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November 3, 2014 by: Ashley Greenwood

DIY Thanksgiving Apron with Turkey Applique: #MakeIt Challenge

This month’s Make It Challenge is all about turkeys! To celebrate my favorite bird and Thanksgiving I created a DIY Thanksgiving Apron with Turkey Applique to wear while whipping up dishes for our traditional feast.

thanksgiving apron

I can’t wait to share this Thanksgiving apron with you then you must hop over to visit all of the fabulously creative other #MakeIt Challenge Turkey Projects!

1. Turkey Apron 2. Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving Placemats 3. Wood Slice Turkey 4. Thanksgiving Tray from Cupboard Door 5. Turkey Puppets 6. Thanksgiving Turkey Card 7. Turkey Pops 8. Magnetic Turkey Tic Tac Toe 9. Turkey Day Photo Props

Because I am so messy when  I cook, aprons are my best friend. But instead of wearing my old, stained favorite I wanted to create something new and fun for Thanksgiving.

Isn’t Miss Turkey the cutest thing? This adorable turkey applique apron was whipped up with a store bought apron, fabric from stash, and a sheet of fusible adhesive.

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

I’m proud to say that the apron was made without the use of a fancy die cut machine. Just simple tools like an iron plus fusible adhesive. {But I’m really hoping Santa brings me a die cut machine!}

Supplies Needed for Thanksgiving Turkey Apron

  • Apron
  • Various coordinating fabrics
  • Squeezable puffy craft paint
  • Large roll of fusible adhesive
  • Iron
  • Buttons for eyes
  • Yellow felt for beak
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Start with a plain apron made specially for decorating. Hobby Lobby has a large selection of these aprons. Plus using the 40% off coupon brings the price down to $3.00.

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

Next I used a bowl and glass from the kitchen to decide the size and placement of the turkey. See? I told you I am going old school with this project. 😉

thanksgiving apron

By tracing the bowl and glass, I created a turkey body. The feather template is basically a rectangle with one rounded end.

turkey shapes

The turkey apron will need coordinating fabrics for the body and feathers. Gathering a bunch of pretty fabrics was easy since I have a huge stash in my craft room. In the end I used 5 different fabrics (2 solids and 3 prints).

Below you can see the fabrics I chose and my turkey feather template I created. If you are a supply hoarder crafter like me I bet you’ve got plenty of fabrics in your stash too.

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

Follow the instructions on the package to apply the fusible adhesive to the back of each piece of fabric. Use the templates you created to trace then cut out the turkey shapes.

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

After all the pieces were cut out I played a bit with the arrangement of the feathers until I was happy.

turkey applique

To be positive the feathers stayed where they were placed on the turkey apron each piece was taped onto the back of the original turkey shape . Then I traced around the body’s edge to know where I needed to cut each feather.

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

Double check the placement of each piece then begin to adhere them to the apron using an iron. Make sure to follow the directions included with the fusible adhesive packaging.

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

When each piece was securely attached to the apron I used bronze puffy dimensional craft paint to outline Miss Turkey.

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

Small pieces of felt made the beak and buttons were used for her eyes. To make sure no one confuses her for a Tom Turkey, she got a sweet little rolled fabric rose for her head.

turkey applique

Another rolled fabric flower was placed at the top. Hot glue secured them both in place.

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

DIY Turkey Apron by 3 Little Greenwoods

I can’t wait to show off my DIY Thanksgiving Apron with Turkey Applique during our big family feast!

Now hop over to be inspired with the rest of the #MakeIt Challenge Turkeys! Remember Pin it if you love it or share on social media! 🙂

 1. Turkey Apron 2. Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving Placemats 3. Wood Slice Turkey 4. Thanksgiving Tray from Cupboard Door 5. Turkey Puppets 6. Thanksgiving Turkey Card 7. Turkey Pops 8. Magnetic Turkey Tic Tac Toe 9. Turkey Day Photo Props

Your comments totally make my day! 

