Vintage apron-dress

My neighbor gave me a few vintage aprons that she found in her basement from her mother in law. As we were drooling over them, her husband had the great idea of making them into dresses. She gave me two, and I headed right home to experiment.
I came up with a very easy idea, that does not even require a sewing machine.




I love this one, it is very small, and did not have a pocket. I just added a strip of fusible interfacing to either side, and added some snaps with my snap press. You could even do the same thing with sew on snaps, or make buttons holes with your machine, and sew on buttons.

The front of the apron was the perfect shape, but it took me a while to figure out how to do the straps. I just crossed them in the back, and sewed them on with my sewing machine. You could also hand sew them on, or add more snaps or buttons.

If your apron does have a pocket, it will most likely fall in the back of your dress, so just take your seam ripper, rip it out, and sew in on the side or front.

I am so glad I found a cute way to wear these more, because I love vintage aprons!

If you want to make one, and have any questions, please, let me know and I will get back to you.

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