Me Made May: Quarantine Edition has concluded. This year's Me Made May was meant to be a gentler version of the challenge and participants were encouraged to go easy on themselves. I am an "essential worker", so my routine didn't change all that much during quarantine so I chose to make the same pledge I made last year and wear at least 1 me-made item everyday. I seemed to be mostly successful at my challenge since I only missed 1 day (sometimes we need an all-day pajama day!). Let's take a look at my outfits:
- Tilly & the Buttons Agnes Top in fabric from Joann's
- Tilly & the Buttons Marigold Pants
- Abbey Knits Party Sweater top in yarn from House of al la mode
- Style Arc Estelle Cardigan
- Sunset Highway Sweater by Caitlin Hunter
- Helen's Closet Blackwood Cardigan
My favorite outfits this week were the Agnes top and the Sunset Highway Sweater and these were the same outfits that got the most response.
- 7. Soldotna Crop by Caitlin Hunter in yarn from Primrose
- 8. Friday Pattern Co Wilder Top
- 9. Closet Case Patterns Ginger Jeans
- 10. Closet Case Patterns Kalle Shirt
- 11. Tecumseh Sweater by Caitlin Hunter in yarn from House of al la Mode
I'd wanted to add a bit more color to my outfits this week. I felt the most ho-hum about these outfits overall, but these outfits generated the most response overall. People really enjoy my Tecumseh sweater!
- 12. Boardwalk Blouse by Poison Grrls
- 13. Charcoal dot headband in fabric from PDX Sewing Studio
- 14. Closet Case Patterns Kalle Shirt
- 15. Blank Slate Patterns Forsythe Trousers
- 16. Spector Sweater by Joji Locatelli in yarn from Wichita Wools
- 17. Tilly and the Buttons Coco Top
- 18. Caitlin Hunter Whitehorse Sweater in yarn from Three Fates
- 19. Sew DIY Lou Box Top
This week I pulled out more of my favorite pieces like my floral Kalle and my Whitehorse sweater. I got the least amount of feedback on these outfits, but people really responded well to my new Coco Shirt.
- 20. Megan Nielson Patterns Tania Culottes
- 21. Tilly and the Buttons Frankie Tee
- 22. Made by Rae Luna Pants
- 23. Untangling Knots Waters Tee
- 24. Helen's Closet Suki Robe and True Bias Lander Shorts
- 25. Butterick 6563 sleeveless shirt.
I really enjoyed swanning around in my Tania Culottes and need to make some more! I also tailored my Lander shorts which got the most feedback this week.
- 26. Chalk & Notch Fringe Dress (worn as a top).
- 27. Vest/ Waistcoat sewn up more than 10 years ago with my mother-in-law. The pattern is possibly Simplicity 3921
- 28. Poison Grrls Boardwalk Blouse knit in Skacel CoBaSi yarn
- 29. Kimono/ Haori style jacket sewn up ages ago with instructions from a Pinterest tutorial
- 30. True Bias Rio Tee
- 31. True Bias Ogden Cami
This week I experimented with some of my lesser worn makes like wearing my dress as a top. I got a lot of nice feedback on these looks overall and people really seemed to enjoy the waistcoat/vest, the kimono jacket, and my Ogden cami the most.
Reflections:
- I feel like parts of my me-made wardrobe weren't as colorful as I would have liked it to be.
- I need to add more "work appropriate" business casual items into my me-made wardrobe. Especially pants.
- I really enjoyed wearing my Tania Culottes to work & I got several compliments. I'd like to add more drapey pants to my closet.
- I wished I had a few more cardigans in my closet to dress up some of my more casual/ warm weather items.
What do you think about my makes overall? Do you have a favorite? Have you made any of the patterns that I've made? Did you participate in Me Made May this year? Let me know in the comments below!
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