Do you remember my my one yard fabric stash? I was determined to sew something with them so I took 2 of them and made this. The front polka dot is a double gauze, the back is some barely pink, soft cotton blend.
I really, really like this smock because it is so comfortable to wear, never mind if it looks like a pyjama top! The 2 fabrics are super soft, perfect for this smock.
I really, really like this smock because it is so comfortable to wear, never mind if it looks like a pyjama top! The 2 fabrics are super soft, perfect for this smock.
This is a free Nani Iro pattern that I have wanted to sew for a long time. The instructions for the pattern can be downloaded here: pocho smock pattern but you have to draw it out yourself. If you cannot understand the instructions, Yifarn has kindly made an english translation. While you are at her blog, do take a look at her pretty completed smock.
As for the pattern, my fave part is how the middle of the front is sewed together to form a placket. The worst part was the collar, I had the most difficulty with the collar. First it was the gathers, I couldn't make nice gathers and kept having to re-do them many times to get the right length gathered. Then I sewed that collar on 3 times!!! I think the problem is that I cut the collar on the bias, that's because initially I thought the neck was just bias binding, my mind wasn't working properly. It was only after ripping it out the second time that I realised I should have cut 2 pieces of fabric for it and not just one. On my 3rd try, with 2 pieces of fabric, the collar still looked wonky because of the bias cut fabric. But I gave up! One of these days if I feel up to it, I will rip it out and re-do, but for now, I've had enough :) By the way, the armhole is super big, and gives rise to under-garment exposure every time I raise my arm, and I do intend to move my arms when I am wearing this smock, so I closed it up by about 2 inches. Problem solved.














