A Jeans Apron

Last year, a friend shared a project she had undertaken for some of her great nieces and nephews and I thought they were so cute.  All year, I thought about trying to make some myself and have finished my first attempt.  Here's the first one and I wanted to share it on Our Second Hand House's "March Craft Challenge Link Up - Jeans/Clothing" blog crawl. 

I started with a child's denim overall (12 mo.) I bought at a thrift store and cut off the legs near the crotch. 

I then cut it apart at the side seams.  The front of the overalls would make one apron and the back a different one.

To the bottom of one apron I added a little "skirt" made by gathering some fabric and sewing it on.  The fabric was leftover material I had used to made some pillow covers. 

The fabric was sturdy, outdoor fabric and thought it would be a good match as it was about the same weight as the denim.  I'm sure if lighter weight material was used, it would work.  This particular fabric matched pretty well and I had enough to work with.

The strap was an experiment and I'm still not sure I like the end result.  I sewed two strips together, right sides facing and turned it right side out.  On one end, I sewed a button hole.  The other side, I added a buckle.  You can see the result.  The fabric choice didn't lend itself well for a tie at the neck and I thought the buckle would allow for adjustments.

The tie around the middle was stitched to the front of the apron. Embellishments can be added as desired. 

I'm still working on the second apron and am trying to give it a more 'masculine' flair.  I'll post it when I get it finished.  These are really fun to make as you can use whatever material and embellishments you have on hand.  If you're an embroiderer, you could add your child's name.  How special would that be?!

Thanks for stopping by!

Zenda

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