Betsy ApronLove American history? The Betsy Apron in bold cerulean blue with red stars celebrates American independence and ingenuity! Betsy Ross was the 8th of 17 children in a devoted Revolutionary family and in the 1700s was already a fourth generation American. It is assumed that her participation in making the stars and stripes was because she was a seamstress but she was not! Instead she was an upholsterer and one of the things she specialized in was