Over half way done and I’m still going strong! In this group I have my first repeat although
it easily could be more. One of the
downsides of Me Made May is tracking what you wore each day when you have some
new favorites freshly completed. I know
I’m not the only one who after finishing something feels the need to wear it
all the time and figures if different people see you wear it than its ok to
wear it a couple days in a row. However
taking daily photos makes this glaringly obvious and probably a bit boring for
viewers who aren’t me. I’m attempting to
exercise some restraint until June when I won’t have the evidence staring back
at me. It does help that I’m on a huge
sewing kick (I even gleefully had a couple marathon tracing sessions which I normally
avoid like the plague) with days getting both longer and warmer so I’ve had a
number of new options. I’ve always
preferred my warm weather wardrobe and find so much more inspiration to sew all
of the things. Things would be a bit
harder if we were all doing Me Made March like Zo originally did.
Day 5
This is my all-time favorite Renfrew. It’s my favorite color (turquoise) and the
rayon knit is super comfy. Too bad the
teeny, tiny 1/8” stripes photograph so terribly.
Day 6
In my quest for all things Deer & Doe I could hardly overlook
Plantain, a free t-shirt pattern. I bought
this fabric specifically for the pattern and almost wish I hadn’t. It’s printed slightly off grain so who knows
what will happen after I wash it. Regardless
there will be more Plantains in my future.
Plus I wore this will sewing yet another D&D pattern: Chardon.
Day 7
A Sewaholic twofer today!
Warm weather in Seattle means I got to bring out a favorite skirt from
last summer. In my mind few fabrics say
summer quite like seersucker. While I wore
it with a Renfrew it might look better with a Nettie to better show off the
pieced yoke. And yet another project is
added to the list…
Day 8
It was cold and rainy today and seemed very fall like so
this plaid flannel 90’s throwback felt appropriate. During my wardrobe rotation this was in my “needs
to be cleaned before being put away for the season & yet not too dirty to
wear” pile. I can’t be the only one who
has one of those, right?
Day 9
Built by Wendy: Rock the Boatneck
This was my first make from Built by Wendy’s book Sew U:
Home Stretch and I’m not super in love with it.
There’s plenty of things I’d change for next time but am really fond of
the navy & cream striped cotton knit.
One day I may finally get around to tweaking it a bit more (I seriously
took the side seams in a ton!) but for now it works when I’m cleaning &
moving stuff around. Plus it worked for
the Friday theme of blue.
Day 10
Two makes to show today.
My school was having an open house in the evening so most of the day was
spent rearranging rooms and setting everything up. I just barely had time to go home, bake
brownies & change into my Chantilly before heading back to school. While setting up, everyone was trying to
figure out what to wear and thinking it should probably be something we
made. A lot of people defaulted to black
but I figured this was a great chance to rock some polka dots. Plus I have shoes the perfectly match those
dots!
Day 11
Kitschy Coo Lady Skater
Yet another to be blogged make! Needless to say this pattern makes a perfect
casual yet 100% pulled together dress that is easy to wear. It worked out great for Mother’s Day when
there were no set plans; I knew I was ready for anything wearing this.
Day 12
I made this dress last year in the early fall and only managed
to wear it once before it got too cold. So
I was excited to wear it again after thinking about it all winter long. It’s mostly orange ditzy floral printed linen
and my favorite part just might be the origami like flounces on the
shoulders. I’m so glad I didn’t decide
to toss them.
Day 13
Another all Sewaholic day. This was a favorite combo last summer and was
thrilled to finally wear it again. The shorts
went together pretty quickly and only took a little taking in to fit
properly. I think a few more pairs are
needed this summer with front running ideas being grey chambray and polka
dotted challis. This is probably my
perfect shorts pattern and four Almas may not be enough.
Day 14
Simplicity Cynthia Rowley OOP #?
This is actually the very first thing I used my serger
on. I wore it once, decided it might be
a bit sheer in direct sunlight and it didn’t fit the best and has been taking
up closet space ever since. I wish the
sleeves were a bit shorter and that I had a better belt to wear with it. I like the contrast of the brown leather but it’s
a little too big and there’s no way to make it smaller. This may become a “just at home” dress.
Day 15
This is my first try at the Chardon skirt and once again
am pleased with the results of a Deer & Doe pattern. Once again I can’t help but think a Nettie
would be perfect for a skirt like this to really show off the waist. I picked this shirt mainly based on footwear
and don’t think it’s the best pairing but also not too bad either. I seem to be lacking in tops to wear with
skirts that hit at or just above the waist.
Everything I have just seems too bunchy after tucking in but when not
seems to cover up the skirt design features.
I plan on making another version with the back bow and would hate to
cover up that added cuteness.
Day 16
This Friday’s theme was: Too Pretty to Wear Pants, and it
was the perfect time to debut my latest dress.
After a few minor alterations I think I have my perfect dress and yet
another Deer & Doe win. Something must
be in the sewing air as I was making this the same time Oona was making her
voile flyaway pants since we both brazenly chose not line them. And I smile every time I think about it.
Day 17
Project Runway
Some days you just have to ignore the sewing & other
assorted crafting and clean. And I’m talking
real cleaning, not checking for stray threads or lint in your serger, but
actual here’s my scrub brush & that is a toilet. They type of thing I never enjoy the process
of but always feel better about the results.
And this always seems like a good time to wear those makes that you just
don’t wear for whatever reason. With this
dress I tried a new silhouette but don’t think it’s the most flattering for
me. I like photo #2 where I pulled it in
at the waist creating some waist definition so much better but will likely keep
this as a cleaning dress rather than go back and try and alter it.
Day 18
Deer & Doe Plantain
My 1st repeat & I fully admit I had to
quick check out my previous photo to make sure I styled it differently. This time I went more casual with straight
leg jeans and Converse. Wearing it again
simply reminded me that I need to whip out a couple more versions.
I hope everyone is enjoying Me Made May and not feeling
too stressed about keeping to their pledges!
I've just made that boatneck tee from Sew U Strtetch - just about to photograph it so that I can blog it in fact. I found that the sleeves were way wide too :-/ Anyway, you're in for the swap, I'll be in touch
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