My name is Tatjana and I'm a Canadian living in Stuttgart, Germany. It's a pretty conservative, yuppie-ish sorta city, so not much retro round here. I'm a born thrifter who would gladly trade this century or decade for another, but since I can't, I'll just settle for dressing like I can :) I got to take a trip home not too long ago, and brought back some fun vintage sheets n tablecoths that I hope will soon be a couple of fun skirts or dresses. This is my first craft-along in forever, so I'm pretty excited about getting retro with you all. Oh, and I should probably mention, I taught myself to sew when I was quite young, and after many doll dresses and wierd creations in high school I actually took a year of fashion design. I finally decided it was a much too cut-throat business for me though, and ended up a scientist. But I still have all those sewing skills, so if anyone has questions or needs any tips or help, just ask! I'm always happy to help :)