DIY Jeans apron - Upcycle

Jeans apron

I saw jeans/denim apron on Pinterest and have been thinking about making one for myself to use in the kitchen and one for my daughter for using went she does craft (or painting, gluing stuffs) because she denies to use  her Hello Kitty apron in craft time. And since one jeans can make 2 aprons anyway.. Why not??
 So last weekend I dig out one my old (maternity jeans) and started to chopped them out.

I used;

• Old Jeans
• Bias tape - I made my own bias tapes from the left over fabric I made pillow cases.

Let Do This!

• Cut the jeans - just about under the back pocket

Cut underneath back pocket 

• Open tube (leg) and fold flat,  line-up  two seams in the middle and then cut the tube open. I cut between two seams.

Cut tube open

• Fold right side together, cut curve for top part of apron - I measured myself, chest to waist and then cut bout 10" from the top.

cut curve for apron-top and waist

• Make bias tape. 

• Sew bias on top and bottom (I cut  the bottom seam off to thin out layer of fabric.) and then on the sides. My fabric was 44" long - I use the whole length on each sides (left and right)

• Added another bias for waist band, this one I used 2- 44" bias. I like it long so I can wrap around and tie in front.

add waist band

Optional;

• Pocket  & flower 

decorate with flower

MLP Applejack Pillow Pet

My little wee has couple of pillow pets /glow pets;

• Butterfly Pillow Pets Dream Lites. 

It is s a first pillow pet she got, to use as her night light. It shine out moons and stars, the light color can be changed -kept her up all night playing with it -_-'

image from Amazon

• Seal Glow pet. 

We bought this one so she can take it with her on the trip to visiting grandma in Thailand, and she picked the seal.  It's soft and cuddly, she loved seal glow pet so much  she didn't want to left it in Thailand. After little over a year, the seal stops glow (it've been to toy doctor ..aka mommy and be fixed once. This is how I saw what inside the pillow) 

image from Amazon

• Thomas

we've got her while it was on sale and she needed a toy for Pajamas day at her daycare.
Thomas doesn't glow, just being cute and cuddly.

image from Amazon

• Ladybug - Pillow Pets Dream Lites Mini

Again it was on sale and she saw the pillow in store and begged for. She was willing to give out coins from her piggy bank and get the ladybug.

image from Amazon

And now we are going to Thailand again and I'd like her to have a cuddly and glow pet to comfort her and use as a night light at grandma house. Since, I was having fun making my little pony plush toy and tooth fairy pillow I decided to make my own version of Applejack Glow Pillow Pet

• Materials; 

Some orange, yellow and brown cuddly fabric. (and little red and green fabric for decoration)
Batteries operated small LED lights.

Main materials

• I made Applejack's head used the same Apple jack head pattern from this plush toy,  made it bigger and printed it out. Main, tail, hat and pillow were  just measured,cut and sew as it went - no pattern.

• Eyes - printed on  Inkjet Print On Fabric and then adhesive on felt.

• Cutie Marks - felt and tacky glue.

It turned out pretty good!!  Even though there is no timer nor fancy on-off switch (I just used original on-off switch  on the battery case.)

But Somebody just loves it!