Speed Clean With This DIY Pocket Apron

Speed clean like the pros using this little pocket apron.  We’ll show you how to whip one up using a kitchen towel. The trick to helping your basic cleaning go faster is in how you use the pockets in the apron. Fill them right and you’ll start knocking time off your cleaning schedule. Grab our FREE PRINTABLE PATTERN!   blank630x20

Would you like something simple that helps your zip through your cleaning routine? This little speed clean pocket apron will do the trick! It’s made from a dish towel and if you equip it as shown you’ll be amazed how much faster you can clean each room! blank630x20

Speed Clean Apron Supplies

  • Terry Dish Towel 16″x 28″ (This is a standard size and will make an extra wide apron. You may want to trim and hem one side to make it skinner. You will lose the extra pocket which is not needed anyway.)
  • Thin, long scrap of material for tie and spray bottle holders. (Heavy wide ribbon might also work.)

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Downloadable Instructions

Speed clean like the pros using this little pocket apron.  We’ll show you how to whip one up using a kitchen towel. The trick to helping your basic cleaning go faster is in how you use the pockets in the apron. Fill them right and you’ll start knocking time off your cleaning schedule. Grab our FREE PRINTABLE PATTERN!   blank630x20

Filler Supplies

  • 1st Pocket: Fill with folded paper towels or a couple of cleaning rags.
  • 2nd Pocket: Sandwich baggie held in with two binder clips. This is for small trash, lint, etc.
  • 3rd Pocket: Toothbrush. This is an essential piece of cleaning equipment to gets into nooks and crannies, around faucet bases etc.
  • 4th Pocket: Scraper. For removing things stuck on mirrors, tile etc.
  • 5th (Extra pocket for larger apron): Fill with extra paper towels or rags.blank630x20

Visual Steps

REMEMBER: I used the full size towel which is very wide. The downloadable instructions tell you how to make a slimmer version.

Speed clean like the pros using this little pocket apron.  We’ll show you how to whip one up using a kitchen towel. The trick to helping your basic cleaning go faster is in how you use the pockets in the apron. Fill them right and you’ll start knocking time off your cleaning schedule. Grab our FREE PRINTABLE PATTERN!   blank630x20

This shows the pocket used to insert a baggie clipping into place to use for small trash items. This is very handy!

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Fill as shown for the most efficient use.

Speed clean like the pros using this little pocket apron.  We’ll show you how to whip one up using a kitchen towel. The trick to helping your basic cleaning go faster is in how you use the pockets in the apron. Fill them right and you’ll start knocking time off your cleaning schedule. Grab our FREE PRINTABLE PATTERN!   blank630x20 Speed Cleaning Apron From Dish Towel Tutorialblank630x20

(Yes, that’s Roy modeling it for me.)Speed Cleaning Apron From Dish Towel Back

11 Comments

    1. Nancy Author

      It’s very adaptable. In fact on the image above you can see a pocket with a “scraper” which is a thing with a razor blade on it. I couldn’t do without that!

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  1. This is a cute idea and great tutorial! I would love for you to link up at the Stitch It, Blog It, Share It Link Party going on now at behindtheseamssewing.com.
    ~Bonnie

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