Sunday, June 26, 2011

Me-Made-June '11 - Week 4

We actually had rain this week. Several inches of glorious rain. The temperatures were not much cooler, however, and we're back to hot and humid conditions once again. As promised, this week I wore items that have been sewn in the last year.

I realized, after I made that challenge, that I only had a few things that I could wear. I modified my requirements and included some garments that I updated this week. (updating = new, right?) I also nearly finished another top that has been in my to-be-sewn basket since last year, Butterick 5328.

  • Monday - OOP Butterick 3344 cowl neck t-shirt, heavy mesh from Gorgeous Fabrics, sewn 2011; worn with RTW white capri pants
  • Tuesday - OOP Simplicity 4237 blue jersey skirt, sewn 2010; worn with RTW purple t-shirt
  • Wednesday - OOP Simplicity 3754 black denim, sewn 2009; McCall's 6077 purple gauze tank, sewn 2011; worn with RTW black cardigan
  • Thursday- New Look 6809 black eyelet top, sewn 2009 - sleeves shortened 2011; OOP Simplicity 4086 green linen-like fabric, sewn 2006? - I only wore this for the morning. I went to yoga class at noon and did not change out of my yoga clothes. {oops}
  • Friday - McCall's 4769 linen dress, sewn 2006? - modified into a skirt 2011; worn with RTW white t-shirt - I love the fabric of this dress (now skirt), but the bodice never fit correctly. I've been meaning to change it to just a skirt for a long time. This week I finally did and it only took about 30 minutes, too.
  • Saturday - OOP Butterick 4077 white linen pants, sewn 2006; purple gauze tank (again)
  • Sunday - black eyelet top (again); Simplicity 5914 skirt, sewn 2010
My favorite outfit of this week was Saturday's outfit. The linen and gauze fabrics were cool and comfortable, perfect for this time of year. I find myself really drawn to these loose, flowing styles this summer. I've been thinking quite a bit this month about my style and how it is evolving. I hope to get my thoughts about it organized for blog post next week. Until then, keep cool!

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Me-Made-June '11 - Week 3

The weather continued to be hot this week, but since I spent a week in skirts, I thought I'd give pants a go. This week's outfit selection might seem a bit repetitive because I have only made four pairs of pants/shorts:
  • white linen pants - OOP Butterick 4077
  • gray linen-look pants - OOP Butterick 4077
  • denim drawstring pants - New Look 6811
  • khaki linen-look city shorts - OOP Simplicity 4366
  • Monday - OOP Butterick 4077 white linen pants, sewn 2006?; worn with a really old RTW blue t-shirt
  • Tuesday - New Look 6811 denim drawstring pants, sewn 2010; worn with U2 concert t-shirt and RTW scarf as belt
  • Wednesday - OOP Simplicity 4366, hemmed to city shorts length, khaki linen-like fabric, sewn 2007?; OOP Simplicity 4076 twist top, sewn 2009; Simplicity 2443 coral linen jacket, sewn 2010 - I quickly ditched the jacket...too hot!
  • Thursday - OOP Butterick 4077 gray pants linen-like fabric, sewn 2009; Jalie Criss-Cross top, sewn 2009
  • Friday - khaki shorts (again); Vogue 8565 green rayon jersey top, sewn 2009?; handmade earrings
  • Saturday - white pants (again); worn with RTW black tank and magenta t-shirt
  • Sunday - RTW white pants; McCall's 6203 draped top, sewn 2011!
My favorite outfit of the week was Tuesday's. I recently purchased the scarf and have been looking for ways to add it to my outfits. I used to wear scarves tied around my waist all the time in high school. This outfit made me feel young and playful. I cheated a bit on Sunday by wearing RTW pants, but I was tired of wearing all my handmade ones. Plus it gave me a jump start on my theme for week 4 - New Stuff! So much of what I have is several years old, to prove to myself (and the world) that I have been sewing recently, this coming week I plan to wear at least one item each day sewn within the last year.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Me-Made-June '11 - Week 2

I unofficially participated in Me-Made-May 2010, but this year I'm doing it for real. 




Basically, the challenge is to wear the garments that we create. I wear what I make all the time, but for the month of June I am joining others in a challenge to wear at least one handmade garment each day. As a bonus challenge for myself, I will try to not repeat an outfit. I find that I get into a rut and always put the same tops and bottoms together. For this month I'm going to try to be more creative with what I wear.

I didn't get any pictures of myself for the first week, but I did wear "me made" clothes. (Can I tell you, as an English major, that just sounds so wrong!) I'm sure I have pictures floating around of me in the various outfits. They were all constructed of garments that I have been wearing for the last three summers, at least.

The children helped me take a couple of pictures this week, but I figured out that I can do them myself with the camera propped up on the trampoline. Then I can only blame myself for cutting off my head or my feet in the pictures. LOL

The weather this week was hot, hot, hot. I find skirts and dresses much cooler than shorts, so I decided to wear only skirts and dresses this week.  (Note: the pictures are not in any order.)

  • Monday - OOP Simplicity 4086 blue denim, sewn 2006?; worn with RTW white t-shirt; handmade jewelry
  • Tuesday - OOP Butterick 5101 assymetrical skirt, sewn 2009; worn with RTW brown tank and magenta t-shirt
  • Wednesday - OOP Simplicity 4086 green linen-like fabric, sewn 2006?; OOP Butterick 4986 brown twist-top, sewn 2007; RTW white tank
  • Thursday - OOP Simplicity 4076 twist top, sewn 2008; self-drafted brown twill skirt, sewn 2009
  • Friday - OOP Simplicity 3754 black denim skirt, sewn 2009; RTW black tank and purple t-shirt
  • Saturday - OOP Simplicity 4237 blue jersey skirt, sewn 2010; Simplicity 2443 coral linen jacket, sewn 2010; RTW white t-shirt 
  • Sunday - OOP Simplicity 2883 brown jersey dress, sewn 2008
My favorite outfit of the week was either Wednesday's or Saturday's. I don't think I've ever worn the brown shirt with the green skirt before. The long jersey skirt is so comfortable and I still love that jacket I made last summer.