That does sound very pretty. Kinda wish I knew how to sew! I've started to learn a few times, but don't have a sewing machine around any more. Not to mention material is expensive...which is too bad. It'd be nice to be able to make dresses that suit me better than the ones I can find in stores.
I bet craigslist has sewing machines...
I inherited my mom's old machine which I have so far used to make curtains of doooooom for the living room and nothing else. I do intend to do more. Once we've done the basement and there's room for the overflow from the spare room I can have it all set up and usable. Not sure I'd make dresses but, say, a heavy dog blanket they don't chew up right away would be nice.
My mom was a wonderful seamstress, but she couldn't teach me; I was clumsy-fingered and she was short-tempered so it just didn't work. I taught myself to sew one summer when I was away from home and bought a old, old Singer for $8 (tells you how long ago that was). I just made stuff and threw it away until I finally figured out how to sew.
I sewed for years but then gradually gave it up. I was totally amazed at the price of fabric when I thought about taking it up again. I think it is a combination of amount of clothing available now (thanks to free trade) and the speciality aspect of the finer fabrics now. I can remember, and this is really dating me now, when polyester burst on the fabric market, and it was very, very expensive for the time.