Me Made May vs Me Made Everyday

The one thing about celebrating the creative process during Me-Made-May is that it's only one month out of twelve.  And I wear my me-made clothes year round.  That means by the time May rolls around, most of my winter clothes are being packed away, sight unseen.  And May is too cool (sometimes it snows) for hot-summer type clothing.  So this Me-Made-May (MMM) I'm looking at things a bit differently with some items that you wouldn't necessarily see me wear during the month of May in hopes to reflect upon and adjust where needed for all seasons

My Winter Me-Made Go-to Pieces

Top L to R:  Green wool coat, OOP Vogue 8934 (circa 2018); black wool scarf, no pattern used (circa 2022); flannel pajama set, Butterick 6296 and OOP Vogue 9217 (circa 2022); black Rachel Comey skirt (worn before the cast [WBC]), OOP Vogue 1247 (circa 2020); cotton shirt (WBC), Vogue 1678 (circa 2020); wool pull-on pants, OOP Butterick 6717 (circa 2022); pull-over knit top, OOP and vintage Vogue 2925 (circa 2022); flannel pajama set, Butterick 6296 and OOP Vogue 9217 (circa 2018); plaid wool pull-on pants, OOP Butterick 6717 (circa 2022); plaid wool scarf, no pattern used (circa 2022); merino wool cardigan sweater, OOP Kwik Sew 4192 (circa 2022); merino wool turtleneck dress, OOP Vogue 8939 (circa 2021); long cardigan, Butterick 6495 (circa 2019); cotton shirtdress (WBC), OOP McCall's 7546, Vogue 1503 and 8934 (circa 2019); cotton bathrobe, OOP Simplicity 7417 (circa 2019); a whole collection of cotton panties, Simplicity 8229 (circa 2017--2020); pink and brown horse print knit pull-over top (WBC), Simplicity 8529 (circa 2022); cotton knit elastic waisted skirt, OOP and vintage Butterick 5790 (circa 2022).  

Top L to Right:  Blue hoodie (WBC), OOP Butterick 6253 (circa 2015), wool pants, OOP Vogue 1325 (circa 2021); white cotton shirt (WBC), McCall's 7904 (circa 2019); black elastic waist knit skirt (WBC), OOP Vogue 1730 (circa 2020); green cotton tulip dress, The Assembly Line (circa 2020); black and white cotton top, OOP Butterick 5891 (circa 2020); black linen pull-on pants, OOP Vogue 1642 (circa 2020); white cotton piqué pajama set, Butterick 6296 and OOP Vogue 9217 (circa 2020); reversible apron, OOP Butterick 5263 (circa 2011); striped cotton wrap/shirt dress, OOP Simplicity 8687 (circa 2018); boiled wool waterfall coat, OOP Butterick 6244 (circa 2020); knit pull-over Ebony dress (WBC), Closet Core (circa 2020), wool hat, The Littlest Studio (circa 2020); cotton knit turtleneck dress (WBC), OOP and vintage Burda 8848 (circa 2021); gray, black and white printed cotton tulip dress, The Assembly Line (circa 2021); reversible jacket, OOP and vintage McCall's 2495 (circa 2021); white pullover sweatshirt (WBC), OOP New Look 6107 (circa 2015); cotton pajama set, Butterick 6296 and OOP Vogue 9217 (circa 2021); wool shirtdress (WBC), OOP McCall's 7546, Vogue 1503 and 8934 (circa 2018).

It's been a few years of reflection during MMM and with that there has been a lot of changes.  First, this year, I had to find me-made clothes that could fit over a cast.  That knocked out some of my favourite winter weather pieces from the list because the sleeves were too narrow to be worn.  And I'm not as flexible as I once was in my youth.  Zippers and buttons are often passed over in favour of pull-on or pull-over styles.  Even my fabric preferences have changed partly due to lifestyle and the search for comfort, I've developed a fondness for knits.  Now, if I can just find that perfect t-shirt pattern with enough ease around the mid-section and get rid of this cast, I will be all set to get back to making those sewing dreams come true.  

So, the MMM challenge will be to re-think my me-made items into something more suited to this stage in my life.  Perhaps, more refashioning than actual start-to-finish new sewing projects.  

Happy Sewing!