ever since i got my new sewing machine i have spent pretty much every second either sewing up a storm or fondling and caressing the machine itself in a semi pervy way. i decided it was only right to get my paws on an awesome new pattern to see how the machine handles a pretty dress. i looked through vogue, burda and simplicity (hoping for new built by wendy patterns) and then came across a colette pattern in bits and bobbins flickr stream. all the patterns look great but i went for macaron because of the sweetheart neck line, the scalloped sleeves and the pockets!