Upcycled Denim Apron

Mother's day is around the corner, and I have been a busy bee all week making gifts for my mom.  After a few late late nights, I finally got everything made and shipped them off to mom.  I will post each gift with tutorial throughout this week, so do keep checking in for easy projects to make.

Today, I am going to show you how I made this easy apron made from a denim shirt.   This apron is light and simple, for those moms that love to cook, this will be perfect!

Don't stop now, read on for the tutorial.

Easy 30-Minute Apron

If you are looking for a quick and easy gift for your mom for this coming Mother's Day, consider making an apron.  It's quick and easy, and useful!

Kitchen Accessories {for my mom}

My parents bought a vacation home close to where I live, so I have been VERY excited to decorate it, work on it, and make things for it.  My mom is a great cook, so kitchen is very important. I decided I would make her a whole set of kitchen accessories for her new kitchen. 

Message Board with mail holders

Cute Reversible Garden Apron {for my mom}

My mom has recently been interested in gardening, but she said she doesn't have an apron or tool belt, so I decided I would make her one that's both cute and useful with lots of pockets

I am using the same fabric that I made the handbag with to make this apron for mom.

Fabric cut out

pocket fabrics cut out

embroidered this on the pocket. It means "Mom is the best thing in the world"

sewing pockets on the apron front

front pockets done

Apron front done

a loop for gardening tools, and my little tag :)

apron back done

loop at the back as well

Kitchen Accessories (Reversible Apron)

For a friend's birthday, i decided to make her some kitchen essentials: apron, oven mitt, pot holders. Since she loves Las Vegas so much, i used Vegas print fabric for this set.


Here is the reversible apron I made for her with her name embroidered on it.

Here is how I made it.

 Apron pieces cut out

 Pockets done

 one side of apron done

the other side done

Made bias tape for this apron

one side done

embroidered her name

front of apron done

had to add my little tag :)