Pillowcase Apron

I found this pillowcase at the thrift store for 10 cents and figured I may as well purchase it.  I thought I could use it as a "muslin" if for nothing else. 

While pulling it out of the dryer to fold, I realized it was the perfect size for a half apron and placed it with my sewing stash.  Although, I am not thrilled with the pattern I do love the weight and feel of the material and am very happy with the way my ten cent apron turned out.

As I prefer my aprons to hit just above the knee, I simply cut off the top (where the seam is) of the pillowcase by eyeballing and guestimating. I cut the top piece in half, then cut the side seams open.  This gave me two long pieces of fabric to make the apron strings.  I cut one piece in half and stitched to each end of the larger piece.  Next, I turned a 1/4 inch under on both sides and folded the entire piece in half and ironed.  The last step was to pin the top of the apron into the tie pieces and sew it all together.

Simple and quick to make, useful and frugal as well.