Continuing on from last week’s me mades, here is Week 2. To see all my memademays from past years next to each other, you can look here.Day 8
my body is still broken from our outing on Friday. So nightgowns and bed for now.
nightgown: Stitch Upon A Time (SUAT) – Spoxxy, sewn Nov 2019 and I wear it literally all the time.
It is made from ITY and its so cooling and slinky .
Day 9
too much to do and not enough energy
Top: I made this Sylvanas, World of Warcraft vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo and heat press
Bottoms: Made for Mermaids (M4M) - Mila shorts, made from scraps, sewn July 2022. I love this pattern to pieces. I have sewn it a few times and they are my favorite shorts to wear.
Day 10
visit to the Rheumatologist. Same as always, no real help. try these meds that interact with your other meds.. . ..
Dress: Sinclair- Joanne, sewn Jan 2021
Fun fact: 2 people at the clinic said "nice dress" to me as I walked by, that was a nice feeling
Day 11
its hot. hot and more hot. i did some yoga in the backyard. got some of the garden ready.
Top: Patterns for Pirates (P4P) – Essentials tank, sewn July 2022 and added vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo and heat press
Bottoms: Made for Mermaids - Mila shorts, sewn Jan 2021 (only a month before the fateful tumor diagnosis )
Day 12
So I did a thing. Well, half a thing. my hairstylist couldn't do the design I wanted shaved into it. so I need to find a barbershop. But I had such a hard time with the clippers that I can’t do more. Sad. I ended up having a seizure after the shave here. anyway summer's coming and my craniotomy scar itches so bad with hot weather. Plus they want me to rub gel and lotions on my scar which is difficult with my hair there. Also I just wanted to feel like a bad-ass Viking for once. I love the haircut I just really really wanted a Lotus design on it but. it wasn’t meant to be.
I am wearing my favorite me-made pants the Burdastyle 11/2007 No. 122, sewn Aug 2020 – literally my favorite pair of pants to wear. super comfortable and flattering. Much like 90s yoga pants. I’ve made this pattern 5ish times? worn today with a RTW tee of Alice in wonderland
Day 13
fresh out the shower. feeling totally cruddy today. not leaving bed.
nightgown: Love Notions - Laundry Day Tee as dress, sewn July 2022 – I wear this a lot. It is super comfortable. (this is a free pattern if you join their FB group)
Day 14
cold and rainy. spent some time in my sewing room
top and bottoms: Jalie – Jeanne 4016 pajamas made from super soft waffle knit. Oh so luxurious to wear! Sewn Dec 2020
It’s that time again! I did my MMM blog posts a little different in 2020; I showed my memademays for each year I’ve participated, from 2014 to 2020 right next to each other. It was so fun to see each year what I wore on the days. It was funny when I wore something the same exact day, years apart, unaware.
This year marks my 8th year participating in me made may (as I was unable to participate in 2021 due to the craniotomy). I love when Me Made May rolls around. I’ve learned so much over the years. Putting the day in each year next to each other shows how much certain things get worn. There are quite a bit of repeats, but it is fun! To see all my memademays next to each other you can look here.
Let’s continue to this year. Clearly I am way behind in blogging what I’ve worn (oops). But I do post daily on my Instagram.
Here is my pledge for this year.
Day 1 - its wicked windy and very cold.
I guess I should do a little introduction since it is day 1. Hi, I'm Kristin. I've been sewing for myself and my kids for 11 years now. I sew or embroidery almost every day. I have numerous chronic health issues. in 2021 I found out I have a brain tumor...... not in my plans. I had a craniotomy that removed half of it. and proton beam radiation from Oct-Dec 21. I'm trying to pick up the pieces of my life and work thru all this, but it crushed my soul. my body has changed so much and it pisses me off. I miss all my other memades, but they are too small now. the radiation destroyed my pituitary gland and thus I have hypothyroidism now. and the belly to go along with it. I'm having a hard time accepting all this. wasn't the tumor and craniotomy and radiation enough? like leave me alone. give me "me" back. anyway, I blog at here and sewing is my peace and passion. I love embroidery too. I have 2 fur babies that are my heart ❤, my kids are getting older now and so I can selfishly sew all for myself. I am a data nerd and a techie. I collect sewing machines new and old and I am a video game addict (though the tumor has put a damper on this quite heavily). this is my eighth year doing me made may. my entire wardrobe is me made at this point. this year I am focusing on learning to accept the changes in my body and sewing more flattering clothes. I love memademay because I can’t wait to see everyone else's makes!!
Measurements at the time: high bust 39 inches, bust 42 inches, waist 38 inches, hip 49 inches
Size Sewn: For the top I made Size Y graded to an X at the waist and BB at hip; for the bottoms I made Size BB
Started and finished Sewing: 10/31/22
Adjustments:
·1/2” forward shoulder on top.
·Pants: 1/2” knock knee,
·Lowered the front rise by THREE inches,
·my elastic waist in the pants was 1” x 37”.
·Added 1” to the pants hems for my 5’7” height.
Fabric: Muted Tan/Eggshell/Heathered Gray/Cadet Blue Polyester/Lycra Horizontal Stripe Brushed Sweater knit - NY Designer - 62W, I ordered 3 yards on Mar 1, 2022 from FabricMart for $4.99 per yard and must have used only 2 yards because of the width. So, $9.98 total.
Thoughts: I love them. Like I love love, love, love, love them! I wish I could wear them all the time. They are super comfortable, extremely soft, and fit just right. The bestest most softest pjs ever. This fabric is like angel wings. it’s what dreams are made of. so soft and fuzzy on the inside.
