I Have an Ugly Apron.

Yes, I wear an apron.

Why an apron? Well, for a couple of reasons. First, I fry things in olive oil a lot, and it spatters, and I'm sick of tiny oil splotches on my clothes. Second, when I make bread or pizza dough, I wipe my flour-y hands all over my jeans. Gross. Third, I have a painting class and to prevent ALL my clothes from being permanently oil-paint-stained, an apron is a must. Fourth, I'm pretty sure I was a 50's housewife in a past life. But the problem...

This apron is ugly.

Can't you see how unhappy I am?

So, the last time I was at Goodwill, I bought this to turn into an apron.

I also love these socks.

Things I love about the smock: 

These Buttons ♥

-The Girl Scout-esque color palette

-The large pockets

-The buttons

Things I hate about the smock:

-It's a tent

-The extremely high front

-The back is exactly the same as the front, minus the pockets.

-It's not an apron.

This is how I fixed it:

First, I cut straight up the back. I wished I had my seam rippers, but they are currently in hiding. 

There are those socks again!

I also removed some fabric to battle the tentness. 14 inches of it, actually...

I put these aside, as they will come in handy later.

This is after both of the sides have been hemmed. I chose a fushia-colored thread because I liked the way it looked, and I didn't have a brown that matched.

Remember that extra fabric I cut out? Well, here it is again!

I folded the extra strips in half inside out and pinned and stitched it to make the ties... a very important part of any apron! The top one is completed, the bottom one is just pinned.

I attached the new ties to the back of the apron with a couple of cute x's.
just because.

So that leaves just the one problem left: The awkwardly high neck. It was an easy fix: I made a cut straight down the middle and folded the extra fabric back:

Then I hemmed it and trimmed off the access fabric underneath.

Annnnnnnnndddddd

Here's my new Apron!!

This project: $3.50