Penelope’s Apron

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Goodness gracious! Thanks everyone for all of the well wishes! We are just thrilled to be adding to the family! Penelope (although she might not know it yet) will be a great helper when the precious bebezinho arrives.

After I made my pregnant apron I had to make a matching apron for Penelope for a few reasons:

  • she’s a messy girl & needs something to protect her cute clothes – I’m also getting tired of doing so much laundry
  • she’s getting interested in helping me around the kitchen, better make her job as sous-chef official with a matching apron
  • I have something like 8 yards of that awesome striped fabric left after completing my apron
  • It’s been a while since I’ve made something matchy-matchy for her

I didn’t make pleats for her apron or really do anything special at all. It’s just a rectangle with the top two corners corners cut off. I did get slightly tricky (or lazy –however you want to look at it) and used elastic for the neck piece. I couldn’t find any velcro or buttons I liked in my stash of notions, so elastic seemed like the best option. It’s great because I don’t have to worry about tying anything; I just effortlessly slip the apron over her gigantic head.

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    1. Rachel W says:

      I love her little apron! And I love the fact that your daughter wears skinny jeans! Too cute!

    2. Jill k says:

      She is so stylin’.

    3. Hanna says:

      love it :) you need a shot of you two together now.

    4. Shaela says:

      adorable!! I was planning to make aprons for my nieces and nephews for Christmas and was wondering what to do about the neck… thanks for the elastic tip! :)

    5. Emily says:

      So cute!

    6. Sarah Jane says:

      What a darling little apron. Yours isn’t bad either. :) Congrats on the new edition! I wish my sweet tooth would go away…

    7. Laurie says:

      I love that second picture! It’s priceless.

    8. Sarah says:

      Oh I love it. I kind of can’t wait until my little Lou wants to help in the kitchen and I have an excuse to buy her a cute apron (I don’t have a sewing machine… I know it is a shame).

    9. alexismaia says:

      Her expression in the second photo melts me! She’s all: Baby? I can handle that.

    10. I’m going to have to learn to sew so I can make cute things like this when I have kids :)

    11. Adrienne says:

      Cute town! Love the giant ties. And that is a genius idea, the elastic. I have used thicker twill tape and d-rings before, but to have it just slip over the head is so much better! Now to find cute colored elastic…thoughts?

    12. Chris says:

      Your Nelly pictures keep getting better. These are the cutest.

    13. The Monkey Underground says:

      haha that smirk that she is rocking is classic! Older sisters are the best,I can’t honestly tell you where I would be without mine!! Pomaikai with the new keiki!

    14. Holy hay..Pen is TOO cute in that second picture. I mean- what a look!

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