Whats the take-home message from Me Made May 2014? KNITS KNITS KNITS. I've been sewing knits since I started sewing 1.5 years ago, and I have no intention of stopping. Its what I like to wear and the main reason I started sewing. The really nice thing is that the blogosphere seems to have caught the… Continue reading Me-Made-May Reflections

Here is a much belated wrap up of the latter 2/3 of May, better late than never?!? I wanted to get a post up so that I could pontificate about my feelings on the experience this year as compared with MMM2013. Days 11- 14. I feel like these are a pretty good representation of my personal… Continue reading MMM2014 33-100% done!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thegreenviolet/14155306139/player/d1a64d2ebfLook, y'all! A finished item post! I made two of these Dixie DIY Summer Concert Tees during Me-Made-May, and also three Colette Patterns' Monetas which will hopefully be coming to you in a post soon (as well as a wrap up of MMM). I wanted to get this post up now so that I could… Continue reading Finished: The Summer Concert Tee Duo

 Well, I thought I would do a week 1 round up. Then I thought I would do a 7 days in round up. But here we are on the 13th, so I figured I would do a 1/3 of the way done, 33.3333% finished, or (in other words)10 day round up of Me Made May!… Continue reading Me Made May 2014, 33.333% done!

Shirt: made by me, Anna's tank pattern (?? I'll have to look up the details)Skirt: made by me, self draftedCardigan: made by me, SBCC 314 (love this pattern!)Leggings: made by me, self drafted from etsy blog tutorialI wanted to get started off on the right foot by posting a photo on the first day of… Continue reading Me Made May 2014 Day1

So... I realize I have hardly blogged since last Me-May-May, but I have decided to rally all my (blogging) strength,  draw from my best sources of inspiration (Susan @ Moonthirty and all the lovely ladies at the Curvy Sewing Collective), and jump in with both feet to Me-Made-May 2014. I thought I would post a… Continue reading Me-Made-May 2014

Hey ladies (and gentlemen?), I'm back! I had a lovely time (wearing my me made shorts) on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River for a week in Idaho. Then I experienced some post-vacation fatigue.. you know, when you are wishing you were still on vacation while scrambling to catch up on all the stuff… Continue reading I’m Back… with bonus Plus Size Pattern Pyramid Giveaway Winner!