Draft a pattern - mine is drafted for a 3 year old. You could make it bigger or smaller by adding or subtracting a cm or so all around to go up or down a size (no need to be exact as this is a very free fitting pattern).

Cut out pattern pieces as indicated on pattern. Your pieces will look something like this...

With right sides together, sew arm and back together at raglan seam (I have just overlocked to save time).

Repeat all around until your smock looks like this... (back attaches to sleeve to front to sleeve to back)

Take  a little break... Hmmm...comfy concrete!

Neaten end of sleeves with overlocker or zig zag, then with right sides together sew underarm seams on both sides.

Neaten around neckline and bottom hem with overlocker or zig zag stitch.

Turn neckline under 1 cm to allow for elastic.  Do the same for the sleeves (not pictured).  Allow opening in sleeves for elastic to be pushed through.

Use a safety pin to secure the elastic and thread through the neck casing.

Sew one end of elastic casing to secure before gathering up and securing other side.  Thread elastic through sleeve casings also, secure elastic and close openings (not pictured).  Thread elastic through wrist seams, secure and sew up openings (not pictured).

hem back openings and bottom hem (not pictured).

Attach two pieces of hook and loop velcro to back edge - making sure hook is attached to right side and loop to underside (or vice versa).  Match position of velcro with both sides before sewing.

Press and hang and you have finished!  Great for rainy day play.

A stipey number made by me and photographed on a sunny autumn morning...

Hilarious! Isabella has kindly posed for me for some pics!! Love the poses.

This top is great to wear as it has a large neck opening which is concealed with the overlapping shoulder seams.

I'm sharing today over at Kootoyoo.

I now have a total of ten squares (nine pictured as Juliette stood on one with her muddy shoes at the last minute!)...

I think I will aim for a four by four square quilt and will use white cotton strips between the squares.  I think it will live on our couch and be used for cold winter evenings.  Check out the inspiration for this quilt by clicking on 'scrappy quilt along' button on right of my blog.

Every little boy and girls' room needs a bunting!  I made this one with scraps from my sewing stash and some yellow ribbon.  I love using my pinking shears (when they are sharp!).  Because these flags are sheared there was no need for sewing until attaching them to the ribbon. The bunting is double sided so that it can hang from the roof too.  (Note: if you have pinking shears and need them sharpened - Spotlight provide this service once a fortnight for $8 - handy!)

Here is Juliette getting cosy beneath the bunting in Isabella's room.  She loves climbing up on this chair and cuddling whoever is close by. 

This is one of my favourite flags - an Amy Butler print.

Since I had the camera out, I snuck in this photo of Stefan and Issie - Daddy is teaching Isabella about corn and they are checking on the spring onions and spinach.  We were watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution the other night and couldn't believe that some 17 year olds in America didn't know that milk came from cows or that eggs came from chooks - they must have missed out on all this!

Just took these photos for fun this morning.  My button stash is getting quite impressive and Issie and I managed to line these all up and take some pics before Juliette woke to destroy them!

I love butttons...and I love these little pics of Juliette in Hoochie Coochie this morning - making herself comfortable on a sweet pink chair!  Ooh, I could just eat her up!! (As Grandma would say...)

I made an inner casing which I stuffed with polyfill then made a separate heart shaped pillow case and left an opening which has an invisible zip to close.

Heart pictured here with Isabella's knitted bear I made her when she was a bub - a pattern by Debbie Bliss.  These heart cushions make a great gift for little girls - just the right size for good winter cuddles!

I've been doing a bit of knitting lately...

This little beanie was super quick as I combined an 8ply (cherry mohair) and 4ply cream baby wool to create a textured 12 ply yarn which knitted up nice and fast!  The pattern was very simple - knit, knit all the way and just decrease at the crown.  My sister has a glut of buttons which she inherited from a friend who used to work at a haberdashery store - so I used one from her stash to decorate the front.  Stefan is also pleased that I managed to squeeze a couple of beanies in for him! Gotta keep your man happy.

Today my little darling Juliette turned one!  She is looking so grown up with her little piggies!

This is her 'birthday dress'.  Details are below.

We had a lovely morning tea with some friends...

Here is the little top she is wearing in the first shot - a little stretch knit with button shoulder.

Happy Birthday!!