Things I sewed in 2011. Can you tell I love Wiksten? I've come a long way since making my very first piece of clothing (the red Tova Dress) a year ago. But I'm going to go even further in 2012! One of the biggest things I've learned is to always wash and dry the fabric a few times (not just once!) before you sew to prevent puckering, which happened in the striped shirt shown above.