Turn the bottom edge to the wrong side an additional 1/2" and press with an iron. Pin in place. Sew along the inner folded edge. Set aside. Make the Sleeves: Using the sleeve template, cut two sleeve pieces out of the remaining unsmocked fabric. ...
They may likely get distracted halfway and need to watch a movie, or eat a snack. Emily stuck at it because she was motivated by her desire to wear it to school that day. I must be prepared to watch them sew crooked seams, draw thick ugly sewing lines all over the fabric, have the...
The amount of fabric you use for smocking is bigger than the amount you need to make an unsmocked item for a child. For this reason, use a smocking pattern and take gauge into account. Work with a test sample 3 inches (7.62 cm) wide and see how much smaller it becomes when you hav...