Shift dress Sew Along!

For the past year or so, I have been sewing clothes for myself and my daughter. There is no issue of fit as such for my daughter. My usual approach is, if it's too big, she can wait to wear it and if its too small, well then, her cousin gets lucky. As for myself, I have been lucky with knit garments and the fit has been ok. For wovens, the fit can definitely be improved, for example this dress could use some alteration in the shoulders and in the bust area. (I still love this dress and wear it every chance I get:-))

I have wanted to participate in a sew along for a while, even before I started this blog. I always found out after the event had ended or the project itself was intimidating. I came upon this while catching up on my favorite blogger Ms. Carolyn of  Diary of a sewing fanatic, and just in time, too. I went out and bought the pattern and grabbed myself a badge for my blog!

The pattern itself is quite retro but its a simpler silhouette and quite wearable. I have a few fabrics in my stash that I could use for this.

A few people have asked whether I went to class to learn how to sew.. mostly my teachers have been all the wonderful bloggers out there and you tube. This sew along should be a learning experience for me.. can't wait!