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    Home » Life » DIY Kids Activities

    Sew a Simple Preschool Art Smock

    Published: Aug 13, 2015 · Modified: Jun 3, 2021 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 25 Comments

    Life is going to feel really weird starting next month - with Little C going to grade one and Little A going to preschool a couple of days a week, our home is going to feel so empty! While we're still enjoying summer to its fullest, we're also starting to get ready for school time. I've just finished sewing the cutest art smock for Little A's preschool, and I thought I'd share it with you today. I even drew out the free preschool art smock pattern so that you can make one for your preschooler too! Also, scroll to the bottom of this post for more adorable back to school DIY ideas from my Canadian blogging friends.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Little A LOVES to paint. It's one of her favourite activities! This DIY art smock is a great way to help keep her clothes clean, and it's really easy to sew.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Plus, you can ask your preschooler to pick out their favourite cotton laminated fabric and make an art smock that's just their style!

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    This smock simply slips over a child's head, and it's secured with ties at the back of the neck and on either side of the waist. Easy!

    Here's how to sew your own DIY preschool art smock.

    Materials:

    • 1 yard of laminated cotton fabric (I had this one in my fabric stash FOREVER, but you can find adorable laminated fabric like this dove one on Amazon) (<--- affiliate link)
    • ½ yard coordinating cotton fabric
    • rotary cutter
    • cutting mat
    • hard ruler
    • sewing machine
    • pins

    Instructions:

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Gather your supplies.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Cut the coordinating cotton fabric into FOUR strips that are 2" wide by about 44" long. Sew them together at an angle as shown above to make one long strip.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Fold the strip of fabric in half lengthwise and press. Open it back up, and then fold the two outer edges towards the pressed center line and press. You'll make a long piece of bias tape as shown above.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Print out your smock pattern pieces by clicking on these two links, saving the PDF pieces, and printing them (DON'T scale the PDFs when you print!). Piece A: Preschool Art Smock Pattern by The DIY Mommy Piece B: Preschool Art Smock Pattern by The DIY Mommy B Tape the pieces together to make a pattern as shown above.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Fold your laminated cotton, and then cut two smock pieces on it with the pattern against the fold. On one piece, cut a slit from the center of the neck down about 6". This will be the back piece.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Sew the shoulder seams of the front and back smock together - right sides together. I used my serger, but you could also use a sewing machine and finish with a zigzag stitch.

    Cut 4 pieces of the bias tape that you made that are each about 9" long. Fold the raw edges of one end of each piece inward, and stitch along that edge and the long edge to finish the pieces. Pin them to both sides of the front and back of the smock as shown, about 8" from the bottom edge.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Pin or clip (or just wing it, like I do) the rest of your bias tape around the perimeter of the smock as shown and sew it on. Sew some along the back opening as shown.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    To complete the art smock, turn the raw edge of your remaining bias tape inward, and then sew the edge and about a 9" length of the bias tape shut. Then, pin or clip the continued piece of bias tape around the neck of the smock and sew it to the smock as shown above. Once the neck is finished with bias tape, sew another 9" length of bias tape shut, folding its end inward and sewing it to complete the neck tie.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Voila! Your wee artist is ready to rock her preschool art class in style.

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Ain't she the sweetest?

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    I hope you've enjoyed this fun art smock tutorial!

    How to sew a preschool art smock: free pattern and tutorial!

    Come see some more back-to-school DIY ideas from my Canadian blogging friends!

    Back to School DIY Project Ideas

    Clockwise, they are:

    First Day of School Photo Prop from Fynes Designs

    DIY Emoji Notebook from Craftberry Bush

    Preschool Art Smock from The DIY Mommy

    Back To School Minion Treat Bucket +Free Printable Tag from Echoes of Laughter

    Kid Craft: Flower Pencil Bouquet from Suburble

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    • Free Printable Christmas Coupon Book for Kids
    • Our Pacific Coast RV Trip: Canada Down to Disneyland
    • Create an Easy DIY Advent Calendar - with crystals inside!
    • Fuzzy Crochet Chain DIY Easter Eggs

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Virginia Fynes

      August 13, 2015 at 5:21 am

      Sweetest little smock! Thanks for sharing the pattern!

      Reply
    2. Tara

      August 13, 2015 at 11:37 am

      Christina - this is ADORABLE! You are so talented. I want to make bigger versions of this for my own girls.

      Reply
    3. [email protected] of Laughter

      August 14, 2015 at 3:49 pm

      What a gorgeous project as always! You are so incredibly talented Christina! And you little model is incredibly adorable as well! Have a lovely weekend! Angie xo

      Reply
    4. Anne

      June 30, 2016 at 9:29 am

      I love it! I've got a Craft Gossip post scheduled for this evening that features your tutorial: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/?p=88595 --Anne

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        July 06, 2016 at 7:58 pm

        Thanks so much, Anne!

        Reply
    5. Denise/DIY Crush

      July 01, 2016 at 9:09 am

      So, so cute! Thanks for the free pattern!

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        July 06, 2016 at 7:58 pm

        You're welcome!

        Reply
    6. Our Home of Many Blessings

      July 16, 2016 at 7:04 am

      Oh My Gosh this is adorable!! Thank you for sharing I cant wait to make this!

      Reply
    7. Claire

      July 16, 2016 at 9:53 am

      Thank you sharing the pattern of this adorable smock.
      I love the laminated cotton you used.

      Reply
    8. LisaR

      November 15, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks for this cute pattern and instructions! I had made a backpack for my daughter's first day of preschool, and we had a big strip of laminated cotton left over. Happened across your blog searching for some use for the fabric (and get the five foot tall tube out of our craft room!). I'm not quite done stitching the bias tape, but my daughter already loves her smock.

      Reply
      • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy

        November 16, 2016 at 2:45 pm

        Awe, so happy to hear that!

        Reply
    9. becca

      April 08, 2018 at 9:16 pm

      While I'll admit to not being the most experienced seamstress, I got completely befuddled by the "sew at an angle" photo. I've never made bias tape and lined my fabric up square then sewed at an angle, leaving me with a Pentagon shaped fabric strip. From there I googled how to make a bias tape, ripped my stitches and moved on. I ended up with a successful project but for a beginner, I felt this tutorial could have used a few extra notes like *for detailed instructions on making bias tape, see here* then a link.

      Reply
      • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy

        April 11, 2018 at 8:55 am

        Thanks for the feedback, Becca! We are happy to hear you were able to make it 💜

        Reply
    10. Kim Hernanders

      December 20, 2018 at 4:31 pm

      great points altogether, you simply gained a new reader.
      What would you suggest about your publish that you made some days in the past?
      Any certain?

      Reply

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