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 🍓 

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 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 🍓