Measurements at the time: high bust 39 inches, bust 42 inches, waist 39 inches, hip 49 inches
Size Sewn: Bust AA grading to DD for waist and hip
Started and finished Sewing: 12/3/23
Adjustments:
·I made 1/4-inch forward shoulder adjustment
Fabric: leftover yard from pjs above: Muted Tan/Eggshell/Heathered Gray/Cadet Blue Polyester/Lycra Horizontal Stripe Brushed Sweater Knit - NY Designer - 62W. I ordered 3 yards on Mar 1, 2022 from FabricMart for $4.99 per yard and used 1 yard.
Thoughts: I really like this top. It’s roomier than I usually wear my tee’s but that is ok. Now that I have a giant thyroid belly from my health issues, I like the roominess. I love that the top only uses 1 yard of fabric, I think the cuffs are fun, The length is perfect, not too long and not short, My favorite part is the curved hem!! I love a curved hem!! Plus, the fabric is beyond soft. Next time I need to remember to sew the sides up before hemming. It is just easier that way. I only had scraps, so I had to cut the sleeves not on the fold and then sew them up the center. no stripe matching. I don’t care. it’s so soft and tunic length in back for leggings.
Her Measurements at the time: waist 26 inches, hip 37 inches
Size Sewn: Waist size Q graded to Hip size S
Started and finished Sewing: 12/02/22
Adjustments: none
Fabric: black swim, no idea where or when it was purchased, by this point it was just a scrap
Thoughts: Miss K had this cute dress she got for homecoming while thrifting. It was a nice Ann Taylor dress with tags still on it, but she was scared it was a little too short for what she is used to. The girl doesn’t wear dresses, maybe once every 2 years. So, she asked for some spanx-like shorts to wear under her dress so she would feel comfier. Yep, I can do that. So I cut and sewed this pattern up the night before the dance. They looked tiny as all heck!!! They look like a toddler would wear them! But K says they fit good, and they work well and were exactly what she wanted. So, win for mom! Below is her homecoming dress. She looks so grown up now!
Pattern: DIBY (do it better yourself) Billie Wearable Blanket for Miss K
Her Measurements at this time: Bust 32, waist 26 inches, hip 37 inches
Size Sewn: size 0 adult, this is a size small.... I’m a size 18-20 and its huge on me
Started and finished Sewing: 12/16/2022
Adjustments: per Miss K, no hood. She also wanted the neckline more boatneck so I just winged this part, cut sorta a boat neck, sewed the shoulders and then flipped the neckline to the inside and topstitched. A little quick and dirty but she doesn’t know. She also wanted it down to the floor so I made sure to add length to the bottom so it would meet her requirement.
Thoughts: She loves this thing. It is enormous even for me! I find it kind of hilarious. But she wears it all the time and her cat sleeps in the pouch in front. It was disgusting to sew because ….. minky type fabric is a beast. There was purple fuzz everywhere and my poor machines. They got a good cleaning afterwards. I have a decent amount of the purple “fabric” left because I used a queen sized blanket. It is a cheap way to get some good, thick, fuzzy material when you want a robe or a snuggie or a wearable blanket.
she wanted a wearable blanket. ok this is a bathrobe without an opening. call it what it is. but the hip thing is to call it a wearable blanket. a snuggie. it weighs like 20lbs and I can’t believe my serger tore thru 3 layers in spots. I didn’t measure any hem. I winged it all. I sewed at lightning speed and cursed and sweated the whole time. my best work? no. my fastest? maybe lol.
my body is still broken from our outing on Friday. So nightgowns and bed for now.
nightgown: Stitch Upon A Time (SUAT) – Spoxxy, sewn Nov 2019 and I wear it literally all the time.
It is made from ITY and its so cooling and slinky .
Day 9
too much to do and not enough energy
Top: I made this Sylvanas, World of Warcraft vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo and heat press
Bottoms: Made for Mermaids (M4M) - Mila shorts, made from scraps, sewn July 2022. I love this pattern to pieces. I have sewn it a few times and they are my favorite shorts to wear.
Day 10
visit to the Rheumatologist. Same as always, no real help. try these meds that interact with your other meds.. . ..
Dress: Sinclair- Joanne, sewn Jan 2021
Fun fact: 2 people at the clinic said "nice dress" to me as I walked by, that was a nice feeling
Day 11
its hot. hot and more hot. i did some yoga in the backyard. got some of the garden ready.
Top: Patterns for Pirates (P4P) – Essentials tank, sewn July 2022 and added vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo and heat press
Bottoms: Made for Mermaids - Mila shorts, sewn Jan 2021 (only a month before the fateful tumor diagnosis 
)
Day 12
So I did a thing. Well, half a thing. my hairstylist couldn't do the design I wanted shaved into it. so I need to find a barbershop. But I had such a hard time with the clippers that I can’t do more. Sad. I ended up having a seizure after the shave here. anyway summer's coming and my craniotomy scar itches so bad with hot weather. Plus they want me to rub gel and lotions on my scar which is difficult with my hair there. Also I just wanted to feel like a bad-ass Viking for once. I love the haircut I just really really wanted a Lotus design on it but. it wasn’t meant to be.
I am wearing my favorite me-made pants the Burdastyle 11/2007 No. 122, sewn Aug 2020 – literally my favorite pair of pants to wear. super comfortable and flattering. Much like 90s yoga pants. I’ve made this pattern 5ish times? worn today with a RTW tee of Alice in wonderland
Day 13
fresh out the shower. feeling totally cruddy today. not leaving bed.
nightgown: Love Notions - Laundry Day Tee as dress, sewn July 2022 – I wear this a lot. It is super comfortable. (this is a free pattern if you join their FB group)
Day 14
cold and rainy. spent some time in my sewing room
top and bottoms: Jalie – Jeanne 4016 pajamas made from super soft waffle knit. Oh so luxurious to wear! Sewn Dec 2020
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