Well, not new, "re-purposed". I have a bunch of my husband's dress shirts that get worn out in the elbows that I use for paint shirts or smocks. The sleeves always seem to get in the way so I thought about just cutting them off. I decided to look on pinterest for a pattern to make them into aprons. I found a few pictures, but not a lot of good patterns or directions. Could have just been the day I looked. I decided to make my best guess.
I folded the shirt in half sleeve to sleeve, buttons and pocket on the outside.
Then using a ruler I drew a line with a marker from the collar to the side seam going between the sleeve and the pocket. I cut along this line.
I then cut along the back of the collar close to the seam.
Then I cut along the side seams of the shirt- leaving the seam on the front of the shirt.
The back is now removed from the shirt. I cut two strips of fabric from the center of the shirt back.
I folded these in half and sewed it folded to give it some weight to use as ties.
I folded about a 1/4" edge where I cut on the front of the shirt and sewed it to give it a finished look.
I then sewed one strip on each side of the apron so it can be tied in back.
Voila et Finis!
I made 12 aprons all set ready to test out next art project. :-)
Here's someone trying very hard to do a silly fashion pose to model this for you:
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