My me made may outfits for the last few days

and my yoga pants were worn too.

I'm furiously working on a Colette Beignet skirt but man, that's a high maintenance pattern.  15 pieces.   It took me an entire day to trace, cut and sew the skirt.  At 10pm I'm like, ok still 12 buttonholes, handsew 12 buttons on, do 6 belt loops and hem the outer skirt.  Ah, well you know maybe this won't get done tonight.  A person's gotta sleep.

But this is what it looked like before I started:

Purple corduroy, hot pink lining.  Purple buttons with a high sheen.  It's gonna be a killer !


But the most exciting news of all is that my purchases from McCalls pattern sale in the US arrived today.   Purchased in the evening of 28 April they arrived (Sydney)  today 7th May.   That's not bad at all!!

Look at this pattern love :

Now if only I could get this lot happening before the end of May ...

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Me Made May - I am gorgeous, And I've only myself to thank for it!!

My first day at work in Me Made May.

I finished my blouse on the weekend. Its Asian inspired but a friend suggested politely that I looked like I was wearing a uniform.   You know,  as if I'm at the Air China check in counter saying 'may I see your e-ticket please' ?   She's harsh but fair, so I turned the collar down and it just looks like a cute blouse now.   Phew!

Will edit to add pattern numbers later, where are my freaking patterns when you need them?

As an aside, the shoes were bought from Myer on the weekend at a 30% off sale.  So, from $90 down to $63.   They are satin peep toe court shoes.  I plan to leave them at the office full time so that they will only ever be walked on carpet.  This should extend their working life.  I am seriously in love with them.  They're kind of 'normal' high heels, not those ridiculously mega high heels that seem to be making the rounds at the moment.

But back to Me Made May...   Today I have yoga at lunch, but hey, that's no problem, I have my hand made yoga pants.  I'm thinking two outfits in one day may give me a credit for another day when I have trouble making a handmade day on my meagre wardrobe!

I am so freaking proud of myself.


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Three skirts, a dress and a pair of yoga pants for the whole of May?

Better get cracking !

Thanks to this post on sew retro I now have 15 (yes that's right fifteen!) patterns to add to my wardrobe.

Plus because I got excited with all the money I saved, I bought the Colette Beignet skirt from modernretrotextiles.com.au.   Which I'm very excited about because everyone who's ever used a Colette pattern raves and raves about it.   And all the photos of the finished items on peoples blogs etc. always look great.

But funny really, because I need tops not bottoms. 

And if you havent joined Me Made May you should.   Talk about motivated.   Can't stop... must sew...

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