I’ve just finished my first project with the new sewing machine: a jeans pattern made in a stretchy, slinky red knit. I had to spend a lot of time puzzling out the directions, and made a fair number of mistakes, but the point was to learn some new sewing techniques, and the pants really aren’t bad. I can definitely see wearing these out dancing sometime.
My next project will be a pair of pants, based on the same pattern, made of silver lycra with quilted-on brocade panels in electric blue.