The Good Life Blog | T-Shirt Apron

September 20, 2013

Fashion

T-Shirt Apron

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T-Shirt Friday! Originally, I had a different post planned, but today, Disney from Ruffles and Stuff posted that they are keeping a 2 month old in the foster system along with the 7 month old that they were already keeping (As well as a their own daughter). Disney has such a loving heart and, right now, she’s feeling overwhelmed and I think it would be great if we all popped over to her blog and gave her some encouragement! Sometimes, we all need an uplifting word!

Disney has been such a great supporter of The Good Life, so today, I’m gonna throw back and re-post a T-Shirt tutorial that she shared with us last year. Enjoy!

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Since there is a T-shirt for every style and personality, that means there can be an apron for it, too!

And for some of us…..we need all the help we can get making dinner preparation a little more exciting! :o)

These aprons are really quick and easy to make!

As a rule, the larger the shirt, the better. But-if you find the perfect shirt in a smaller size-no problem! Just use coordinating knits from your stash, or another shirt, for the straps or ruffle. You can also make the apron larger by using a coordinating knit to make a larger rectangle for the “background” of the skirt image.

So, let’s get started!

1. Cut the front design out in a large rectangle from sleeve inseam to sleeve inseam, and from under the neck to the bottom of the shirt:

2. Fold the bottom of the shirt up until it’s right under the design, then fold the hem down for a more finished look. Sew into four even sections, with the end section sewn into two for spoon slots.

3. Using the back of your shirt, cut 6 strips, 2.5″ x 24″:4. Then sew three strips together into one, and repeat for the other three.

You should have two long snakes like this:

5. Put them on top of each other with wrong sides facing and seams matched, pin, and stitch allllll the way around to make your apron waistband/ties.

6. Then pin your apron skirt to the back in the center, and sew on!

All done!

To add ruffles, like this one, cut a 3″ strip that is 1.5 times the length of your apron skirt’s hemline. Sew with a straight stitch on the longest length, and pull one thread to gather. Then sew the front of the apron’s hemline!