Me Made May Musings

I enjoyed challenging myself to wear my me mades. I had more than I thought, and some are staple pieces in my wardrobe. I think I wore either my black or blue linen pants every week. My Ebony raglan tees were in heavy rotation too.

I have realized the fabric is really important. I need more knit tops, and more from linen or softer cotton. I use quilting cotton as a wearable muslin, and in some cases it works out just fine. I think I just need to suck it up and spend more on fabric and give myself permission to let it go if the fit isn't the way I want.

I really like skirts and dresses, and it's probably the bulk of my me mades. Unfortunately my office is so cold I don't like wearing them as much. I finally bought some no show socks so hopefully that will help with wearing mary janes or "dressier" tennis shoes. I might try making some capri length leggings to see if that helps. It's frustrating, but an important factor to keep in mind as I make clothes.

I for sure did not have enough lounge/casual clothes. By Friday I just wanted to wear jeans and a t-shirt and on the weekends I'm in shorts or lounge pants and a t-shirt. I think too if I had more me mades in fabrics that feel cozy that I would wear them more on weekends.

I did make a pair of owl pj pants. I got stalled making a tank top to go with it as it didn't fit.

Lastly, I had a goal to wear all my me mades at least once. Below is what I didn't wear. Last weekend I pulled my modified Dress no 1 out of the proverbial corner and thought wow, why haven't I worn this. I sewed the pockets on and washed it, and then ran out of time during the week to wear. I will wear it soon. I'm going to hem the sleeves up a bit too. I pulled my Washi dress literally out of the back of the closet and wondered why I never wore it. I struggled a lot making it with the elastic shirring. I ripped out the shirring so it's a little looser fit, but I think it's fine. I'll wear and see what I think.

My green pencil skirt with brown polka dots doesn't fit. It gets wear so when I am back to that size I know I'll wear it again. My cabbage rose a line skirt just didn't get in the rotation because I didn't have my blue t shirt that I usually wear out of under bed storage and honestly a bit afraid it won't fit right now either. Ugh. I love it still and will wear again. Pants no 1 are also snug, so not something I wanted to wear. And lastly my beloved knit shark skirt doesn't fit either.

Me Made May Week 5

Tuesday I wore my Wren dress. Wednesday I wore shirt no 1 made from  shimmery shot cotton with my Zinnia skirt in a dark chambray and Thursday I wore my black linen pants with a tunic top.

Me Made May Week 4

I didn't get a lot of me mades in this week. I know I wore me mades Tuesday and Wednesday, but I am completely drawing a blank on what I wore and I didn't seem to take pictures. I am pretty sure they are repeats.

Thursday I wore my Moneta dress. This is the second one I made with a longer bodice. Saturday I wore my red knit skirt (2nd time)...it feels casual enough for weekend wear.

Me Made May Week 3

I started off on Monday with an Ebony Dress with 3/4 sleeves. I wear it with leggings and it feels like I'm wearing pjs. Tuesday was a second wearing of the unicorn tee. Wednesday I wore my black polka dot skirt. On Thursday, (no picture) I wore my blue linen pants. Saturday I wore a refashioned skirt. I also wore my owl pj pants this week.

I have continued frustration wearing skirts/dresses at work. The workplace is so cold. I often wear socks and I don't always like how that looks. I also find it tedious taking pictures. There's never enough light and I don't have a lot of patience for setting up shot. I know the challenge isn't about the pictures.

I'm realizing I really want clothes that feel cozy and comfortable. I definitely want to make sure I pay attention to how the fabric feels in addition to the looks.

Me Made May Week 2

I started off on Monday with a Shirt No. 1. I made this earlier in the year, and this was the 2nd one I made. I really don't like the fit, and it doesn't help that I used quilting cotton so it feels a bit stiff. I also just don't like the neckline. I've thrown it in my remake pile and hopefully there's enough fabric to remake into a tank top.

Tuesday, I wore a dotted knit skirt. This is a Kwik Sew pattern that I have made 3 times. It's so comfortable and such a quick sew.

Wednesday I wore my gray slub Ebony tee. I love this pattern!

Thursday I wore a Sailor Top in a soft chambray. Made me happy to finally have a woven top that fits!

Saturday I wore the first knit I ever made...my tomato skirt. Same Kwik Sew pattern.

Owl Lounge Pants

I bought this owl print with some lounge pants in mind. I found a free yoga pants pattern online. I tapered the leg a bit as I didn't want it too wide at the end. I tried to put grommets in for the drawstring, but they fell out. bah. Pattern was true to size.

My only frustration was since there's no side seam, it was a challenge getting the pattern to fit on the fabric.

Me Made May - Week 1

It was a rainy week, and it makes my body ache and leaves me feeling blue. On May 1, I countered this with my colorful unicorn Ebony tee. The cotton is so soft and it feels like a unicorn hug. May 2, succumbed to the gray side. I wore a RTW dark gray tee, and my black linen pants. The fabrics are soft and cozy. I brightened it up with one of my silk batik scarves that I made last year. On May 3, I pulled out the bright yellow Sailor top.

I took a long weekend, and discovered that I live in t-shirts and lounge pants when I have the day off, so no me made outfits this weekend. I did work on some leggings so will have a few things to wear on the weekends.