Me Made May {The Final Four}

Well guys, I did it! A whole month of wearing something I made every day. And with no repeats!

{Sunday}

Bow print Cynthia Rowley Dress

{Simplicity 2281} 

{Monday}

Memorial Day

Vintage 40s Patriotic Frock

{New Make}

Featured in previous post.

{Tuesday}

Cheery Cherry Print Dress

Fabric is Waverly Inspirations from Walmart. 🍒🍒🍒

{New make}

Keep your eyes peeled for a future post featuring my nieces in matching dresses!

{Wednesday}

Cottage Garden Vintage Sheet Dress. 

Blog post here.

Here are all the new makes during this challenge! Not too shabby!

Whew. Now to focus my attention on the vintage sale a friend & I are doing in a little over a week. 😆

Ahhh Summer.

What are you working on?

Happy Memorial Day!

Memorial day...

Aka the 1st day of Summertime 'round here! I thought it would be the perfect occasion to wear this 1940s frock I made for Me Made May. I had the perfect vintage fabric & *just* the right amount for this pattern. And it ended up fitting quite well with no adjustments! Hip hip hooray! 

The scallops {my favorite part about this pattern} don't show up all that well in this busy print but I think it still adds that special lil somethin'-somethin'. I'll just have to make it again in a more plain fabric to showcase them. 

We had a fun cookout for lunch today! Burgers, dogs, & all the fixin's.

Mom, Aims, & I had to have our obligatory pic. {Here ya go Ang!} 😉

And to finish it all off we had ice cream & homemade funnel cakes! 😋😋😋 Yum!

Did you do anything fun today?

💕 Michelle 🍓 

Me Made May {Week 4}

Wow, the last full week of May! Can you believe it? To be honest I'm getting a wee bit tired of having my picture taken every.single.day. Now I kind of know how the kids feel when they say "No more pictures, Shell!" When I'm being the auntarazzi. 😉 {Of course it's only my own fault that I'm doing this challenge. But still.}

Anyhoo.

Here's  {Sunday}

Blue Tweed Lace Sweater from Debbie Bliss Fine Donegal book. 

{Monday}

The Friendliest Flower Frock

{Remember when my niece Abbey & I were twinning in these on my old blog?}

{Tuesday}

Bella Cabled sweater from my last post.

{New make!}

{Wednesday} 

Country Kitchen Curtains Dress 🌽

{Thursday}

Vintage Bow Print Feedsack Peasant Blouse 🎀

{Friday}

Mod Cath Kidston Dress 🌹

{New Make!}

I'd been saving this Cath Kidston Provence Rose fabric for years! I nervously cut it out in the vintage 1967 pattern & I'm really happy with how it turned out! So comfy too!

{Saturday}

Beautiful Botanical Beach Belles Cap sleeved top from Debbie Bliss. It's s'posed to get up to 80°F today so I'm prepared! 😥 

Do you have any plans for the Memorial day weekend? We're planning on a cookout Monday if the weather holds!

Pretty Pink Peonies

I'll tell you what.
This Me-made challenge is doing wonders for my ufo pile! {Unfinished objects}
😄
I started this sweater back in February & set it aside to make a baby gift. Well, then it had completely left my mind & I just remembered it this week!

All I had left to do was the sleeves.
{And they're short sleeves at that!}
So Sunday afternoon I put off my church clothes & put on some comfies, made a pot of tea, put in a movie, & picked up my needles. Ah, bliss.

And Debbie Bliss actually. 😉 The pattern is from her Bella booklet & is made of her yarn of the same name. This beautiful shade of mauve-y pink reminds me so much of peonies.

I love these beautiful blooms...

And these intricate cables.

I didn't have a skirt that went with this new sweater so I just wore it over the top of one of my dresses. I think I worked rather well. {Except that I should've iron the skirt. 🙈}

Don't you just love peonies?

💕 Michelle 🍓 

Me Made May {Week 3}

Oh, deary me! I nearly neglected this week's me-made summary!

Here are Momma & me on Mother's day. I'm wearing my birthday dress from last year. {With newly thrifted $2 vintage heels!}

{Monday}

Cap sleeved top from Debbie Bliss Beach Belles booklet 

{Tuesday}

Vintage border print sheet skirt {new make} & knit Simple Vest from Debbie Bliss Amalfi booklet. 

{Wednesday}

The Sunshine Frock! Dottie Angel {Simplicity 1080} made from vintage fabric which my Mema gave me.

{Thursday}

Potty over Beatrix Potter Dress

{New make}

But you know all about it already.😉
{Or see previous post if you do not.}

{Friday}

Another Dottie Angel frock! This one is made of fine wale corduroy with pretty pink roses from Hobby Lobby. With the trusty wellies on a rainy day!

{Saturday}

Cable & blackberry tank from Debbie Bliss Fez book.

I can't believe I've made it this far without a repeat yet! Maybe I will make it. {But if I don't & have to do an outfit repeat that's ok too.} 😉 

♡Michelle 🍓

Potty over Beatrix Potter Dress

I've made a lot of quirky & kitschy dresses in my time. But this one may be my favorite  {or should I say favourite?} 😊 The prettiest of pastels...and all of our beloved characters from the imagination & paintbrush of Miss Potter. 

My sweet sister Kelsey recently got this vintage Peter Rabbit doll for me at a garage sale! 😍 Isn't he the sweetest? And in this pic you can see a closer look at the skirt fabric of my dress.

Photos of me taken by my wee leetle rabbit Abbey. 💕🐰👯

I know what I'll be wearing on July 28th! 😉

Me Made May {Week 2}

Here are this week's me-made outfits!

{Sunday}

Record player print dress

{Monday}

Boatneck sweater with Bow from Debbie Bliss' Beach Belles booklet 

{Tuesday}

La Robe de Macaron 💕 

{Wednesday}

Hey doll! Matroyskaprint dress. 

This is the only new make this week.

{Thursday}

Pastel Victory Jumper 

{Friday}

Nautical vintage blouse 

{Saturday}

Beachy striped dress 

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I'm starting to run out of me-made things now! I'm hoping to be able to make it the whole month without repeating anything. I better get crackin'! 😉 This week was pretty busy so I was only able to make one dress. Hopefully next week will be more productive. 😊

💕 Michelle 🍓

Me Made May {Week 1}

This merry month of May I'm joining in with oodles of other makers in wearing something I've made every day for Me Made May. {#mmmay17} It's been lots of fun so far! Here are the outfits I wore this week {except for Monday, the 1st because I cheated that day & stayed in sweatpants & a Shopkins t-shirt because I didn't decide to join in the me-made merriment until after I'd gotten dressed for the day. And I was far too comfortable to change. 😆}

Tuesday was this groovy remake of a 60s housedress. 

Wednesday was a cabled cardi from Debbie Bliss' Land Girl booklet.

Thursday was a pastel Parisian Print frock. These lovely fabric were Waverly Inspirations from Walmart. 

Friday was a pinafore made from some lovely vintage fabric remnants. 

And today {Saturday} is a Fairisle yoke sweater also from the Debbie Bliss Land Girl booklet. 

Thursday & Friday's looks were both made the day before they were worn so this little challenge is definitely helping my sewing game. {And helping me work through my stash which is always a very good thing. 😉}

I can hardly wait to decide what to wear & make next week!

#makersgonnamake

What are you working on?

💕 Michelle 🍓