I’ve been whining for the past couple days on Twitter about wanting to know if dressmaking is easier or harder than quilting.

The reason I ask is because I am comfortable as a seamstress, and so don’t want to take on a project that is going to bore me.

I finally used my new machine today (new being a relative term, but then I haven’t sewn since 6 months before Grandmom moved to Morgantown, so it’s been awhile), and after initial battles that resulting in (GASP) reading the instructions, everything seems to be working well. Not thrilled with the low/slow power, but as it was a gift, can’t complain too much, can I?

Click through for two outfits I’ve made; these were probably my two most complex projects:

Pics are lousy I know, but that’s what I had at hand to easily scan.

So I’m hoping I can take on more than a basic beginners project, but don’t want something that’s going to frustrate me too much.

Also, I’ve made patch quilts before, for babies and grandmothers, but like most of my sewing projects, that was years ago. But I’m really hoping to get into the swing of things quickly. Haven’t decided if I’m going to knot or quilt–quilting seems extremely daunting, but it also seems kind of relaxing for a winter evening.