Learn to Smock!!

Ever want to learn to smock but feel intimidated by the look of all those row and rows?
Take a look at this little smocked top with ruffled shorts.
It's fun, it's colorful and it's done with SHORT rows of repeating stitches.

You can totally do this!!!
If you live near by this is the project I'm using to teach a beginning class at the store where I work

Just Sew in Highland, Utah

The class will be two sessions - One for teaching the stitches and one to help with sewing it all up.

Wednesday mornings - March 27 & April 10.

Maybe I will see YOU there. :)

The Silence is Broken . . .

This blog has been quiet for several months.
Lots of reasons but none worth going into detail about.
Just two 'foot notes.'

Alaskan Cruise

And Foot Surgery

A quiet blog DOES NOT mean no sewing, quilting or smocking.
On the contrary! There has been plenty of that.

Here are some pictures of recent projects.
The first is the smallest and took the longest!

This is grandson #11 - Mathew Barry modeling his Christening outfit.

That was ALL about LOVE!

This sweet dress is for one of my cousin's granddaughters. It was an auction item at the family reunion. The ruffles were lots of fun and the sash just makes me smile.
Watch for my ruffle tutorial in the next few weeks. I have a great new TRICK!

The last one speaks for itself. This was for Lucy Elizabeth. Her mother is a dear friend and after 3 boys, something special was in order for this darling baby girl.

First the dress - Washed silk Dupioni -- So soft, so classic.

The camera makes it look like shiny satin but real life was vintage silk!

Washing the Duponi was a new experience. It washed just fine. But ironing it was a project. 

It had to been ironed from damp to dry.

All good dresses need a slip.

Slip detail:

AND NOW . . . . 

DRUM ROLL, PLEASE . . . . .

Here's the darling mom and daughter. :)

Oh, Lucy! You are a princess!

See we may have been quiet but we have been busy!

Smocking Group Shout Out!!

The Sew Much Good Smocking group continues to produce beautiful things!

Some of us share pictures and some . . . .

Well, they need a little prodding!  You know who you are.

Here some of the latest pictures.

Kerry started smocking this Spring and made two look alike dresses for her granddaughters.

They are lucky girls in Arizona. :)

Now Kerry has a brand new granddaughter here in Utah.

This dress is for her special Christening Day.

The yoke is smocked in palest pink with pearl beads.

The skirt has 1" pleats, pintucks and wonderful cotton lace insertion.

Tinley will look like an angel for sure.

Bravo! Kerry!

Jacy has been at it again. This bishop's yoke dress is for Kate. Here's the front. Click on the picture and see the clever lace beading with ribbon sewn in the skirt. Cute, cute!

Here's the button band in the back. Very cute!

Here's Kate in the dress. What can you say about those adorable little legs in those adorable red shoes!? Adorable!

Here's Kate showing off her daisy and her dress! So adorable!

Here's Kate in the daisies! Three kudos, Jacy! Adorable dress, adorable photo, adorable Kate!!

Who wants to learn to smock?! You can do this!

Aren't they CUTE!

My smocking group has been meeting every other Thursday and getting things done!

Here are some picture's of Jacy's latest project.

Easter dresses for her two darling girls! 

Look at brother's matching shirt!

So Great! Good work Jacy! Especially getting them all sitting down and smiling!

I have been busy . . .

The holidays are over and the New Year is in full swing!!
It is definitely time to blog again here at Sew Much Good.
I have been busy smocking for some special people and here's the proof.

This is Mallory and she turned 8 today! 

Mallory is my nephew's daughter. That makes me her GREAT aunt.
She came by for her dress on Saturday and she looked like a Princess just trying it on.
We all LOVED the pink smocking with pearls, the pink cummerbund and pink sash.

It was just the right touch of COLOR.

Wait 'til she has a big 'poof' slip on so she can TWIRL!

LOVE THAT SMILE!

Happy Birthday, Mallory!!!

This next dress is a work in progress but I'd thought I give you preview.

The inspiration was from Gail Doan's Cute as a Button book. I was just smitten with look of the little buttons on the Bishop's yoke smocking.

This dress is for 2 year old Hannah, my youngest granddaughter.

Come back and see Hannah model the dress with the corduroy swing-jacket. Here she is in her Easter dress.

Hannah twirling with Big Sister.

See why I love to Smock!?!