Our dining room table is pretty much a rotating surface for crafts and meals these days. I’ve had it on my to-do list to make art smocks for my 3-year-old girls to help save some clothes from the mess of paint, glue, and any combination thereof.
Spoonflower has a free pattern on their blog that I used to make these cross-back reversible smocks:
I left off the pocket to make things a little easier for me since I was making two. Of course the crisscross back was a little trickier than I thought it would be and I had to re-do the shoulders on the blue one even with the awesome video that is included on the Spoonflower site. I did the blue one second and got a little too confident I knew what I was doing without reconsulting the video.
So dang cute! And practical to boot! I had the same idea about the cross backs growing with them and also easier to launder as well as put on/take off than something with long ties! Probably more comfortable, too.
Yaaaas! Smocks for the win! I’ll have to keep this idea handy when my granddaughter is old enough to get messy crafting with me! Your versions are adorable.
These look so pretty! I just bought a pattern on Etsy for a slightly more dress-like adult version of these, and I’m looking forward to making it when my health is doing better. I love the wrap-over apron style–it was very popular when I was living in Japan, and it’s SO much easier to deal with than ties/buttons, etc. I bet your girls are delighted to coat them in mess!
Adorable and I like that they cover the back too. many a times I have sat in paint or pulled my pants up or some other odd movement with a smock on and still got paint on me.
Oooooh yeaaaaaah! Your wonderful project is one of this week’s Featured Projects! 