adventures of a non-perfectionist, experimental, beginning dressmaker

I am trying to sew.

I am not a perfectionist, I barely pay attention to details.

I do not remember much from home economics classes.

I do not follow patterns.

I use old clothing and old sheets instead of buying fabric.

I do not know what I am doing.

Utube had lots of amazing videos.

There are lots of amazing ideas on the many blogs out there.

I have failed on a few projects (Saturday's dress/skirt experiment did not work out at all... but I did adapt it and wore it as a strapless top today?! no one but my kids and husband saw it!)

 But today I succeeded.

It is not perfect (so not!)

But I love it.

I will wear it proudly.

Each piece of the dress tells a story to me.

The bottom is the bottom of a shirt I wore when I was pregnant with Levi but didn't want anyone to know yet.

The middle is a non-descript black t-shirt I wore after I had Owen and Levi... it was loose enough to hide a bit of baby weight.

And the top is the top of a dress my husband brought back from Hawaii for me- to suprise me for Mother's day. The dress did not work at all for me so I took it apart and used the top for this. I love the top because of his thoughtfulness, and it is pretty awesome too!

And together, they make a totally comfy, casual dress that I created!

So if I can do this... what can you do? what have you done? any tips? any hints?