i used to sew myself a lot of clothes when I was younger (and much skinnier!). When my daughter was growing up, I sewed a lot for her too. When she got married, I made the 3 bridesmaids' dresses. The dresses were a fairly simple style because none of the 3 lived here. The dresses were fitted when they arrived a couple days before the wedding. That was 20 years ago and I haven't sewn clothes since then.