my adorable cropped apron jacket refashion

My fave berlin charity shops are full of vintage Kittelkleider (apron dresses) & although most of them are made of slippery, scratchy workwear polyester occasionally I stumble across a sweet soft cotton that begs to be taken home & refashioned:

Such was the case with that lurvly white (and surprisingly stain free) apron dress so I just had to transform it into my adorable cropped apron jacket refashion!

Here’s what I did:

I snagged a vintage cotton table cloth that coordinated well with the apron dress.

Chopped the apron to my desired jacket length (+ a bit extra for seam allowance).

Sliced that table cloth in half.

Chopped each piece to my desired sleeve length (+ a bit for seam allowance).

Stitched the pieces into tubes.

Gave my almost-a-jacket a nice clean hem.

Popped my sleeves into the armholes with right sides facing.

Stitched ’em together making sure to zigzag over the outside seam for extra strength & to help prevent fraying.

And my adorable new cropped jacket was complete!

2020 Update:

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