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Me Made May 2014 – The Second Half


5/15 #mmmay14 Cynthia Rowley dress pattern made out of @lieslgibson fabric. Made this in 2011 and wore it once because the hem came out after washing. All fixed now! #sewing5/16 #mmmay14 Cake Patterns Tiramisu Dress. Had major fitting issues with this pattern but love wearing these dresses. Also, anyone else getting tired of taking selfies?? Don't know how the fashion bloggers do it every damn day. #sewing #diyordie #handmad


5/17 #mmmay14 Papercut Patterns sweatshirt and JCrew shorts at the beach #sewing5/18 #mmmay14 black tie front top repeat with JCrew shorts. Wasn't feeling this outfit too much today #sewing

5/15: Cynthia Rowley Dress | 5/16: Cake Tiramisu Dress | 5/17: Papercut Patterns Sweatshirt | 5/18: Tie-Front Blouse (unblogged)


5/19 #mmmay14 it's Monday and I'm tired of coming up with new outfits. Beginning of the work week means comfy Papercut Pattern sweatshirt I've been living in and my Michael Kors jeans.5/20 #mmmay14 no makeup, messy hair, but a cute dress from a Vogue Tracy Reese pattern. #sewing5/21 #mmmay14 @byhandlondon Victoria Blazer with matching green @reebok classic sneakers #sewing #matchymatchy5/22 #mmmay14 @grainlinestudio popover Archer, Michael Kors jeans, and @reebok classics #sewing


5/23 #mmmay14 self-drafted knit top, Paige jeans. I'm missing my RTW clothes very much! #sewing5/24 #mmmay14 nothing exciting, just a Renfrew and JCrew shorts. Got some pants fitting to do this afternoon5/25 #mmmay14 Lisette Jacket from Simplicity 1419, dress with fabric from last year's Spring Sewing Swap c/o @sue16565/26 #mmmay14 dress I made six years ago, when I started to get back into sewing again. Forgot how much I like this neckline, even though I have to wear a strapless bra #sewing


5/27 #mmmay14 not gonna lie, I only put this outfit out because the delivery guy was on his way with my dinner. Was in PJs for most of the day because work today was crazy with a capital "C!!"5/28 #mmmay14 Lisette Round Trip jacket, new McCall's 6711 shell (Marc Jacobs silk cotton!!), Gap jeans, @reebok classics. This may be my favorite outfit for the month. #sewing #handmade5/29 #mmmay14 Floral pants!! Simplicity 1696, fit is almost 100%. Absolutely love these, ready to rock them in the city today. 5/30 #mmmay14 Sailboat Jacket, new Sewaholic Belcarra Top in white eyelet. #sewing #handmade #diyordie5/31 #mmmay14 Papercut Patterns sweatshirt, Old Navy shorts, @reebok ZQuick sneaks. We did it guys, Me-Made-May 2014 is over!!!! #sewing

5/27: Papercut Patterns Sweatshirt (unblogged) | 5/28: Round Trip Jacket, silk cotton shell (unblogged) | 5/29: Floral Pants (unblogged) | 5/30: Sailboat Jacket, Belcarra Top (unblogged) | 5/31: Papercut Patterns Sweatshirt

Wow – I don’t know about all of you, but I’m glad Me Made May is over!!  Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy wearing my handmade clothes, but there’s some days when I don’t feel like dressing up (like the days I work from home) and I can’t stand taking selfies every day. 

This year was the hardest challenge yet, since I pledged that I would wear something handmade for each day of the entire month.  The first half of the month went really smoothly, but it wasn’t until week three when I started thinking uuuuggghhh I just want to wear my RTW clothes. 

After trying so hard to wear something new every day, I gave up and did quite a few repeats – my two Papercut Patterns sweatshirts got the most wear, since it was such a cold May.  I found some new ways to wear garments I didn’t wear a whole lot before, fixed up some ones that just needed a little TLC, and wore me-made pants for the first time!!  I definitely have some new favorite outfit combinations now with my me-made items. 

