May Make Do and Mend

So here we are at the beginning of June already! HOW?!?!

As Me Made May is now over I thought I'd just do a very quick round up of how it went.

Not well.

Told you it was a quick round up.

Actually that's not entirely true, but about half way through the month I stopped actively picking me-mades to wear as pledged and just grabbed what I usually would have done. Which by pure chance included me-mades without me actually realizing, which was nice when half way through the day I'd suddenly remember I'd made my trousers or something.

So what I actually learnt is that I'm a lazy dresser who does not make a great deal of effort on a daily basis! But I'm ok with that, and so the whole point of Me Made May was to establish that fact and make things accordingly.

Things I did learn however were:

• I do not wear skirts. Ever it seems. 
• I do not like feeling too 'dolled up' or uncomfortable 
• I live in comfortable trousers and a tee for working at home - I find it pointless to dress up if I'm home alone all day
• I wear very few clothes! I don't mean I roam about naked all the time - I just repeat outfits a lot
• Lounge wear is my friend and I have lots of it (it seems daft to make more for the sake of it when I already have sufficient RTW)
• Gym tops are a necessity I don't have which is highly frustrating
• I love texture - that was new to me. My blue trousers above are textured and I've fallen hard for double gauze of late. I suppose it makes the basics more interesting 
• Casual dresses such as the shirt dress are my God for feeling relaxed but a bit 'done up'

What should I be sewing?

• Gym wear
• Ponte trousers
•  ALL the shirt dresses

What should I be doing?

• Getting out more by the sounds of it

What have I been doing?

• Making these Derwent bad boys from Wendy Ward 'Sewing with knitted Fabrics' book. Trousers you can work/lounge AND pop to the shops in. Win!

  

•  Having a clear out and fixing stuff!

 So May was that time of year when you get your sunny day gear out and nothing fits. A lot got donated and recycled however not being defeated this year I went on a Make Do and Mend rampage.

 Old tops got cut up and widened, long sleeves got chopped to short sleeves and the best thing of all I discovered you can widen tight sleeves and alleviate bicep restraint on RTW by making an 'arm gusset'. That word again. Sigh. But yay it meant I saved a few dresses from the recycle pile.

I still have a pair of jeggings to widen by popping a stripe down the side seams. Fingers crossed it works.

How was your May?

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