Me-Made-May 2016 Week 2 Wrap-Up

Two weeks!  We're nearly halfway there :)  Sorry I haven't had many outfit posts lately... I've been crazy busy on the weekends and haven't had much time for photos.  I have lots to share!

Anyways, here's what I wore this past week:
 

From top left:
Day 8: An un-finished and un-blogged grey cotton jersey Lark Tee
Day 9 (pt 1):  Orange Moneta Dress (still un-blogged)
Day 9 (pt 2): Purple Hudson Pants, grey lark tee, navy watson bra
Day 10: Fishy Scout Tee
Day 11: Navy Feather Moneta Dress
Day 12: Teal Moss Skirt
Day 13: Floral Lark Tee
Day 14 (pt 1): Constellation PJ's
Day 14 (pt 2): Mustard Lark Tee

Me-Made-May Week One Wrap-Up!

Me-Made-May 2016 is in full swing!  And so far, it really hasn't been that difficult to keep my promise of wearing at least one me-made thing each day.  Most days I actually wear 2 or more, if you can count pajamas ;)

Here's a look at what I wore each day, with Day 1 at the top left.

Day 1: My Valentine's Day Hudson Pants

Day 2: Cat-Lady Emery Dress

Day 3: Green Polka-Dot Dress (older make, so I haven't blogged about it!)

Day 4: Dotted Adelaide Dress

Day 5a: Orange Dot Moneta Dress (new!  will be blogged about soon!)

Day 5b: Geometric Print Aires Leggings

Day 6: Fishy Scout Tee (also new!  will be blogged about soon!)

Day 7a: Knit Cat-Print Carolyn PJ's

Day 7b: Fishy Scout Tee (again!) and Purple Aztec Hudson Pants

'Phew!  Can you tell I like polka dots? 😉   This project has been so fun so far, and it's great to follow the hashtag and see everyone's makes on Instagram!  If you want to see my outfit posts day-by-day, hop on over to my Instagram feed!  I'm going to try and gets some photos that aren't mirror selfies... but they're just the easiest to take in the morning as I'm on my way out the door to work.  We'll see how next week goes!

Adelaide Dress Featured on the Colette Blog!!

Ahhh!  My Adelaide Dress I posted about not too long ago has been featured on the Colette Patterns blog as a part of their "Pattern of the Month" series. I'm just so pleased to be featured in such good company!  There are ladies in that list that I look up to in the sewing blog-o-sphere! 

I am just so gosh-darn excited.  I just wanted to share that with you all!

#SaturdaySewing (#2)

Holy crap!!! I made a bra!! Really pleased with how well it turned out for a first go. #SaturdaySewing #watsonbra

A photo posted by Kallie A. (@kalliesews) on Apr 30, 2016 at 11:17am PDT

#SaturdaySewing (#1)

My bra-making kits from @tailormadeshop arrived in the mail yesterday! Now just trying to decide which one to start with... #bramaking #SaturdaySewing

A photo posted by Kallie A. (@kalliesews) on Apr 30, 2016 at 8:47am PDT

A Totally Me-Made Outfit! Lark Tee & Moss Skirt

I'm back!  Ahh, sorry for the lack of sewing posts... I've simply been too lazy to share :P  I have quite a few items I've been meaning to photograph and share, as well as a bunch more on my to-sew list!

A couple weekends ago, I finished these very spring-y items:  A teal Moss Skirt, and a floral Lark Tee - an entire Grainline outfit!  My first ever moss skirt was a total fail, and it is currently stuffed at the back of my closet somewhere.  As for the lark tees,  I love the three I have already made, but I wanted to try a thicker neckline this time.

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Half-Way There!

Wooohoo!  I made it to the 6-month mark!  Like, three weeks ago...  I can't believe I missed that!

Anywhoo, I'm just really stoked at how well this whole project has been going, and I wanted to share it with you guys.

I think it is actually time for another wardrobe cull... as some of my old store-bought things didn't get any wear over the winter so it's time toss them into the donate pile!

Also, I've only cheated a tiny bit!  Other than buying the allowed underwear/ socks/ etc. I did buy a couple roller-derby tanks and tees... supporting local business and promoting my league!  I think that's justified... and they were things I couldn't realistically make myself, as I couldn't really make my own tee's and have them sent away for the screen-printing.

Welp, other than that I have a couple things to blog (moss skirt, more lark tees, a fen dress, a nita wrap-skirt, the hayden tee) and a few things on my list to get done in time for Me-Made-May 2016!

#SaturdaySewing

Finished up a very spring-y #larktee this afternoon! Now time to get outside and enjoy the gorgeous weather ☀️☀️ #SaturdaySewing

A photo posted by Kallie A. (@kalliesews) on Apr 16, 2016 at 12:46pm PDT

Dotted Adelaide Dress

You guys you guys you guys!  Spring has finally arrived in Ottawa!  So what does that mean sewing-wise?  Well, I'll probably not going to be spending as much time inside... but it also means fun spring and summer dresses & skirts!

To start off the sunny season, I sewed up a Seamwork Adelaide Dress in a Nani Iro double gauze I've been hoarding since last year.


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#Saturday(not)Sewing

What my sewing table looks like currently... I've got a few things on the go, a couple skirts to photograph and blog, and as always a ton of fabric just waiting to be used. My sew-jo is a bit lacking today, maybe I'll be back at it tomorrow :)

A photo posted by Kallie A. (@kalliesews) on Apr 9, 2016 at 10:51am PDT