My first smocked dress!

I just finished my first project with hand smocking.  I'm pretty tickled at how it came out so I wanted to share some pics.     The pics with my daughter *in* the dress didn't turn out so well, so I had my husband take some of my dress dummy wearing it.  The pattern is "Amy" from Children's Corner and the back is smocked in the same pattern and colors as the front. 



Here is a close shot of the smocking:
 

-Katy (aka wondergirl's mom)

   

Beautiful job! It came out gorgeous, i wouldnt know it was your first try thats for sure. I love seeing non traditional fabrics used for girls dresses. Dont get me wrong, i cant pass up the cutsey, but its refreshing to see lizzards on a dress now and then!

That is a gorgeous job!

Wow thats amazing. I too love the bright non floral print for a dress.  I've never smocked but sure love the look.

WOW you did a great job!!!!!!! If that is your first project I can't wait to see what it looks like after you get some practice. 

Oh my gosh - I'm so impressed!  This is beautiful.  What a treasure you've created.
Stacey

Great job!

That is beautiful. I remember smocking in Girl Scouts but have not tried it since. I absolutely love the timeless look of smocking.

That is really beautiful. That is something I want to learn! Is it difficult?

you did great! ( I 'm a hand smocker too)  I have the Amy pattern too, but haven't attemped it. 

Missy
visit my blog    http://fairychildheirlooms.wordpress.com/   to see what I've smocked!

madre-adoptiva, smocking is not terribly hard.  I took a class to get the basics, but you could learn from a good book, too.  I think the hardest part of smocking is patience.    There was another post on here somewhere about beggining smocking...  Can't find it right now, but good books to look at to try to learn are Ellen McCarn's English Smocking book as well as the A to Z's of smocking (I think that one was put out by Country Bumpkin Press).

Fairy child Heirlooms (Missy), you have made some gorgeous dresses!  Ahhh..  Some inspiration to go pleat up another project.    

nice work!!!

You did a fantastic job. I have yet to do a smocked dress.

OMG!!!! That is precious!

Wow!  Great job.  Smocking is on my list of things to try, but way down there!  I've got so many things I want to try and not enough time to try them all!  I am very impressed!