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accessories, Christmas, girls, Mother's Day, sewing, tutorial, women · May 4, 2016

Easy Buttoned-Up Tea Towel Apron

Since Mother’s Day is this week, I thought I would bring home this tutorial I created for Skip To Lou for last year’s holiday season. It’s practical, pretty, and easy enough to make by this weekend!

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easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

I love a festive excuse to fire up the oven, put on an apron, and fill the house with yummy smells!

Today, I have a super quick apron DIY to help you get your bake on…

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

…or your gift on, because these little tea towel aprons make a great gift as well!

I love tea towel aprons because they’re easy to make and practical to use. The absorbent tea towel not only keeps you clean, but I like to use it to clean up my mess when I’m done, so I don’t have to dirty up another towel. The only thing that gets in the way is the ties…

So, I made them removable!

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

You make one set of ties, add buttons, and then just sew buttonholes into a set of tea towels. Ta da! You have several aprons in one, and they double up as stand alone towels that can be easily washed.

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

MATERIALS

Pack of tea towels (Mine is a four pack from IKEA, I used two of them)

3 yards of  1.25 inch wide, twill tape belting 

Two .75 inch buttons

Matching or coordinating all-purpose thread

Hand sewing needle

Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies

Buttonhole foot (if sewing machine has an automatic buttonholer)

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

STEP ONE: Sew button holes.

Wash and iron your tea towels.

Sew a vertical buttonhole at two parallel corners of each towel, using your button hole foot and the automatic button hole feature on your machine.  Make sure to position your button holes about 0.5-0.75″ away from the edges of the towel.

Cut the button hole open, taking care not to cut through any stitching. You can do this with a sharp pair of scissors, or by placing a pin at one end of the button hole and opening it up with a seam ripper. The pin prevents the seam ripper from cutting through the stitching.

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Createseasy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

STEP TWO: Prepare ties.

Cut your twill belting in half. Fold each raw end under twice, and top-stitch in place. You will do this for a total of four times.

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

STEP THREE: Sew on buttons. 

Using your hand sewing needle and some thread, hand sew one button to the end of each of the two ties.

That’s it!

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

Three easy steps and you’re in business!

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

easy buttoned-up tea towel apron tutorial // Delia Creates

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  1. Pattymac says

    May 5, 2016 at 7:08 AM

    Oh so cute!!! I have a little “apron fever” going on over here, and this looks like something even I can make! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      May 5, 2016 at 10:12 PM

      Thank you! <3

      Reply
  2. Stacey says

    May 5, 2016 at 2:24 PM

    I love that the straps are removable!

    Reply
  3. Charity says

    May 5, 2016 at 3:13 PM

    That is pretty clever! I love the buttons you used on this!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      May 5, 2016 at 10:13 PM

      Thanks Charity! I should have mentioned it. They are coconut wood buttons I’ve been hoarding for years. I think I got them from Lots of Buttons??

      Reply
  4. Jess Abbott says

    May 5, 2016 at 3:35 PM

    this is so beautiful Delia! And BTW – I LOVE your new logo! I can’t believe I haven’t seen that yet – its awesome!!!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      May 5, 2016 at 10:21 PM

      Thanks Jess! Yes. I just changed it just a couple weeks ago! So, it’s still really new.

      Reply
  5. Major Moma says

    May 9, 2016 at 5:24 AM

    I love this idea; simple brilliance.

    Reply
    • Delia says

      May 9, 2016 at 7:09 AM

      Thank you!

      Reply

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