Me-Made-May 2012 - Week 1

Hi, guys! How did your first week of wearing handmade garments go?

I have already learnt a couple things:

1. I really have to make an effort and try to sew a pair of pants.
   I don't have that many pants or jeans that fit me well anyway, plus this is the time of the year when I wear pants the most, because it's starting to be a bit too warm for tights and definitely too soon to go bare-legged. So I hope I'll manage to squeeze in a Clover muslin soon. I know it will be a lot of work.
2. I should get more creative with my photos.
   During the week I'm at my boyfriend's and I can only use my point-and-shoot, which is way crappier than I remembered. So, instead of counting on the quality of the images, I should try and find some different ways to shoot myself. For example, I loved how Chie incorporated a lot of details of her outifts and how she used partial shots of herself instead of the full-figure shots I tend to default to for myself.

Moving on to the clothes, now!

Thursday, May 3rd

As I said above, crappy photo. But at least, the skirt is new to the blog! It's a Beignet skirt I sewed in 2010 and I've been wearing quite a lot in spring and summer. It's made in a raspberry cotton canvas (it's actually cretonne) and I think it's high time I make another one of these (I'm thinking powder pink). The Beignet is such a versatile skirt, comfortable enough for everyday wear, while still making me feel feminine and cute.

The sheer polka dot button-up is from Pimkie and I absolutely love it.

Friday, May 4th

You might remember this, since it's one the latest additions to my wardrobe; it's a Banksia dress and I blogged about it here. I've said in that post how much I love this dress and the fabric it's made of. It's not too light nor too heavy, it has short sleeves (which I tend to prefer for every day), pockets and a super cute peter pan collar. Just perfect.

Oh, and the akward pose was just to show you how much I love elbow patches.

Sunday, May 6th

I usually work Sundays, but not yesterday. That meant complete relax and sewing time for me. I pulled out a Sorbetto top I made ealier this year and I that I never blogged about because it didn't seem all that interesting to me, but I do wear it from time to time. I used the same fabric as this dress and Mena's sleeve pattern.
I'm not a big fan of loose tops on me because I feel they make me look larger. I definitely prefer something that cinches my waist in; still, this outfit is way more glamorous than what I usually wear at home. No second-hand sweaters from my brother + sweatpants combos during Me-Made-May!

I have a little surprise in store for all of you lovely readers, I'll see you in a few days to share it! :)