Stay clean. Stay cute! Wipe-clean oilcloth and soft quilting cotton combine with an all-around custom binding to create a full coverage Toddler Paint + Activity Smock that your favorite little one (and the little one's parents) will love.
The smock is designed with Velcro® at each shoulder, so it's easy to fit to the child. Once the shoulders have been set, you can simply slip it over the child's head when they're ready to paint, color, glue, or otherwise get creatively messy.
The Sew4Home team created this adorable project exclusively for Janome Canada followers. There's a full pattern to assemble and complete steps for cutting the main front panels as well as the overlapping back sections.
As you put together your smock, you'll get to learn/practice S4H's favorite tips for working with oilcloth (and other sticky substrates), as well as how to make and attach your own custom bias binding. There are even special notes on how and when to gently stretch your binding as your curve and when you don't want to do that.
Making custom binding is strongly recommended for this project. Not only does that open up a huge variety of colorful and fun fabrics to use; like the darling rainbow print S4H used, it also allows you to create a wider binding than what you can find in pre-packaged bias binding. In this case, a ½" wide binding is the best finish. Perfect time to use the Janome Quilt Binder set which finishes binding at 1/2" wide.
If you've worked with oilcloth or laminated cotton before, you know the back of it is usually not very attractive and can even be a bit scratchy and stiff. Because of this, S4H opted to line the smock with a standard quilting cotton. It makes the smock more comfortable to wear, and provides a pretty pop of color and design on the inside. The front pocket is also lined with the same cotton.
As always with our friends at S4H, each and every step is thoroughly explained with excellent photos throughout. Even if you're brand new on your sewing journey, you can do this – and you'll be so proud of the result.
The Toddler Paint + Activity smock is designed to fit a pre-school child 2 - 4 years of age. Print and assemble the paper pattern to insure it is right for you. The pattern and full instructions can be found under the INSPIRE tab/ SEW4HOME on Janome.CA.
Happy Sewing!
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