My sewing focused on my Me-Made-May pledge to clean up my wardrobe of all those ill-fitting garments that were taking up room in my closet and drawers. I'm not a hoarder, so why am I holding onto these things? Oh, did that sound like denial? Oh yes, denial! There was that belief that I would lose weight and return to the size I was back-in-the-day.
There were tee-shirts labelled "small" but for some reason they were still hanging around [denial]. So my Me-Made-May quest was update my wardrobe with clothes that fit and that I can actually use. In the progress, Mama R became impressed with the Marcy Tilton top pattern as well and I ended up making more for her as I perfected the fit. I experimented with the polyester knits in my stash before I committed to cutting into the cotton knits. I'm ready now and there's actually a taupe cotton knit version on the cutting table so I will have something to go with this skirt which has been waiting for something to go with it.
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| Clockwise L to R: Multi-coloured polyester knit top, Vogue 9057; yellow polyester top, Vogue 9057; burgundy cotton knit top, Vogue 9057; multi-coloured polyester knit top, Vogue 9057 (first muslined copy); digital print cotton top, Vogue 9057; graffiti print rayon/lycra top times 2 (second version not shown here), Vogue 9057; bias cut wool pants, OOP Vogue 8887. |
There were tee-shirts labelled "small" but for some reason they were still hanging around [denial]. So my Me-Made-May quest was update my wardrobe with clothes that fit and that I can actually use. In the progress, Mama R became impressed with the Marcy Tilton top pattern as well and I ended up making more for her as I perfected the fit. I experimented with the polyester knits in my stash before I committed to cutting into the cotton knits. I'm ready now and there's actually a taupe cotton knit version on the cutting table so I will have something to go with this skirt which has been waiting for something to go with it.
RTW & Fabric Fasts:
I don't think I picked up any fabric this month... no wait, there was a metre of printed linen on my last trip to Mitchell Fabrics. My bad. Oh and there was some lining fabric. Yeah, I failed at the Fabric Fast for the fifth consecutive month. I did well on the RTW fast though. It is getting easier now that my sewing skills are improving and I've found some good techniques to achieve the look I want out of my sewing projects. [singing the praises of Knit-N-Stitch and basting tape].
The Stats:
Supplies
|
Quantity Used from the stash this Month
|
Quantity Used this Year
|
Added to the Stash this year
|
Basting Tape
|
2.72 metres
|
0
| |
Bias Tape
| 0.5 metres |
3.6 metres
|
0
|
Buttons
|
28
|
42
| |
Chain
|
0
|
0
| |
Cord Stopper
|
0
|
0
| |
Elastic
|
8.3 metres
|
6 metres
| |
Fabric
| 14.2 metres |
62 metres
|
52.5 metres
|
Fusible Tape
| 19.46 metres |
31.46 metres
|
6 rolls
|
Hand needles
|
2
|
0
| |
Hook and Eyes
|
0
|
0
| |
Interfacing
|
5.3 metres
|
6 metres
| |
Lace trim
|
2.6 metres
|
0
| |
Pattern (new)
|
2
|
11
|
11
|
Pattern (previously used--TNT)
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
Ribbon
|
1.1 metres
|
1.1 metres
|
1.1 metres
|
Serger needles
|
0
|
0
| |
Serger thread
|
1
|
4
|
12
|
Sewing machine needles
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
Snaps
|
5
|
0
| |
Thread
|
3
|
12
|
18
|
Trim
|
2 metres
|
7 metres
| |
Velcro
|
0
|
0
| |
Zipper
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
Happy Sewing!
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