sew ready

In preparation for the upcoming Star Wars night at AT&T Park on Labor Day, I've borrowed a sewing machine from Speedy to make my R2D2 costume. Now I won't be creating the dress from scratch since that is much too difficult for someone who has never sewn anything more complex than a quilt. But I'm positive that I'm capable of applique-ing blue scraps of cloth to a pre-made white dress. I just want this to look a little more polished than my hand-sewn Marge Simpson costume.

So I've succeeded in threading the machine. What's next, you crafty chingra?