Are You Sitting Down?
Aside from buttons, there is a finished sewing project! And not just ANY sewing project: This was my oldest sewing WIP. That's right--this dress has been AT LEAST 7 years in the making--potentially 8. I had learned to sew in sewing 4-H as a kid and hated it, so I didn't do any sewing until I bought my first house. Then there are all sorts of expensive-to-buy-but-easy-to-make things one needs, like curtains and that sort of thing. I also ended a 5-year relationship, and decided I needed to do something new to take my mind off things, so I bought a cheap little sewing machine from Costco. AND LOVED IT. Of course, I'd forgotten almost everything I'd learned, so this dress was maybe the second or third dress I attempted, and it was just too hard for me at that time. But it's made from a nice pin-wale corduroy (I think), and it has survived 2 moves, 2 shelving projects, and 7 years in a WIPs bin pretty nicely. I think these are the butt...