This may be a little off, but my friend made a couple of cobbler's aprons with a large man's shirt. She cut off the sleeves at the top and then trimmed the sleeve holes with a contrasting fabric. She then took the sleeve material and trimmed that and put them on the front of the shirt as pockets. She cut off the collar, plus a little more to make a bigger hole and then trimmed the top of the shirt with the same contrasting material as the pockets. She basically turned a man's shirt into a very nice feminine cobbler's apron. If I remember right, the first shirt was a Hawaiian shirt and then she used a black shirt and trimmed it with a black and white striped material. They were both adorable.
This is just a thought, if you wanted a faster, easier way to make a cobbler's apron.