This apron is a very simple project that anyone with a sewing machine and an old button down shirt can do. It's also a great way to repurpose a shirt with a stain on the front or sleeve, because most of that fabric isn't used.
I started by cutting off the back of the shirt and hemming the sides, which became the body of the apron. I gathered it at the top and attached a piece from the front of the shirt (this extra piece makes the apron long enough to protect you from kitchen messes down to your knees).
The details are really the fun part of this apron. For the pockets, I opened the cuff of the shirt and sewed along its edges. The straps are made from the strips of buttons and buttonholes that run down the front of the shirt. Just be sure to leave some extra fabric when you cut them off so you can sew down the rough edges. To fasten them, cut a button hole for the strap with buttons, and attach one of the buttons from the cuff for the strap with holes.
The only downside is that you might be too worried about getting such an adorable apron dirty to actually use it in the kitchen!
I started by cutting off the back of the shirt and hemming the sides, which became the body of the apron. I gathered it at the top and attached a piece from the front of the shirt (this extra piece makes the apron long enough to protect you from kitchen messes down to your knees).
The details are really the fun part of this apron. For the pockets, I opened the cuff of the shirt and sewed along its edges. The straps are made from the strips of buttons and buttonholes that run down the front of the shirt. Just be sure to leave some extra fabric when you cut them off so you can sew down the rough edges. To fasten them, cut a button hole for the strap with buttons, and attach one of the buttons from the cuff for the strap with holes.
The only downside is that you might be too worried about getting such an adorable apron dirty to actually use it in the kitchen!
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