I just wanted to pass along a link to Sew, Mama, Sew! blog, where they are doing a vintage smock sew-along. There is a free pdf pattern to download and 3 videos that help you along. Looks pretty cute and useful (lots of pockets!) and there are written directions also, if you have slow internet. This is the website...hope I know how to do a link, but if it doesn't work, I'm sure you could do a search: http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=475
Why, thank you Amanda! Spokanian sounds good to me (my husband calls us Spokanites). I have been lurking here on and off for a year or two, but not enough to "know" anyone yet...thanks for saying hi :-)