New Dress

 For my sister's wedding, I sewed myself a new dress. My sewing experience has been pretty sporadic, and my last attempt at a dress, during my senior year of high school, turned out pretty laughable—just ask my mom, I can guarantee she will laugh. So for this attempt I not only made sure to purchase an easy, beginner pattern but I also proceeded under adult supervision. And it turned out to be a great success! At least I really like my new dress. And I had the opportunity to learn a couple new sewing skills; I can now successfully make gathers and tack down lining. (The gathers is an especially good skill to know since my first attempt at gathers is the main reason my last attempt at a dress was so laughable.)