Me-Made-May - last recap

Here is the second and final post for the
Me-Made-May 2014
the first half of the month is here

Row 1 - Red Burda Pants, Dolman top , Stripe Dress
Row 2 - stripe tank, Woven Scout T-shirt, Shirt and Skirt
Row 3 - oops repeat (didn't want to redo the collage!), denim shirt. Print-mix shirt

Let's do columns with this one
Column 1 - Archer shirt (repeat), worked in the yard all day, so flannel pj pants not blogged and never will be!, Simplicity top (forgot about a picture until too late, so picture on the floor at the end of the day)
Column 2 - Simplicity dress (part 1 of Sunday), Simplicity jacket
Column 3 - Maxi Dress (part 2 of Sunday), Top and Skirt


Day 30 - Sunshine top just completed and will be blogged this week

 And then day 31, Renfrew top again and a merry-go-ride with the Little Guy, he loved the horses.  And I love him.

What I found from this experience.  I need to make some more separates.  A few tops not from knits, a basic pant or two, sleeveless tops for hot days and when I do make anything, check and see how well it goes with items in my closet.

I did eliminate things in my closet, more on that later.

All in all I did really enjoy participating in MMM 2014, although I did miss some of my favorite RTW garments!  The month long challenge is a great way to evaluate your sewn wardrobe. At the beginning, my daughters thought I was crazy with all those selfie pics on Instagram.  What are you doing, Mom?  When I explained what was going on, it was okay I was posting pics of me!


Oh, yes, don't forget the Anniversary giveway and leave a comment to be entered.

Me-Made-May - first recap

This is the first year I am participating in
Me-Made-May 2014
and putting my daily outfit on Instagram.  It is just too hard to daily blog about my outfits plus a picture in front of a mirror isn't too exciting

Here is a recap with links to the original blog post

left to right

row 1 - McCall's 6512, Simplicty 4076 top and Burda pants, Archer shirt

Row 2 - Linen Archer shirt, Butterich top 5327 and Renfrew top

Row 3 - Silk top and Simplity jacket, McCall's 5523 skirt. Briar Shirt

left to right again

Row 1 - Simplicity 2892  and McCall's 6752
Row 2 - Datura blouse and Renfrew

Lastly - Burda Jacket and renfrew stripe tee from top collage (first repeat)

This is all going pretty good, I do wear jeans quite a bit so more tops would be good in my wardrobe.  I did change it up and wore a skirt to work last Thursday, which was nice and I need to do more often.

Let's see how the next 17 days go and you will see another collage repost at the end of May.

Check over at Mood Sewing Network for a pair of pants I just finished and I LOVE them!

Me Made May 2014 - Is a Go

for me.  I participated last year, a bit unofficially with 3 days a week.  This year I am going for one Me Made item a day

‘I, Lori (girlsinthegarden.blogspot.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’14. I endeavour to wear one me-made clothing  each day for the duration of May 2014′


I decided on this when picking out my outfit for the day.  It will be a great way in deciding what I need for garments plus find out what I really wear from my Me-Made items.  I am going to document all of this on Instagram, an easier format, so click the button below to follow me if you want.