Hi everyone, my sister loved it. I'm now making another for another sister that got green with envy and asked for hers in advance of her birthday. starrgirl, the stitch I used is the most basic one: the straight (or running stitch). Really! What gives it structure is the combination of using buttonhole or upholstery thread and using a technique called flat felled seams. Lauriana has a There's a how-to on flat-felled seams here. The only downside to this technique is that it's hard to make alterations without redoing the entire seam because you can't have unknotted ends. That compromises the seam. Try this on patterns that you already know have a good fit.