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October 14, 2016

free sewing pattern for Elsa dress up apron

Today’s free princess dress up apron pattern is Elsa. Yep, with today’s pattern you can give your daughter a reason to start singing “Let It Go” again (you know you’ve missed it).

Remember, so far there are 4 different free princess apron patterns available. Click here for the Snow White apron, here for the Rapunzel apron, here for the Elsa apron, and here for the Belle apron.

Girl in an Elsa dress up apron made from a free pdf sewing pattern; also Snow White, Rapunzel, and Belle

Or, if you’re looking for a different character (plus dress up aprons for boys!), visit QueenElizabethAprons. She offers 100 different apron patterns, which means you’ll be able to find your child’s favorite character, whether it be Minnie Mouse, someone from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, Alice in Wonderland, and pretty much anyone else you can think of. Plus she offers finished aprons as well for those of you who love this idea but don’t want to sew!

Collage of queen elizabeth dress up aprons

As I mentioned in the first apron post, princess dress up aprons are easy to sew, take less than a yard of fabric, and fit a wide variety of sizes. I even have free PDF sewing patterns in sizes 2/3, 4/5, and 6/8 for each of the princesses.These aprons will hold up to washing better than many commercial princess costumes and are perfect for everyday play. Pair one with a fluffy white skirt (here’s the one I got!) for an easy DIY Halloween costume. These would be great handmade Christmas gifts for any little girl, and I think I’ll be sewing up a few extra to have on hand for birthday gifts, too.

For this pattern I used a light turquoise and a dark turquoise broadcloth, along with a bit of silver trim. 

A young girl wearing a Elsa princess dress up apron made from a free pdf sewing pattern

Before starting on this apron, please click over to the Snow White apron post and watch the video, which tells you all about which fabric I like to use and walks you through step by step sewing directions. Then come back here to get the details on how to make Elsa’s bodice.

A young girl wearing a Elsa princess dress up apron made from a free pdf sewing pattern

The Elsa dress up apron pattern is two pages long and looks like this. You can download it by clicking here. Print it out at 100% or full size and be sure the grey test square measures exactly 1 inch by 1 inch.

Elsa dress up apron pdf sewing pattern

For this apron you’ll need 1/4 yard of the lighter fabric and 3/4 yard of the darker fabric (although if you’re making a size 2/3 you could get away with 1/2 yard of darker fabric). You’ll also need 3 yards of 7/8 inch wide white ribbon, and white thread. Finally, you need 1/2 yard of silver trim, which should be flexible enough to go around curves and corners.

light blue fabric, darker blue fabric, white ribbon, white thread, silver trim

Start by cutting out the skirt (from the darker fabric) and ribbon pieces as directed on the pattern, curving the two bottom corners of the skirt pieces as shown in the Snow White video.

For the bodice you have two pattern pieces: the basic bodice and the curved bodice. Cut out two basic bodice pieces on the fold from the lighter fabric, and one of the curved bodice on the fold from the darker fabric.

Apron bodices cut from light blue fabric, over bodice cut from darker blue fabric

Lay the dark curved bodice on top of one of the lighter basic bodices, matching up the bottom and sides. Pine very well, and then sew very close to the edge of the curved bodice. You can use a narrow zigzag here.

Darker bodice placed over light blue bodice, seam marked

Then lay the silver trim right on top of where you just sewed, and sew it to the bodice using a straight stitch.

Silver trim placed over seam between two bodice pieces

Finish the bodice as directed in the Snow White video, laying the other basic bodice piece on top of it and sandwiching the ribbons in between. Here’s what the finished bodice looks like:

Dress up apron bodice completed, with shoulder straps attached

Continue to sew up the apron as directed in the Snow White video. Be sure that when you sew the bodice and skirt together that you sew the skirt to the WRONG SIDE of the bodice. Add the waistline ribbon and your Elsa dress up apron is done!

A girl in a blue dress up apron that looks like Elsa princess from Frozen

Looking for other princesses? Click here for the Snow White apron, here for the Rapunzel apron, here for the Elsa apron, and here for the Belle apron.

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  1. Savannah Bodjanac says

    December 9, 2020 at 10:23 pm

    I love this! I just made one for my 2.5 year old daughter. I’m going to make 3 more for friends. I’m also planning to make the Belle apron (also for my daughter). She LOVED this one! Thank you for sharing this easy to follow pattern 🙂

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  2. Tara @moderncrumb says

    June 24, 2020 at 5:59 pm

    I LOVE this pattern! We made the Rapunzel pattern and it turned out so fantastic, the pattern was really easy to use. My daughter is 4 and adores it.

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  3. Valerie says

    September 30, 2019 at 3:03 pm

    What size paper do I need to print for the princess aprons 2/3 & 5/6?

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  4. Mari Puente says

    April 1, 2018 at 1:04 pm

    I want to say thank you for your apron dress up pattern. I made two aprons for my niece. She loved them. My own girls who are 17 and 15 are wanting some. Lol!!
    I will be making more as Christmas gifts. Thank you again.

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  5. Susan in England says

    August 1, 2017 at 8:31 am

    These patterns are great and my grandaughter loves them.

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  6. lynne says

    March 25, 2017 at 8:43 pm

    These are amazing! i just made the Belle one and the Rapunzel one and they turned out so well. THANK YOU so much for sharing this pattern – I absolutely love it! I am also a bit addicted and am now wanting to make one for all my nieces!

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  7. Heather Maddison says

    February 5, 2017 at 4:58 pm

    love the free pattern and the fact that it is so easy to make, I will make one little girl very happy!

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  8. Jacqueline Strand says

    October 20, 2016 at 5:36 am

    I love the idea of the apron also instead of a full costume – it’s easier and quicker to sew a lot of them (I have several granddaughters) and they can play dress up by just donning an apron over their clothes. Genius – thanks for sharing.

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  9. Ana Sullivan from The Lost Apron says

    October 15, 2016 at 7:25 am

    These aprons are so cute. What a smart idea to have an apron that is also a costume. Children love to be in costume all the time. I have pinned this to my Apron Pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.com/thelostapron/aprons/

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