We are more than halfway through Me-Made-May ’18 and I wanted to let you know how the first 18 days of the challenge went.
As you can see in this little fragment— where I listen to my husband giving some posing instructions— the challenge is going smoothly. Even though I already wear my me-made clothes all the time throughout the year, I’m enjoying it a lot. Mostly, because I hadn’t worn some of the clothes I wore the last 18 days for a long time. Wearing them again made me happy, and probably (hopefully) these garments will come more in the rotation now.
18 days of Me-Made-May
Here’s what I’ve worn so far (blog post linked where the me-mades have been blogged).
1. Odette dress – Blue Gingerdoll.
2. Seamwork Brooklyn skirt; new combo with very old RTW blouse and cardigan.
3. Seamwork Wren Dress.
4. New! Seamwork Eliza skirt.
5. True bias Hudson Pants; new combo with very old RTW tunic.
6. Colette Moneta dress.
7. Daphe Day Dress from Sew This Pattern.
8. Colette Crepe Wrap dress.
9. DKNY Vogue 1349.
10. Telmadress from Vintage en Retronaaipatronen.
11. Megan Nielsen Briar Tee and A-line skirt; new combo!
12. Laneway Dress from Jennifer Lauren Handmade
13. Festive plissé skirt in Lotte Martens fabric.
14. Veloculottes from Sew This Pattern paired with The Juniper Cardigan from Jennifer Lauren Handmade; a new combo!
15. The Rosa Shirt Dress from Tilly and the Buttons.
16. Julia Sweater from Compagnie M. combined with a self-drafted skirt; a new combo!
17. Papercut SJTee with an A-line skirt; new combo!
18. Deer and Doe Sureau Dress.
The Me-Made-May challenge
Did I reach my challenge? So far, yes!
- I wore at least one me-made garment every day.
- I wore every garment only once; so I had no repeats!
- I wore 7 garments I didn’t wear last May 2017. So I am on track here as I pledged to wear at least 10 garments I didn’t wear last year. Only one skirt came fresh from the machine.
- All my combinations of two garments were different than the previous years.
When I look back at which garments I wore it strikes me that 10 out of 18 are dresses. And I always thought I was skirt kind of girl.
Was it difficult to select my clothes? No, it wasn’t. Partly because it is only the first half of the challenge and there are still a lot of options. Also, partly because we were blessed with some very sunny weather last week. So I could wear some of my summer clothes.
Overall I am very pleased with how MMMay18 is going and I am really looking forward to the next weeks. Are you too?
Wis I love your outfits. Isn’t it wonderful to see memades on action! This challenge has made me feel like adding a few different types of garments to my wardrobe. Always fun to be part of memademay ♥️
Aw Anne, thanks for reading and for the compliment. It means a lot to me, especial when it comes from a super sewist like you! x
Such a great selection Wis! You have some lovely clothes and it’s interesting that the challenge has prompted you to bring items back into wearing rotation. I too have been enjoying this month and have discovered some new to me combinations that I really like.
Thanks for coming by and reading, Diane. It’s true, somedays this challenge made me search deep into my wardrobe but I’m happy with the outcome. And, thanks for the compliment. It means a lot to me coming from you! x