Here’s what I learned this year:

  • Need to make more garments for my lower half!  Especially pants – but I’m working on that
  • Not everything I make needs to be so dressy.  I got the most wear out of my two most casual pieces
  • Jackets – I love love love wearing them with my sneakers and jeans for work
  • And to go with those jackets, how about some cute tanks and shells?

Hooray, we did it!! Until next year, Me Made May…

How was your Me Made May? 

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Me Made May 2014 – Halfway Point


Here we go, it's the first day of #memademay14! Today: Papercut Patterns Copellia Top #sewing#memademay14 5/2: dolman sleeve knit cardi with my fave Lucky Jeans elephant tee #mmm14Real #mmmay14 outfit today: my Cake Patterns Tiramisu, which matches my freshly pedicured toes#mmmay14 @colettepatterns Anise sneak peek and an unblogged @grainlinestudio Scout shirt


#mmmay14 5/5 @grainlinestudio Archer with Levi's and white Sperry flats#mmmay14 5/6: navy Renfrew tee and @byhandlondon Charlotte skirt from my sailboat suit #sewing #handmade5/7 #mmmay14 just finished this knit cardigan the other night #knitting5/8 #mmmay14 knit skirt off of a Vogue dress that didn't work, Banana Republic tee #sewing #diy #handmade

5/5: Archer Shirt | 5/6: Sailboat Skirt | 5/7: Knit Night Cardigan | 5/8: Knit Skirt


5/9 #mmmay14 I call this one "lazy ballerina" - leggings, tee, and a @papercutpatterns circle cardigan #sewing5/10 #mmmay14 @grainlinestudio knit Scout tee, JCrew shorts. Hanging out in my sewing area, #sewing ALL the things today5/11 #mmmay14 Simplicity gauze top with @colettepatterns Ginger Skirt #sewing #handmade #diy5/12 #mmmay14 new tie-front blouse I made this weekend and the JCrew shorts I live in during the summer #sewing #handmade #diyordie

5/9: Circle Cardi (unblogged) | 5/10: Knit Scout Tee | 5/11: Gauze Tunic and Ginger Skirt (unblogged) | 5/12: Tie-Front Blouse (blogging soon!)


5/13 #mmmay14 Not too exciting today, wrinkly Papercut Patterns sweatshirt with Levi's. This Boston weather is bananas. #sewing5/14 #mmmay14 Simplicity knit top and mint cropped Levi's #sewing


5/13: Papercut Pattern Sweatshirt (unblogged) | 5/14: Faux Wrap Top 

Technically, tomorrow is the “half-way” point for Me-Made May, but I wanted to share my progress so far (plus, I have another post going up tomorrow).  It’s been a lot easier than I thought to wear something me-made every day!  Even with this funky up-and-down weather so far this month, my handmade wardrobe can accommodate more weather changes than in the past when I’ve participated in Me-Made May, which is a big plus.  It’s also kicking me in the butt to actually wear real clothes during the week instead of my usual yoga pants and tees when I work from home, hahaha.

I’m noticing a theme here – lots of pink and blue so far!

How’s your Me Made May 14 challenge going this year?

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Me Made May 2014


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It’s May 1, and you know what that means in the sewing blogosphere – it’s time for Me Made May!  This is my third time participating, and I’m cranking it up another level this year:

‘I, Lucinda of Sew Wrong (sew-wrong.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’14. I endeavour to wear one handmade garment for each day for the duration of May 2014’

This time around, I feel like I have enough in my closest to wear something for each day of May.  There will most likely be some repeats, but I think I can do it this time!

Last year I did weekly roundup posts of outfits that I wore (I pledged to wear me-made three days a week last year), but since I’m taking photos of every day, I’ll probably do a recap on here halfway through and at the end of the month.  If you want to check out what I’m wearing every day, I’ll be posting on Instagram!  If you want to follow along, the link to my profile is here:

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