Jan's Smocking Blog

Anyone else get tired of picking names for their blog posts? I know I do. I'm not a writer, I'm a smocker and a sewist. Anyway, on...

First of all, I have to say thank you to everyone who left such sweet, lovely comments on my last post. I appreciate every one of them. Yo...

Yep, ribbons galore at the fair! In this pic, mine is the white smocked doll dress in the center. Ribbon was for "Best of Divis...

I have to apologize to everyone for not being able to see my blog. I've had trouble accessing my google account. Since I was finishing...

Another entry for the fair is done. I got the pattern from SB issue 102. It has tropical fish on the cover. Since stacked cables are...

For the smock plate I used AS&E issue 87 "Summer Blooms". For the dress pattern, use any you like. You can interchange s...

What a year this has been for me! I counted up all the outfits I have sewn up and I made 37! I tested a pattern for Ellie Inspired and...