Expert seamstresses don't like projects that anyone can do or are cheap and available in any department store. What would be the pleasure in making a pair of blue jeans – those can be found in any Gap. No, people who love to sew like to take on unusual projects and what could be more unusual than making a dress from vintage pattern books. Imagine the delight in your fanciful seamstress's eyes when she creates designs fitting for a Henry James novel.