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Caroleen
10-04-2008, 02:57 PM
Just wanted to share the dress I've been working on. Thanks for looking.
Caroleen
10-04-2008, 03:14 PM
Sorry I uploaded the picture but its in cyberspace somewhere. I don't know what went wrong. It says that the picture was too large, when I went back, but its smaller than the jpg is allowed. ????? Help!!!
Caroleen
10-04-2008, 03:19 PM
I think I finally got it. This is for my first granddaughter who is now 15 mos. Have smocked quite a few dresses for her. After 3 sons and 5 grandsons what a joy to sew for a little girl.
susank
10-04-2008, 03:50 PM
Pretty!!! I've never learned how to do smocking. Is it a lot of work?
Sew So Happy
10-04-2008, 04:02 PM
That is just beautiful! I wish I knew how to smock. You are blessed to have tha talent!
Caroleen
10-04-2008, 07:51 PM
Thank you so much. Smocking is not hard at all just time consuming. The most difficult part of the whole process is sewing up what you have smocked. Sewing up smocked garments is a little different than regular patterns and you have to learn a few things over again but I love it.
artsiegirl
10-04-2008, 08:02 PM
You did a beautiful job on that dress! She can treasure that forever!
Lisaa
10-04-2008, 08:19 PM
How pretty! What a lucky little girl!!
Granny313
10-04-2008, 09:50 PM
Beautiful dress! I have always wanted to learn to smock also. Have never had the time to sit down and do it tho.
kidzbizz
10-05-2008, 12:10 PM
What a beautiful dress. She is going to be showing off in that dress.

Judie
debmac
10-05-2008, 06:23 PM
You did such a good job. I love it. I know that she will be pretty as a pumpkin.
stitchcrazy
10-06-2008, 06:33 AM
My machine dealer offers classes on smocking on the embroidery machine in the hoop. I haven't taken this class yet, but I plan to. The garments they've smocked have turned out beautifully. For those that don't have the patience to do it by hand, this may be a fun alternative for you to try.
idesign
10-06-2008, 08:23 AM
The dress is darling! Take pictures with her in it, and make a frame using the Embroidables Halloween designs!

Carol
Pedal Pusher
10-06-2008, 02:33 PM
I remember my grandmother making me smocked dresses. She didn't have a pleater, just tucked it by hand (can you imagine).

This is a very lucky little girl, hope her Mom knows it.

Donna
Shanda
10-06-2008, 07:26 PM
What a beautiful dress. You do wonderful work. I bet she will love it! It is so much fun to sew for little girls!!!:0)

Hugs,
Shanda
haydensmom
10-24-2008, 07:27 AM
Wow that is so pretty!! I'm not sure I would have the patience (or the time with two little ones) to do something like that.
Becca
10-25-2008, 05:10 AM
Oh my goodness, I love smocked dresses. I always put them on my daughter when she was a little baby/child. I wish I knew how to do smocking!!!