a his/hers bday apron

friend robert's bday was nearly 2 weeks ago. while his bday present was a little late, it wasn't 2 WEEKS late. the real person to blame for this late posting is robert himself because his wifey didn't want to see pics of the present until she could see it in person and he kept forgetting to bring it home. in reality, the present was probably 3 days late. (yay me!)

now robert and his wifey like to duke it out in the kitchen for bragging rights on who cooks each dish better. it's cute. however, they lack proper cooking accessories. like a personalized apron. to help them reduce kitchen clutter (and overstaffing for that matter), i decided that robert and his wife would have to share their apron (thus forcing them to take turns)! robert is a huge dallas cowboys fan. i had never tried appliquing before, so here's my first attempt for the cowboys logo. the star consists of 2 layers of navy linen-like fabric (same one as from the sleeves of the duckie shirt) and 1 layer of white jersey. i zigzag-stitched around all edges of each star to really secure it down. the square fabric is from the knittin' kitten in portland! the pocket actually has 3 compartments: 1 wide for sundry items, 1 medium-sized for more sundry items, and 1 narrow for utensils. there are ties along the side to tie around one's back and ties on top to tie around one's neck. robert is much taller than his wife, so this way, the apron could be customized for each wearer.on the backside, i made a diagonally striped theme by sewing navy fabric alongside this waterproof pink and creme striped cotton that was treated with scotchgard from the craft exchange in durham! robert's wifey absolutely loves pink! originally i wanted the pink and creme stripes to run parallel to the navy stripes, however there was not much of the pink fabric and thus the stripes run perpendicular to each other. (yes, i'm a math teacher. could you tell?) the pocket has the same 3 compartments as on robert's side. finally, i sprayed both sides of the entire apron with scotchgard to waterproof and stainproof the entire thing. on robert's bday card, i continued the cowboys theme by using the appliques to trace stars onto construction paper. happy bday robert! hope you (and your wife!) love your present!!