Smocking, Revisited!

I'm back at it, smocking revisited... if you will. I signed up for another class, a refresher; it was completely necessary, my old brain couldn't remember one smocking thing I'd learned after I had quilted two quilts and spent a week doing other things. I finished my second sample piece and that pleased me enormously. I really do LOVE the peace that handwork brings, and this is something brand-new to me. I'm brave (or stupid) enough to post my sample and I'm not all that displeased with the result except for the flowerette in the next-to-the-left diamond, it's askew due to the fact that I miscounted when constructing that trellis frame. Ooops; live and learn. I'm on to another project, white smocking on a teeny-tiny white dress for a christening gown. When I saw the pattern with the satin ribbon weaving in and out of the neckline and those minuscule pearl embellishments it was too late, I was already over the edge.

Life is Good!