Matching Aprons

These matching Mom-and-me aprons were so much fun to make for my friend Roxanne and her daughter, Haley. Aprons are awesome because you don't really need a pattern! "Why not?" you ask? Because you can use aprons you already have as the pattern! Aprons are so fun because the design possibilities are endless! Roxanne picked out the adorable purple fabric and cute eyelet trim (yellow for her and green for her daughter).

For Roxanne's, I thought about putting her 3 initials or just an "R" on it but since these aprons were meant for mommy-daughter cooking times and all daughters know their mom as "Mom", I changed my mind as appliqued "Mom" on hers with a cute yellow butterfly fabric and green thread. The pockets and ties are made out of the same fabric the applique fabric.
Haley's apron was so much fun, too! She prefers green, so the pocket, trim, and ties are in a cute green.

For Haley's apron, I thought she might like her name on it in a pretty font, so I tried my hand at embroidery. I found a cute font online and wrote Haley's name in that font on the apron with a temporary marker. I haven't done a lot of embroidery but I am getting better and better each time.


Are you intimidated by embroidery like I was? Don't be!!! All it is is your basic zigzag stitch with very little spaces between stitches. I don't have a hoop or anything fancy. I just take my time and have fun!