Today I finished an Easter dress for my daughter, Lily. It went perfectly and shockingly no part of it is driving me crazy. Usually there's something that is off that will bug me until I fix it. The thing for me to learn now is how to tie a nice bow on the back. As you can see I'm not so great at that. 
Im also very glad that I took the time to press every seam. It really does give it a polished look and actually made it easier to make less mistakes. As an added bonus the iron being on makes my room soo warm.
On the same trip to Joann's when I got the supplies for the dress I also got new pins, a cute sewing box (that I'll use only for my current project's supplies), and some supplies for other sewing projects and crafts. I must say that the upgrade on my pins have really made a difference. I used to have just metal headed pins (forgot the actual name) and they would catch in the machine on the feed dogs and even sometimes make holes in my fabric. They were getting dull also which didn't help matters. Now I have quilting pins which are longer and have a plastic round end. They just slide through the fabric without trace (at least in this project) and are WAY easier to find both in the fabric and on the floor. Being able to find them on the floor is great since my "sewing room" is my half of the master bedroom and my daughter also runs through there. I'm looking forward to an actual sewing room (or bigger sectioned off space) in our next house.
Upcoming sewing projects...
-2 beach wrap dresses
-a cute pin cushion
-a bath robe
-a dress for a wedding in October
-dress form cover
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