My conference paper isn't progressing well at the moment and neither is my sewing. I managed to put in pockets and sew all the seams, but the machine was just being a huge hassle. It was doing the thing where the threads get stuck somewhere in the bobbin or something and then there's threads all caught in there. I had to re-thread the machine pretty much every seam I sewed. So frustrating! I'm seriously getting ready to just sew the entire thing by hand. It'd probably be easier. Luckily the next part is gathering the back panel of the skirt, which I was planning to do by hand anyways. It's progress, but it's an uphill climb right now.