Bright fabrics

I did it! I took two dresses and made another cute apron. I went to the thrift store and picked out two dresses from shape and fabric how I wanted for my apron. I like dresses that either tie behind the neck or have some sort of already shaped halter type dress. I go for that first, then look for fabric on dresses I like second. I got these two dresses for $3.50 each.


























































The first dress I liked the shape and the black and white pattern. The fabric was very thin. VERY thin so this couldn't be a base, but could be cut up to do other things with. It also had a smoking burned hole on this smock/dress. No one would have bought it but me. haha.

The second dress was very flowery and bright with the halter type neck I like for aprons. I didn't really care for the flaps, but I knew I could fix that. Also this is only a size 5 dress. I'm a few sizes above that, but thats okay. You cut the back slit up the back for the back to be open on an apron. It doesn't have to wrap all the way around your body, just close. 3 to 5 sizes smaller than your body works fine with that. I just cut a line straight up the back and hemmed the sides so they wouldn't frey.


























































I made straps to tie in the back of the dress out of dress number one. I attached those to the sides of the dress around the waist.

Here's what it came out to look like. I added a little more fabric for the green ruffle at the bottom from my fabric stash and the pocket square is from my fabric stash. Otherwise it is all from the two original dresses.

It turned out pretty cute. I have another apron I made that I never took pictures of. Its the one I use at school for painting. This is my at home for cooking apron. I'm kinda liking making them. Its fun taking two just random things and making one cool useful thing. Thanks for stopping by!