They give me huge motivation to keep creating and having fun with my 3 Little Greenwoods! 

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Comments

  1. 1

    Holly McCall {McCall Manor} says

    November 3, 2014 at 7:14 am

    Love your adorable little turkey apron (the flower detail was perfect too)! Awesome job. 🙂

    Reply
    • 2

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 6, 2014 at 5:21 pm

      Miss Turkey just had to have a flower for her “hair”. Ha!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  2. 3

    Bonnie @ The Pin Junkie says

    November 3, 2014 at 8:41 am

    Fun turkey apron! I love the fabric you used for the feathers!

    Reply
    • 4

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 6, 2014 at 5:20 pm

      Thanks so much, Bonnie! I was so lucky to have all that extra fabric in my stash. The chevron is my fav too!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  3. 5

    Ginger says

    November 3, 2014 at 10:40 am

    Super cute and no-sew; right up my ally!

    Reply
    • 6

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 6, 2014 at 5:19 pm

      Love a no-sew project! My sewing machine scared me!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  4. 7

    Cindy@DIYbeautify says

    November 3, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    This turned out so cute Ashley! I love the choice of fun fabrics, and the tutorial was so easy to follow!

    Reply
    • 8

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 6, 2014 at 5:18 pm

      Yay! So happy to hear the tutorial is easy to follow. Writing directions for projects can sometimes be very tricky. 😉
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  5. 9

    Rachel says

    November 3, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    This is so adorable and fun! I bet you will rock it on Thanksgiving.

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    • 10

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 6, 2014 at 5:16 pm

      Me and Miss Turkey are so going to rock it on Thanksgiving! Thanks for the comment love!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
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    Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    November 3, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    I absolutely adore these turkey aprons! Thanksgiving just passed but I would love to make these for my girls next year… or maybe you’ll think up a Christmas apron. *wink*

    Wishing you a lovely week.
    xoxo

    Reply
    • 12

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 6, 2014 at 5:15 pm

      Hey Jennifer!

      You never know what I’ll whip up! 😉
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  7. 13

    Marti @ SewliciousHomeDecor says

    November 6, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    That is so cute!! I love the little turkey and love that it’s no-sew!

    Reply
    • 14

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 6, 2014 at 5:09 pm

      YAY for No-Sew!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  8. 15

    Malia says

    November 8, 2014 at 11:35 am

    Ashley this is adorable! Thanks for sharing at Project Inspire{d}… we featured you this week! xo

    Reply
    • 16

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 11, 2014 at 11:03 pm

      Yay, thank you so much for the feature!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  9. 17

    Kimberly says

    November 10, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    Hello beautiful! Everything looks so cute. Pinned. Thank you for taking the time to stop by! I hope to see you at our party tonight, it starts at 7 pm. We love to party with you!
    Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
    • 18

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 11, 2014 at 11:02 pm

      Thanks so much for the pin, Sweet Friend!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
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    Kyla @ HouseOfHipsters says

    November 10, 2014 at 4:04 pm

    Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing! Also wanted to let you know about a new linky party starting this Saturday at 8pm called “Found & Foraged” Can’t wait to party with you at http://www.houseofhipsters.com

    Reply
    • 20

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 11, 2014 at 11:00 pm

      Thanks so much, Kyla!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  11. 21

    Jess says

    November 11, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    I love how this turned out! So festive! 🙂

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

    Reply
    • 22

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 11, 2014 at 10:59 pm

      Thanks so much, Jess!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  12. 23

    AmieJo says

    November 12, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    I love this. So cute and you make it look easy to make.

    Reply
    • 24

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm

      Thanks so much! I can’t wait to wear my Miss Turkey apron this Thanksgiving.
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  13. 25

    Heather says

    November 16, 2014 at 11:29 am

    What a fun and adorable project! Thanks for linking up!

    Reply
    • 26

      3littlegreenwoods says

      November 18, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks so much for hosting a fun and creative party! I’ll be back next this week. 😉
      ~ Ashley

      Reply

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