I'm starting to wonder if the amazing feeling you get when you create something ever goes away. After almost 20 years of sewing I can say for me it hasn't gone away yet. That incredible feeling of worth, being creative and pride to look at something and say,"I made that!". Someone said to me last weekend that sewing is like a therapy. In my life right now I can truly say it is. While most of my sewing goes towards creating for others this week I finished something for me!

Remember this post?! Yup. That one. From APRIL. I am proud to say that after many picking ups and putting downs my Socialite Dress is done! I love how it turned out. Hope to wear it to a wedding this weekend. 

As a little tip, when you're working on inserting the yoke into the v-neckline I found these steps extremely helpful:

1.) Before you do anything (including gathering) staystitch the neckline. To staystitch, simply use a basting stitch and sew on one layer of fabric directly on the seam allowance line. In this case 5/8".

2.) Follow Anna Maria's steps to gather and prepare the yoke.

3.) Before you pin the gathered neckline to the yoke, cut a "slit" in the neckline exactly at the point of the "V". Cut to the staystitch line.

Taking this one extra step will allow you to fit the neckline and yoke together without stretching, pulling or warping the neckline. I would recommend this pattern to anyone, especially beginners. It is a great shape and teaches you a lot of techniques that will be useful in future. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have!