This year, she asked me to create a Starbucks barista apron. The cap is purchased at Amazon, and happened to be a close math to the color of her apron.
i used Simplicity 1240 that contains apron patterns sized for adults, children and even for dolls! I sewed a misses' "S" for my 12-year-old daughter.
I used view "A" as the principal pattern coupled with the upper band of view "B". We used iron transfer paper specifically for ink-jet printers to apply the logo to the bodice and omitted the ruffles on the lower edge.
Directions: They were easy to follow especially if I had adhered to one view. I used the pieces of view "A" and the top portion of the bodice of view "B". This is really an easy, but slightly time consuming pattern due to hemming the lower edge of a-line garment and along the left and right back edges. My arms got a good workout from not "pumping iron", but from "iron pressing". The weight of the fabric did not allow for the straps to be sewn at one edge and turned "inside out". So I followed the directions to sew a small top stitched hem at each edge (after lots of iron pressing for the hems to sew flat nicely).
Favorite and Not-So-Favorite Things: The apron had a nice silhouette. My daughter mentioned that the apron looked more like a "party dress" (being a-line) than a work apron. I told her that her Starbucks apron is customized for her and meant to not look exactly look like the actual ones worn by the employees. But it did make customers and the young lady at the register of a local Starbucks give us a double take as we walked into the cafe. There was nothing really to dislike because this is a nice basic apron.
Fabric Used: JoAnn's woven with cotton blend, medium weight.
Modfiications/Alterations:
I sewed view "A" without the neckline trim and replaced it with the self-faced segment and the straps that tie around the neck (instead of the straps that "criss-crossed" at the back). My daughter hoped for the hoop neck (much like the Starbucks' actual aprons), but I did not get that detail directly communicated to me. So, she was satisfied with the apron "as is".
*Since my daughter did not want the pockets and the ruffled hem, I omitted them.
For the familiar logo, we printed it on "iron transfer paper".
Purchased at Staples
Recommendations/Conclusion:
I recommend this pattern as a good basic apron which is straightforward to make if you omit details such as the pockets and trim.
Heather collected a "Starbuck-etful" of nearly 7.5 lbs of treats on Halloween night (although she gave away the Snickers, Reeses, Milky Ways, Butterfingers, Baby Ruths, Twizzlers, and others that did not appeal to her). So I snapped quick photos with her "Starbuck-et" and a back view of her barista outfit, with wrinkles and all after her "seasonal" barista venture.
