Now, an apron is really no use to me while I'm painting, as my most of my clothes are already covered in paint anyway! It seemed a little too good to throw away though, so I decided to turn it into a handy little bag for my brushes instead!
I usually keep my brushes in my tool bag, but I found they kept getting squashed my my hammer, and other bits of kit and I was worried I was actually beginning to ruin the bristles.
I started by turning the apron outside-in to make the actual bag shape. I wanted to keep the pockets, as I reckoned they would be pretty handy for putting the brushes in to seperate them.
However this meant to Rosco sign was the wrong way so once I had stitched the bag part together, I cut off the top part with the logo and turn it round to make a sort of cover.
I kept the bits you tie round your waist and have used them as straps so I can sling it over my should and carry it around.
Its a little rough as I don't have a sewing machine at the moment so some of the edges are little more raw than I'd like them to be. However I think it is a big improvment to stuffing them into my tool bag!
