Thrifty Thursday....Hand Towel Apron

I had to come up with a gift for my daughters best friends birthday party. So we went shopping for ideas. But nothing was just right. She & my daughter love to help bake. We bought a mixing bowl, found a great cookie cookbook & we headed home for me to make her a cute new apron!

This was the simplest apron to make. It’s made from a hand towel & left over fabric !!

Lay out the hand towel & top it with about 3 inches wide fabric & the length needed that will allow you to tie it around your waist.

Back of towel

Front of towel

Make sure to leave enough extra to fold over to hem. Pin down and sew.

Now make a pocket for the front. First cut a square, then hem the top of it.

Then pin down the square with the ruff edges in & sew!

Your done!

I made the fabric straps long enough to tie around someone my daughters size.....

as well as my own size.....

That way if her mom wants to borrow it she can :)

Then we filled the mixing bowl with the cook book, spoons,

some fun candy themed lip gloss & nail polish (just for fun!), and the apron.

My daughter was so excited to give it to her & I hear her friend love it !

Now I want to make one of my own! I love how practical a hand towel is for an apron

 & how cute it turned out :D