Me Made May ~ Week 4

Week four, sigh. I must admit I'm getting a little burned out.  I want to try to wear things that I've made but without repeats.  I'm reaching the end of me made's here!

This time of the year always gets to be draining.  It is the last few weeks of school for the kids and we are all ready to just be done and enjoy some relaxing summer days.  My husband's job has kept him really busy with overtime and it is sure to continue most of the summer.  So I'm a bit hum-drum these days.  Oh, and top that all off with shorts fitting issues.

So on to this week:

Sunday, May 18th; 73°F

Fashionable Gardening ;-)

Top: Burda Racer Back Tank

Fuzzy Pants: Old Navy

Tuesday, May 20th; 80°F

Top: Old Navy

Skirt: Linen New Look 6054 (so comfy!)

Tuesday Night, May 20th; hot!

Pajamas: Ottobre 05/2011 #1 and #2 (LOVE THESE!)

Wednesday Night, May 21st, I wore this Kwik Sew 3342 Tank

I realized that I do not like the elastic around the arms and neckline - it makes me itch.
i have tossed this tank to the re-purpose bin. I think I might try the tank again with fold over elastic or just knit binding in the future. 

Onward I trudge to the last week of Me Made May.  How are you holding up?

~ Happy Sewing! ~ Kristin ~

Ottobre 06/2011 ~ #37 Green Check Shorts

I think I can safely say that the season has changed over to Spring for us finally.  We have 40-50°F weather one day and 75-85°F weather the next.  When the weather creeps up for a day or two I try to avoid turning on the air conditioning because I know in 2 days it will be cooler again! So when we had hot weather this past week and everyone was wilting indoors I realized that the kids have outgrown their summer pjs.  Those darn kids and their growing. . .

Mr. T never wears a shirt to bed and sweats even in the dead of winter.  I pulled out my trusty Ottobre shorts pattern and set to make him up some new ones.  You have seen me make this pattern multiple times now and it is most certainly a winner.  The fit is superb and the length spot on.

Other times I've made these:
Terry cloth with ribbing
Blue Gingham
Space Fabric
Shorts with Piping

I sized up to a 152 for T and they turned out a tad big. I'm sure by summers end they will fit perfectly though, and he doesn't mind.  I wanted to use up this awesome Agent P fabric before T outgrows the show. Actually he never watches it anymore but is ok with the print for pajamas only.  I also bought some Bart Simpson fabric specifically for T to surprise him.  He loved them even though they were pricey.

 

I sewed the mock fly on these with my cheat sheet (see below), and used my cover stitch for the hems, fly top-stitching, and waistband top-stitching.  Since I sewed them up assembly line style  they went really fast.  I have 1 more pair to make him and he should be set for summer pjs.  I also plan to make him some shorts out of the same pattern.

I have 2 nightgowns cut and ready to sew for Miss K, and I am still working on shorts for myself but have run into some fitting issues.... those darn fitting issues!

Fabric:
1.5 yards Agent P, 100% cotton , $6
1.5 yards Bart Simpson, 100% cotton, $21 ouch! but they were special for him.

May Totals:
(stash is anything purchased before this year)
Stash used: 0 yards
Fabric Out: 11 yards
Fabric In: 28

Totals for the year to date:
Stash sew this year: 27 yards
Fabric out in 2014: 106 yards
Fabric in 2014: 105.5 yards

~ Happy Sewing! ~ Kristin ~

Me Made May ~ Week 3

This week was cold and rainy - so I sort of lived in my sweatshirts and jeans.  I did make my me made goal of 3 items, if you count underwear ;-) lol. Here are the two days I dressed in me mades.

 Sunday, May 11th; 74°F

Top: Old Navy

Skirt: Self-drafted A-line

Saturday, May 17th; 63°F

Top: Ottobre 05/2013 #1A

Jeans: Gap

Not much to show, but next week looks warmer so I will do better. Right now I'm working on a shorts pattern; let's hope it works out well!

~ Happy Sewing! ~ Kristin ~