Guest Post By Margy Hood. Her work has been featured in several issues of Sew Beautiful magazine. Find her on Instagram @margyhood Over time I’ve learned that the more effort put into planning and prepping a project, the less likely I have to “un-sew” (aka: use my seam-ripper), and the more enjoyable sewing is. I learned a lot on my last project, and want to thank @DressThemDearly for allowing me to guest-blog and share both the successes and failures of that project with you. A friend recently called and asked if I could make a birthday dress for her daughter, Mary Charlotte. What she envisioned was Mary Charlotte…smocked on a…