Hello sweethearts!
How are you doing on this beautiful day?
I truly hope all is well, dear friends,
and I hope each and every one of you had a lovely Easter.
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I am very excited to say that I finally made an apron :)
This is my first ever apron and I don't know why it took me so long to try my hand at one.
It all started when my family I went to my parent's home for supper one night
and I saw my mom wearing an apron that looked like a man's shirt - I was very intrigued.
My mom is not a sewing lady so I was quite curious to find out where she got it.
Well, my sister's mother-in-law made it for her :)
So began my desire to make myself one.
Now I know aprons made out of a man's shirt are nothing new,
but in case you are like me (in the dark) and had never seen one before
then here is a full tutorial on how I made mine.
Basic Items Needed:
man's shirt
scissors
chalk
sewing machine
seam ripper
extra embellishments (optional) such as:
doily
eyelet lace
My darling husband went through his closet and tossed out three shirts
so I kept them to use for this purpose.
I don't know about you, but I love putting on a sweater or shirt of my husband's
just to breathe in his scent and feel close to him. . . . . .
Anyway, I was quite happy to use one of his shirts for this project.
You can also go to the second-hand shop and find a shirt for cheap :)
Shall we get started?
If the shirt you're using has a pocket you will want to rip it off with a seam ripper
(keep it to sew on elsewhere on the apron).
Using chalk, draw an angled line from the shoulder seam
down to the seam under the arm.
Start at the bottom of the shirt and cut along the seam
and work your way up to the shoulder seam by cutting along the chalk line.
This is what it should look like. . .
Flip the collar up and cut along the seam.
Here is what you should have. . .
Making sense so far?
I hope so :)
I attached an old doily to my apron since I have a hard time leaving things "plain." :)
I cut the doily to size and pinned into place.
Then I sewed along the edge to secure it down.
Next, fold over the edges of the shirt
and sew along the edge.
Also, button the shirt up and sew along the middle to keep the shirt from gaping.
Make sure you don't sew all the way up to the top button
or else you won't be able to get your apron on over your head!
Leave about 2 - 3 buttons open at the top :)
Sew the eyelet lace onto the inside of the shirt along the bottom edge.
If you kept the pocket then now would be the time to sew it onto the apron.
I placed mine on the doily.
Pin into place and sew around the edges leaving the top open.
To make an eyelet lace flower use a needle and thread
and sew a running stitch along the top.
Pull to gather it and to form a flower shape that looks like this. . .
Bring the two ends together and sew them closed.
Add a pretty embellishment to the center of the flower
and sew or use fabric glue to attach it to the apron.
You can even attach the flower to a pin so that you can take it off
and add it to your outfit :)
And finally it's time to attach the apron strings
(which I forgot to take photos off),
but thankfully it's easy.
I used a rose chiffon ribbon that was about 14 inches long for each
and sewed them onto the edge of the apron.
You can also use the extra fabric from the shirt to make strings out of.
All done! :)
Enjoy your upcycled apron, sweet friends!
Have a beautifully blessed day!
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