Need a smock that's as unique as your child?
These pillowcase smocks are so easy to make and are an excellent alternative to throwing out old pillowcases. So far I've made them for my two boys, my niece and my two nephews. You'll be amazed at how good those old dinosaur pillowcases look!
To fancy 'em up a bit I used decorative brads on a couple (ex: flowers, dinosaur bones, etc). They make great gifts for children in school or budding artists!
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Pinking shears |
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1. Using pinking shears, cut a shallow 9- or 10-inch-wide slit for the head and about a 6K-inch slit for each arm, as shown below. Have your artist try on the smock, enlarging any holes as needed and folding up the bottom hem to make the smock a comfortable length. Ours is folded up about 6 inches, which creates nice, deep pockets.
2. Make a few pencil marks to show where the hem should be, and take the smock off your child. Secure the folded hem all around the edge with several columns of four or five brads (found in the scrapbook aisles of craft stores). They should go right through the fabric; if not, poke a hole with a large needle first.
3. Flatten the brads' edges once they're through both layers of fabric. Though our smocks survived machine-drying well, if you want your smock to last a while, you may want to line-dry it.
Check out this month's issue of Family Fun for this and other great craft ideas!
Sylvia is a craft-obsessed freelance writer and mother of two adventurous little boys who loves to knit, bake, decorate forts and catch frogs. She’s also been known to be a tad bit prudish…
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I LOVE this! I have a stack of old pillowcases that would be perfect!
I know I was totally excited about these too! I had a stack in my laundry room closet that were perfectly good but the sheets were either stained (with markers) or torn (from scissors) and I didn't want to get rid of them. They turned out great as smocks!