Good for you, LenaBeena! You did it, and proved no one's too old to learn something new. The first dress I made was actually a jumper, and this was about 1978, when jumpers just looked like maternity sundresses. Gathered under the bust for an empire waist, and wide straps, there wasn't much to it. But darn those gathers! I guess it didn't help that I chose canary yellow CORDUROY! (I still can't believe my teacher approved that fabric when there were gathers.) The thread kept breaking, though I was being as careful as possible. I was an A student in every subject (except math) and so I wanted an A in Home Ec, too. But that project was only one of 2 all quarter. The other one (baking) i got an A, so I averaged a B. (Boo.) I cut up the canary jumper into the brightest sunshiniest book covers in the whole school.