This apron is refashioned from a children’s shirt, with second-button torn on an otherwise useful cotton garment.
The tropical print is getting me into a packing mood for a trip to Malaysia tomorrow – sorting summer gear and scarves. And I’m pleased to still have at least five guest upcycles by Gwen, Bev, Audrey, Kerrie and Meredith from the productive Biloela workshop to post while I’m in KL!
Today’s tropical shirt was part of a ‘fill-a-bag for $2’ batch of natural fibre rejects I recently gathered from my favourite Windsor Road Baptist Church Thrift Shop and Eternity Boutique. I am trying to keep out of op shops, but like my upcycling colleague and fellow frugal-refashionista Karen Ellis of #scavengerstyle in Victoria I’m always on the lookout to rescue useful stuff that’s going to waste.
Anyway using Dominique’s original apron (Sew 170) as a guide, I refashioned the shirt into an apron using the collar as a neck strap and added a side tie-belt from my stash of rejects. I cut away the sleeves and most of the shirt back and then neatened the cut edges. I had to cut off the second-button to patch the tear before reattaching the button. I used the back of the shirt to cobble together the apron bottom. I sewed one of the sleeves at the front as pocket in which to gather herbs from the garden, as is Dominique’s way. Australia Post delivers it to her soon and hope this reject shirt will be useful in the kitchen.
As always Jane it’s great to be a fellow frugal REfashionista with you and co. I love scrounging around and finding woollen garments the most. I find many people are not going to keep jumpers and cardies that they have shrunken in the wash/dryer. So out they go for me to REscue and REmake. This time of year down south it’s a bit chilly and working with wool is warm and inviting. Yesterday I made another skirt from a man’s woollen jumper. I styled it this morning. Stay tuned for the vid.
Great Karen – I’m certain we are at the vanguard of change where everything old can be new again. Our elders valued thrift and reuse of beautiful natural resources – I find the waste of resources astounding and unacceptable – hence my Sew it Again campaign. Thanks for moral support!