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long time lurker here, which i'm sure everyone was at one point. it's only b/c it took a hell of a long time to get an lj code.  gahd, that was such a bitch.
anyway, i've been sewing for quite a while.  more seriously over the past 7 months or so b/c 1) i was away from home.  my mom knows how to sew but everytime she tried to teach me it was like, look & learn.  she didn't seem to trust me so much w/her machine. raah.  so, i got my own.  and 2) i -needed- something to keep me busy on the weekends.  my social life in college is like...non-existant =/ i also do other types of crafts, but sewing is my expertise (somewhat). sooo, here's some of the stuff i've made:

this was the first skirt i made...ever.  so that was with the help of my mom.  then i used the leftover material to make the tube top:




and the rest. i am really too lazy to individually explain each one, but i am sure they speak for themselves. if not, feel free to ask:

     
 



AGH, and big big question:  i cannot sew knits for my -life-. even after using a ball point needle & playing around with all the stiches on my machine, it still turns out curly.  how in the world do you people do it?