auntpiggylpn

I decided today that I would teach myself how to smock. It's pretty easy using the polka dot fabric and I think my first attempt came out pretty darn good! I will be making a wristlet purse out of these 2 pieces (saw a picture on Pinterest). Anybody else do smocking?? I think I will venture into doing some smocking on other prints but I am assuming I will have to mark the fabric - any words of wisdom?

gingerella

That is really cute !!! I would never have thought of smocking like this. It's good.

alikat110

Cute. Never tried it before. Really simple?

auntpiggylpn

Yep! Here's the pictorial tutorial that I used http://zakkainspired.blogspot.jp/201...que-tried.html

alikat110

Thanks for the link.....
May need to find some polka dots!

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

I love smocking on little girls clothes. It makes anything look special.

coopah

Cute, cute, cute. I did it long ago and used gingham. But those polka dots are terrific!

QuiltE

Me too!!!... I did a lot of it using gingham in all different sizes.

Funny enough, I thought about it the other day, and was thinking about doing some again.

katesnanna

I can remember my Mother doing this when I was a child. I had a dress which she smocked but I mainly remember her doing on baby clothes. I can remember her ironing the paper to transfer the dots onto the fabric.

When my eldest was expecting her first I discovered machine smocking when I sewed a stitch onto the wrong side of T shirting fabric I was using to make baby nighties. Haven't done it since.

sewmerry

I've done a fair bit of smocking for my GD . It is a really neat way to make anything look extra special and turns an ordinary gingham dress into a party gown. I've done the gingham and also carefully marked dots at 1/4" intervals to make my own design. Never saw the polka dot method so now I have another 'to do' project before I forget how to do it. Thanks for the tip.