I was taught to sew by hand. I’m good and sewing by hand, though it takes quite some time to do. Terry got me a refabbed Project Runway Edition Brother sewing machine and it is awesome. It’s easy to use and maintain, it has a ton of great stitches and has been a big help with making our youngest daughters quilt. Her quilt is still unfinished as I need to get more thread and ribbon but the machine is awesome none the less :P

That being said, the last time I made anything from a sewing pattern was back in HomeEc class. Yet our oldest daughter has faith in me and has gotten a pattern for a Jessica McClintoock full on gown that she wants me to make and adjust in time for the Naval Ball...in a few months. I am fully freaked out.

Reading patterns for me comes across as harder than reading a map...but I need to figure it out. Thankfully, she has some a-line gowns that I can rip up. My plan is to rip up those old gowns and use the fabric to make a dry run of the modified McClinktock pattern before we go out and buy the good fabric for making the final run of the dress.