New book!

Despite the horrible headache and actively-draining nasal discharge (gotta love sinus infections!) I dashed to Borders after work to pick up the glorious new book I've been obsessing over for weeks. My review? It's AWESOME! It's exactly the kind of sewing book I've been waiting for. It's all about dresses (which I wear about 85% of the time), it's all about how to take a basic pattern and adapt it to the awesome idea in your head. There are 25 projects in the book, and only two of them I dislike. Actually, dislike isn't the correct word, they just aren't my style. They would be totally cute on someone else. There's a military inspired dress with cargo pockets (not me at all), and this layered-illusion dress that really isn't me either. I like to layer for real not fake (seriously, I honestly don't remember the last time I wasn't wearing a cardigan or jacket). The other 23 patterns ROCK! I honestly can't decide what I want to do first. All in all, totally excited. The book recommends fitting a muslin before hacking into nice fabric, which is a good idea no matter what you're doing. I've cut out the pattern and pieces for the "Sheath" dress in muslin, and plan to sew it up tonight. Hopefully it wont have to be altered too much so I can get started on a project later this week!
Three cheers for great new project books.