30 before 30: Sewing project 1

For my birthday this year I got a sewing machine. I was so excited I was going to be able to fix clothes, make curtains and generally make things.

First on the list was a new dress for Ren Faire, since my sister and I have been sharing one costume for the last.....several years. I got the dress pattern from my mom who bought it in 1974 and never used it.

Relearning how to thread a bobbin, thread a needle and work a digital sewing machine was fun. I learned to sew on my mom's Singer when I was about 10 and while most of the functions for my sewing machine are still the same, it is a little more high tech. There is a LCD display to select what stitch you want, width, and thread tension. There is a button you hold down to reverse the stitch, no more hand winding it backwards.

I learned how to use Bias Tape for elastic, and how much pressing seams before you sew them helps. :)

Overall this was a very fun and successful project. Not all the seems are straight and some of it will probably have to be re-sewn in the future but now that I have the hang of it I can't wait for my next project!