New Adventures: Sewing

I've wanted to learn to sew for a long time now. I'm sure my mom has wanted me to learn to sew too. Considering that at least once a month I say, you could sew that for me right. Well I finally bit the bullet and decided to learn. I knit the top for this very cute little dress and stalled out on finishing it because I hadn't taken it to my mom to do the sewing yet. I decided it would be a perfect first project, since it was readily available. So, we got started.
I did all the sewing myself, under my mom's supervision and direction. I'm certainly no expert, but I think for a first project this looks really good.
I had trouble with the back, so please don't look to closely.
I'm excited to start sewing and can't wait to work on another project. I think knitting will always be my first love, but I like the speed with which you can finish larger projects in sewing.
If I had knit the entire dress it would have taken me weeks, if not months. (I don't get a lot of free time) With sewing I was able to do the skirt in an afternoon.
My model looks cute in anything, but this dress looks especially cute on her. For those interested, this is the Two Summer Sundress. Available as a free Ravelry download. I didn't really like the pattern very well. The button holes on the straps come out off center, which offends my OCD. The sewing instructions were far to vague for a novice like myself and I would have been totally lost without my mom, who just had me do it the way she would do it. And I'm not sure if it was me or the pattern but the sizing chart and I didn't get along. The end result is so cute that I might make it again, but I think I will use the pattern only as a general guideline.
Thanks for reading.