Just finished this 80s inspired jacket in satin: has two zipper welt pockets on front, and one exposed zipper pocket in lining. Closes with polished metal zipper and has rib at collar, cuffs and waist. Multi-color geometric piecing in two colors with top-stitch throughout. Designed by me ❤️ #sewing#handmade#memademay#apparel#crafting
Pup's new red collar was whipped up by me this afternoon with material and hardware that had been salvaged from broken items. The clasps and D ring came from a puppy carrier that didn't last and the material was a strap on a reusable bag with a short lifespan. Anything that breaks, if I can't repair it, I salvage whatever I can for future projects.
Quite pleased with this! A quick and satisfying make! The other day I also made a big pillow, hemmed a blanket, and I sewed a headlamp onto my waist pack belt for an upcoming race. I will still wear a headlamp but it's nice to have a backup that lights up the ground right in front of me without looking down.
Today's MeMade garments are a hat (crocheted), a skirt and bandanna (sewn), and a waistcoat and socks (knitted).
Here's a photo from last year of our cat putting her seal of approval (i.e. hair) on my hand-knitted sock collection. #MeMadeMay#knitting#socks#cat#sewing#crochet
#MeMadeMay Day 27. Garden Dress. Another Ashland Dress but from Jersey. It is very comfortable and suitable for housework and garden and it was my Muslin for an Ashland Dress in Jersey. Sewn over 5 years ago and just now I am working on the “real” dress… well at least it had time to prove its qualities… #imademyclothes@sewing
Most days are now warm or hot enough to go out without an outer layer. I've sewn everything I wear on this photo apart from the bag (I modified and repaired it though), sandals and socks, so this counts as #meMadeMay too.
Also tested the magic arm as a selfie tool. Clamped it to various things, here it's clamped to the garbage bin roof that I earlier used to balance the phone on. Clamping is more secure :) #sewing#photographyHacks
#MeMadeMay Day 23. Office Day. A new#deeranddoe#ondee Sweater. With a very nice anchor print in my most favourite color (petrol dark-green-blueish). Combined with #chardon skirt. I will wear this outfit to give a workshop on dissertation writing strategies today and hope to brighten up the room. Also it reminds me of beloved crafting friends: shawl crocheted by @meikerenschbergner and shoes second hand from @lottikatzkowski (who remained on the bird site 😢) @sewing#imademyclothes#moa
#MeMadeMay Day 22. Finally a warm day. I wear an #anna dress by #byhandlondon made from quilting cotton in blue with very small red roses on it. It has lining and pockets! Unfortunately it is, like most of my self made dresses 5 years old and will soon give up on being worn intensely during the whole summer. I will make at least two new Anna Dresses this year! Promised. #imademyclothes@sewing
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I wore this dress earlier in the month when I didn't have my selfie stick. Photo was taken last year. I LOVE this dress, which my tailoring teacher in #ViệtNam helped me with, a lot. My only regret is that it has no #pockets. Made with a fabulous sarong that I bought in #SriLanka.
I constantly get compliments. People love the elephants. Super comfy and easy to wash/dry/ and wear again when I'm travelling. I wish I kept more sarongs, which are unique in each country.
@Kelly@sewing
I haven't followed the original challenges but I've seen a lot of #MeMadeMay posts on IG. Last year, I had very few me-made items to wear but I've done a lot of sewing over the last year and I have something me-made to wear or display pretty much every day. There are a lot of items that didn't quite live up to my expectations but they taught me a lot about the process of fitting and sewing. The #sewing community is very encouraging/helpful.
#MeMadeMay Day 20. I wear a #confettipatterns#Jella Top. The fabric is black rayon Jersey. While I have several Jellas with 3/4 sleeves this is my only long sleeved version and I am not really convinced by the way the sleeves are constructed. Anyway, it is a nice Top for mixed weather and goes well with jeans. #imademyclothes#sewing@sewing
@DanielMenjivar@sewing
Great outfit! And you didn't even tag it with #MeMadeMay! I really admire the stitching and styling of those shorts but I pretty much gave up on "hard pants" about 10 years ago. I do have tailored twill golf shorts that I liked a lot, largely for the depth of their #pockets. Eventually, I could clone them but I'm in no hurry.
#MeMadeMay Day 13. Garden Day. I wear a #plaintain Top #deeranddoe from midweight (200g/qm) merino jersey. I like Merino for hiking, sports and also underwear. The fabric is from extremtextil.de, and I highly recommend the shop. This top is one of my older ones and I have worn it regularly under suit jackets in the office this winter when the office was not heated that much. Now it has some holes and recently moved to the housework/garden section of my wardrobe. @sewing#imademyclothes
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Happy Me Made May! Day 1 is a wolke top from ManjiPuh and a babe hoodie from DIBY club with RTW jeans.
I'm pinning this and all my May posts will go under here. #memademay2023#meMadeMay
Day 13 is a refashion. This is the graphic tee from the first JoeBob's Drive-In Jamboree that only came in boxy unisex tees so I took it apart and made it a ladies' fit tee. #MeMadeMay#joeBobBriggs#mutantFam