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!

Guys... I am so bad. I've had this giveaway on my to-do list for SO long now. Can ya'll forgive me?? I won the plus size pattern pyramid on Dixie's blog (check her out!) way back on April 10th. Now, two months later, I'm finally getting around to posting the giveaway here! No excuses here,… Continue reading Plus Sized Pattern Pyramid Giveaway

Sorry to go all MIA there at the end of MMM, things have gotten a bit insane. I think you will see why shortly...Dress: Washi Dress V2Day 14 was just a regular old day at the office, nothing special. I'm fairly certain I could wear a Washi dress every day. In fact, I'm considering making… Continue reading Me-Made-May Outfits 14 and 15- THE END!

So nice, I made it twice! Back to back. No waiting!!So yeah, I was wearing the crap out of Washi V1.0. And lets just say I live in a very small town where my work circle and my social circle are pretty much just one big circle, which also overlaps with my errand running circle… Continue reading Washi Dress V2.0 and Me-Made-May Pledge

Well, the sewing round up continues, but never fear, we're almost done here! Here are the things that keep me decent when out in public. As much as I hate pants (trousers), turns out you have to wear them sometimes! Thank goodness for the far more comfortable leggings and skirts options. Already blogged: Self Drafted Short Skirt… Continue reading Six Month Sew-iversary: THE THINGS FOR THE BOTTOM HALF

Here she is! My new Brother 1034d. I know how I'm going to spend the remainder of my weekend....Any advice welcome!On a less expensive note, here are this weekend's thrift finds. Two sheets for muslins, a groovy (and possibly awful) 70s pattern, bemberg rayon in gray, tracing paper, and a couple of yards of blue… Continue reading OMG!