Something useful for fabric scraps and travel

After making a bunch of aprons for Christmas gifts, I had a lot of pieces of fabric left that I hated to throw away, but I didn't have a clear use for them. Luckily I came upon the idea to use them to make bags to put my shoes in when I travel, protecting my clothes from the bottom of my shoes. A quick search brought up these instructions. Changes I made included sewing scraps together to get the initial 13"x18" rectangles and adding a lining (to hide all those seams). Finished product in use:

Christmas break sewing!

Since I had to take 2 weeks off from work at Christmas time, I used the time to make some presents for friends. Here are some aprons I made, in an assortment of colors and patterns. Most fun, I found some colorful buttons I included, just in case anyone needed a button around the neck to get the aprons on and off.

I meant to get pictures of everyone wearing theirs, but forgot. Since Ellie cooked brunch on Christmas day, I did remember to get one of her: