the front and back of the apron. Cut two pieces of sturdy fabric (we used twill) to 28 inches wide by 36 inches high. Align the pieces together and pin in a few places to secure them. Then, measure and mark 7 1/2 inches out from the top right corner. Also, measure and mark 12 1/2 inches down from the top right corner.

Hand holding white chalk marking a straight line on dark blue fabric with a metal ruler on a wood-grain table surface.

Next, draw a curved line from the top mark down to the bottom mark.

Hand holding pencil drawing a curved line on a folded piece of dark blue fabric placed on a wooden surface.

Trim the fabric along the line cutting through both layers.

Piece of dark blue fabric with a neckline cut out, a matching neckline fabric piece next to it, and a pair of silver scissors on a wooden surface.

Fold the fabric lengthwise (long sides aligned) and trace the shape you just trimmed onto the fabric. Then, trim the fabric as you did on the first side again cutting through both layers.

Hand holds a folded corner of solid navy blue fabric with a faint white chalk line sewn into the edge, on a wooden surface background.

Remove the pins and separate the pieces of fabric. Lay one of the pieces of fabric flat with the right side facing up.

Create a paper template of the design by printing it at full size using embroidery software. If you don't have embroidery software, you can cut a piece of paper the shape and dimensions of the design to help with placement and centering.


Position the template on the top of the fabric with top edge of the design about 5 inches from the top edge of the fabric. Center the design from side to side by measuring and dividing by two. Using an air erase pen, dress maker's pencil, or other marking tool, poke a hole in the center of the template and mark the fabric. Also, mark the horizontal and vertical axis points.

A dark fabric apron is laid flat on a wooden surface with a paper stencil of a burger with wings pinned or placed in the center. A hand holds a red pencil near the stencil.

Remove the template and draw lines connecting the marks - the lines will be used for hooping.

Navy blue apron fabric laid flat on a table with pencil guideline marks and a metal ruler measuring width, held by a hand with pink nail polish.

Start Embroidering:

Spray a piece of medium weight cutaway stabilizer with temporary adhesive and smooth the fabric on top. Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together by aligning the marks on the hoop with the lines on the fabric. Attach the hoop to the machine and load the design. Move the hoop so that the needle is aligned with the center point on the fabric. Embroider the design.

Blue fabric secured in a white embroidery hoop with grid lines marked in white on the fabric; wooden surface background.

After the design has finished, trim away the excess fabric on the backside of the embroidery.

Hand holding orange scissors cutting around an embroidered design of a winged hamburger on white fabric with stabilizer, on a dark surface.

To prepare the pocket for the front of the apron, cut a piece of fabric to 28 inches wide by 16 inches high. Then, cut a piece of 7/8 inch wide double-fold quilt binding to 30 inches long and wrap the binding along the top edge of the fabric. Pin in place and sew a seam along the inner edge of the binding.

Navy blue apron laid flat on a wooden surface, featuring a yellow top band with three metal snap buttons spaced evenly along it.

Align the pocket along the bottom edge of the embroidered front piece. Pin in place. Then, measure and mark the center of the top and bottom of the pocket by measuring and dividing by two. Draw a line connecting the marks. Next, measure and mark the top and bottom of the pocket on each side in between the line you just drew and the side edges of the pocket. Then, draw lines connecting the marks. Doing this will create four separate, equal sized pockets.

Blue fabric laid flat on a table with yellow bias tape pinned along the top edge. Faint vertical chalk lines divide the fabric into sections. A hand holds a pink chalk marker. Several pins secure the fabric.

Sew a seam along each line starting at the bottom of the pocket and ending at the top. Also, sew a 1/4 inch seam along the side and bottom edges of the pocket to tack it in place.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching a straight line on dark blue fabric with an orange border. The presser foot and needle are visible in use.

Now add the top and side straps of the apron. For the top right strap, cut a piece of strapping to 28 inches long. Pin one end of the strap at the top right corner about 1/2 inch from the top right corner with about 1/2 inch of the strap extending out past the edge of the fabric. Pin in place. For the top left strap, cut a piece of strapping to 4 1/2 inches long. Wrap the strap around the loop end of the parachute buckle (opposite from the adjustable end) and pin the ends of the strap in place about 1/2 inch from the top left corner leaving 1/2 inch of the straps extending out past the edge of the fabric.

Close-up of a navy blue apron with an embroidered burger with wings design. A hand holds a strap sewn onto the apron near a plastic buckle.

For the side straps cut two pieces of strapping to 36 inches. Pin one end of the straps at the side corners allowing about 1/2 inch of excess strapping extending out past the edges of the fabric. Pin in place.

Blue apron laid flat on wooden table with orange trim near bottom. Hand holds one of the blue ties. Embroidery needle and thread visible on apron.

Now prepare the back apron fabric for the embroidery. Lay the back fabric right side up with the left side at the top. Create a paper template of the design and position it so that the top edge of the design is about 2 1/2 inches from the top edge of the fabric. Mark the fabric, then hoop it with stabilizer, and embroider the design just as you did earlier.

Hand holds a red fabric marker near navy blue fabric with a small white paper featuring four black-and-white embroidery pattern sketches of grilling tools, on a wooden table.

Next, for the caddy straps, cut two pieces of strapping to 20 inches. Fold each end of the straps in 1/2 inch. Align the ends of the first strap about one inch from each side of the design (about 1 1/2 inch from the edges of the fabric) with the loop of the strap extending out past the edge of the fabric. Pin in place. Then, align the ends of the remaining strap about 7 inches from the ends of the first strap with the loop of the strap facing away from the embroidery. Pin in place and sew the ends of the strap in place.

Dark blue apron laid flat on wooden surface with two attached handles; embroidered design across top features five colorful cheeseburgers in a row.

Lay the front fabric flat and align the back fabric on top, right sides together, and pin in place. Make sure all the straps are inside the fabric so that they do not get sewn over. Sew a 1/2 inch seam along the side and top edges - leave the bottom edge open for turning.

A person wearing a blue checkered shirt holds a navy blue apron with a leather pocket detail. The apron is laid flat on a wooden surface.

Turn the apron right side out and press the seams with an iron. Also, turn the fabric of the bottom opening in 1/2 inch and press. Then, pin the bottom opening and top stitch a 1/4 inch seam along the entire outer edge of the apron.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching an orange fabric strip onto dark blue fabric, highlighting the needle and presser foot in use.

Now your apron is complete! Add your grilling utensils and tools inside the pockets.

Navy blue apron with orange trim, featuring three embroidered pockets. One pocket holds a spatula, one a fork, and another a white lighter. Hand holding spatula.

Lay the straps inside the apron and fold the top portion in.

Navy blue apron on wooden table with tan strap; hand holding zipper on front pocket showing black whistle inside pocket.

Roll the apron up starting at the opposite end of the back straps, and away you go!

Person holding a navy blue bag with handles, embroidered with four cheeseburgers connected by red swirls, placed on a wood surface.

If you like, you can tie a shoe lace around the middle of the caddy to help hold it in place.

Close-up of a navy blue apron with four embroidered cheeseburgers in a row. A hand is tying the black apron strings over the burgers on a wooden surface.