Simple Aprons made from shirts tutorial

Start with a shirt. Long sleeves or short it doesn't matter because you are going to cut them off. 

Cut up the side seams to the underarm. Cut from the underarm toward the neck. Stop about an inch away and cut around the back of the neck. Make a smooth transition to make it easier to put the bias tape on. 

Notice the inch of fabric left
on the bottom of the collar. 

If you choose to add ruffles here are the instructions. You don't have to and they still look cute.
You want to cut the bottom ruffle out of the shirt back. I cut 2 pieces about 6" wide and the whole with of the shirt. Then cut 2 pieces out of the contrasting fabric about 4" x the same length as the other ruffle pieces. Sew them together in the center to make 2 long strips. Hem one of the long sides of each piece. Then lay the 4" strips on the top of the 6" strips. Hem the ends of the stripes. Match the raw edges and run a gather stitch on the raw edge side.  

Pin the ruffle on and stitch. take a 3 yd piece of bias tape and find the middle. Pin that to the center back and go toward the underarm. start at one end of the tape and sew all the way to the other side. You are finished. Good Job!

Notice the one on the left has no ruffle. Your choice. 

Ashley likes to bring the strings around and tie in the front. 

Two more color combinations.

Brenna in  her apron.

Mommies little helper! Fun Fun Fin!