Adding smocking to the Sweet Little Kisses sewing pattern to sew a quick simple knit dress for baby or toddler. Free smocking designs.

It is hard to believe but school has started up again for so many children. Here in New England, there are a few more days before that first day begins, but it is fast approaching. As sewists, we will soon be delving into sewing for Fall and then dare I say the holidays! I am hoping that there is tons of smocking in your future! So before you get started on all those projects, take a few minutes to get your pleater in great working order. Have you ever cleaned your pleater? I

I am back with the next in our Smocking: The Basics series. Today we are going to discuss fabric selection. Many different fabrics may be smocked, but some are definitely easier than others, so the purpose of today’s post is to give you a sense of where to start. What is the easiest fabric to work with, both from a pleating and smocking perspective? I mention both a pleating and smocking perspective because the two are not the same thing. In general, a loosely woven fabric wi