Sewing a Swing Dress!

I'm a beginner to sewing.  I got my Janome machine for Christmas 2009 and have made a few things.  Most recently I made some doll clothes for my niece.  That was a bit of an adventure because they're so small!  I'm now ready to try something a bit more ambitious, as in a dress...for me not a doll.  :)

I adore Casey's blog and she's doing a Swing Dress sew-along.  A sew-along is where a leader takes the participants through making the pattern.  Sew-Alongs are very popular and I've been deciding which one to latch onto and Casey's was it!

Here's the pattern I'll be making.  I'm excited and quite nervous!