Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Aprons Made From Old Shirts



What to do with those old dress shirts of your husbands! Don’t throw them out. I have a fun project for the kids of even you to do with old shirts. How many times have you needed an apron while you were cooking and did not have one on hand? Today I am going to show you how to make a homemade apron out of an old dress shirt. My husband is always throwing out his old dress shirts with strains or little holes in them. Now I save them for scrap material, buttons and more. This apron I will show you to make took me less than 1 hour to cut out and sew and it was free. When I was at the gym a week ago I saw a lady who had made different aprons from old shirts, so I decided to try this myself and it turned out pretty good.  Aprons are hard to find in a store and online they star at $4.00 dollars and can go as high as over $20.00 dollars. Why not make one for free.

Today I will show you step by step how I made this apron in about 1 hour.

1.       Pick out your shirt you want to use. I took my husband’s old blue dress shirt. Place your shirt on a hard table for cutting.

2.       Cut off your arms around the seams. Save and put aside the sleeves for later. Next cut off the back of your shirt leaving the small panel at the top of the shirt attached to the collar.

3.       Take your sleeves and use them for your straps or ties for the back of your apron. Do not use the cuff. Measure the length of your sleeve for your straps or ties. I made my ties 4 inches wide to make it easier to inside out. Cut your straps or ties from both of your sleeves.

4.       Fold your straps in half right side to right side and sew up the sides.

5.       Using a pin or just your finger inside out your straps.

6.       Sew up all your seams where you cut off your arms and back. When you get to the sides place your straps or ties into your seam and sew them inside. Before I put my straps inside I put the apron on to measure exactly where I needed them to be placed. If you want to get fancy buy some colored seam binding for a prettier finished look around your arms and sides or your apron. I had some scrap material lying around so I made and extra pocket for my apron.

7.       Here’s the finished apron I made in less than 1 hour.



Isn’t it amazing what you can do with the things you have lying around your house? For little to no money at all, you can make this apron. This would be a great Girl Scout project or project to do with your own children or grandchildren.  This would make a nice Birthday or Christmas gift that the kids could make and feel proud of. I have always loved to sew and create things with my own two hands.  Now I have an apron to use and share as needed, from Suzie Homemaker

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