failed attempt

Barbara asked me to make three summer nighties for Maria. It was a daunting task, simply because I'm not a good seamstress. But, bravely, I took it on.

I finished laying out the pattern, cutting, and marking the fabric. While sewing the facing onto the armholes, it occured to me, "I haven't had to rip out anything (common for me) yet." Two seconds later it hit me...I forgot the sleeve ruffle! That's when I began to doubt myself. Did I attach the wrong lace? Is it going to be too long? Did I use the wrong color thread? And then there was the bottom ruffle fiasco! I finished the little nightie and am vowing never to attempt another garment.

I never said I was a good mother.