Tag: MMM 16

Week five had a crafty start and will not be seven days long. Lets see what that brings…

Blue striped shirt and leaves sweater
Comfort level: No pockets, but I made an external pocket for my mp3-player to listen to audiobooks all day while sewing.
Wear again: Only in the house.

Duck skirt and new blazer
Comfort level: Fine, the blazer is a little itchy but maybe some washing will help.
Wear again: Yes, maybe not together though.

Harry Potter and stripes
Comfort level: Easy.
Wear again: Yes.

Challenge:

Two days of non-pants? Since this week was only three days instead of seven and I still wore a non-pants outfit I’m calling this: Achieved
Five days of at least two me-mades? Since the week wasn’t five days, I am also calling this: Achieved

Week five has been survive(d)!

Conclusions

If I want my me-mades to be worn, I have to make sure that they have pockets. No pockets is severely limiting apparently. I also really like the variety that the different sweaters bring to me. This year was fairly easy because it was cold for most of the month and I had a number of sweaters to combine with different shirts and bottoms. I can definitely see that I prefer to wear pants & sweater combinations over non-pants. I’m guessing that that is because it feels colder with leggings than pants. I have, however, also found out that quite a few of the dresses I have made are comfortable and that I should re-start wearing those. There are some others that are better off in the attic or as a donation somewhere, since I don’t really enjoy wearing them.

Replacing my entire stash of bought t-shirts seems like a very feasible option currently and I see no qualms in also replacing the bought sweaters with home knits. I may still want to wear some bought jeans every now and again, although the made ones are also comfortable. I will see myself also continuing in making something new for graduation events. The one for June this year could theoretically already be worn, although the insides need some finishing and I need to find a way to incorporate pockets in some way, see above comments..

This Me-Made-May was very enjoyable and I liked participating. I also got to spread the word about sewing and people were regularly somewhat surprised about all the things I’ve made. This talking aspect was somewhat unexpected but still a pleasant side effect. Overall conclusion: Me-Made-May 2016, Challenge Achieved and Successful!

Week four started in the same outfit as the day before, at the larp event. When I got home on the Monday I changed into this:

I was cold, very cold and wet when I got home, so I wore the just in time sweater and striped shirt, with hood.
Comfort level: So warm!
Wear again: Yes.

A graduation dress.
Comfort level: Pockets! I wore it during roller derby practice, so it’s pretty good.
Wear again: Yes.

Green plaid pants and green sweater, apparently also the hood again.
Comfort level: Love this combination!
Wear again: Yes.

Not-me-made but new petticoat and test vintage pattern dress.
Comfort level: No pockets and the petticoat kept sagging a little.
Wear again: Maybe.

Kitty shirt and very old blazer thing.
Comfort level: Fine.
Wear again: Yes.

Ginny and blue shirt.
Comfort level: Warm.
Wear again: Yes.

Challenge:

Two days of non-pants? Achieved
Five days of at least two me-mades? Achieved

Week four is no more!

Week three started of interestingly without me getting a shot of my outfit, I guess I forgot.

I’m the one in the yellow helmet with a striped shirt. These were my sporting clothes, since I managed to forget a picture. I did wear other me-mades that day.
Comfort level: That bum padding is pretty nice when you fall backwards…
Wear again: Yes.

Paint splatter shirt, Harry Potter sweater and reversible hood (now camel instead of brown on the outside). It was cold in my house today, so wore the hood for the majority of the time I was home.
Comfort level: Toasty!
Wear again: Yes.

Forgot the picture, black sweater and paint splatter shirt,
Comfort level: Fine!
Wear again: Yes.

A graduation dress.
Comfort level: Pocketses, perfect.
Wear again: Yes.

Harry Potter sweater and double zipper skirt.
Comfort level: Pockets, nice!
Wear again: Yes.

Bicycle shirt and jeans.
Comfort level: Decent, the pockets in the non-me-made jacket are roomy.
Wear again: Yes.

Brown larp dress, grey larp shirt, larp apron and larp backpack
Comfort level: Getting better, I’m planning on a new, warmer dress.
Wear again: Yes.

Challenge:

Two days of non-pants? Achieved.
Five days of at least two me-mades? Achieved.

Week three has been set free!

The start of week two saw the whole quota of non-pants filled. I did have to do laundry to get some shirts back in rotation, but otherwise this week was fine too.

Duck skirt and knitted socks finished that morning.
Comfort level: Fine.
Wear again: Probably not like this to the outside world.

Some Winter Graduation dress and cover up.
Comfort level: No pockets.
Wear again: Not like this, I need pockets.

Eyelet sweater and bicycles shirt.
Comfort level: Good, not just a MMM pick.
Wear again: Yes, have worn it like this in the past and will continue to do so.

Jeans and Harry Potter sweater.
Comfort level: Very nice.
Wear again: Yes!

Jeans and bicycles shirt.
Comfort level: Very good.
Wear again: Yes! The bought sweater is a light weight cover for warmer days.

Dotted shirt and green sweater.
Comfort level: Fine.
Wear again: Yes, done so in the past too.

Today I visited Sea Life, there were otters, penguins and a multitude of fish. Life was good.

Francis and a striped shirt.
Comfort level: Fine
Wear again: Yes.

Challenge:

Two days of non-pants? Achieved
Five days of at least two me-mades? Achieved

Week two is through!

Me-Made-May week one is over and done with. It’s wasn’t a struggle really, so that was good. There are some combinations that others may find questionable, but for me, it was fine.

Just blogged Gaia sweater and unblogged grey pants from .. forever ago. I think I may have also been wearing one of my woven t-shirts.
Comfort level: Fine.
Wear again: Yes.
Challenge: Achieved

Stripe clash to the max. It’s the Harry Potter sweater and the ducks skirts,  I may have also been wearing one of my woven t-shirts.
Comfort level: Fine
Wear again: Yes

Warm weather sweater and grey pants, also added the pre-blog scarf because it was cold!
Comfort level: Toasty
Wear again: Yes

Plaid pants and leafy sweater. Combined with beige (?) plaid scarf. I like plaid.
Comfort level: Fine
Wear again: Yes, this is actually a staple.

Harry Potter sweater and dotted woven t-shirt. It was cold in the morning so I wore my pre-blog hood. Throughout the day it got warmer, so the hood and the sweater eventually had to go.
Comfort level: Fine
Wear again: Yes.

Spring 2016 graduation dress with me-made petticoat.
Comfort level: Really nice, the sleeves are good and I love the stretch
Wear again: Yes.

Cat woven t-shirt and grey un-blogged pants. It was hot out, and this combination was pretty cool-keeping
Comfort level: Nice!
Wear again: Yes.

Challenge:

Two days of non-pants? Achieved
Five days of at least two me-mades? Achieved
Note: I don’t count my watch as a me-made and I don’t count my winter coat, which I’m occasionally still wearing as a me-made either. If you would count those I would have been super successful.

Week one is done!