Happy Me Made May!
As we begin the month of May, here in the sewing community there is a wardrobe challenge, called “Me Made May”. The idea behind MMM is to encourage those of us who create handmade garments, to actually wear the pieces, and style them into our wardrobes. You can read much more about it here.
I feel “Me Made May” is the perfect opportunity & season to present my home-sewn fashion show!
Since early this year, when it was still cold out, I have been sewing for spring. It has been inspiring for me to see what the fashion industry has presented this season (more on that in this post)
For this personal wardrobe adventure, I naturally found myself gravitating to sewing patterns from the 1970s scored from ebay and etsy! There are also a few modern, “big 4) patterns I used for my creations.
Going back to the Me Made May challenge, I will pledge to wear my handmade clothing every day off in May! Even if I think “It’s a bit too fancy to wear”, or whatever excuse… NOPE! I have to wear what I make in May! (Good think I made a track suit too!)
without further ado…
Fashion Show Video (2 minutes visual presentation)
McCalls 8150 is made from three fabrics specifically sourced at the Stitch Festival for this project. The top and bottom tiers are cotton lawn from Roy’s Material World in Lecieter, England. The middle tier is a vintage fabric. I think the three compliment each other well!
New Look 6808 is a chic little sailor blouse in a sherbet orange and white. You would be shocked to see how I came about the crisp white, textured fabric for the collar! It was from a shirt I thrifted to cut up for the fabric. ( I miss Joanns!!) The orange striped fabric was bought during the Joanns liquidation sale.
McCalls 8358 is a sewing pattern (from the 1970’s but re-released) that really struck a chord with me! So much so that I made both views of it! This dress is reversible, in that the cross over can be worn in the front or back. It is a true wrap dress with a hole on the side seam to pass through the waist tie.
I made view A out of pink and white gingham from Joanns, and the View B is out of a lovely peach eyelet which I bought for a bargain from a lady on Facebook Marketplace.
Simplicity 6290 is a 1970’s vintage sewing pattern, and I love this one! I made 2 views of this as well! View 3 I made out of a embroidered vintage tablecloth from e-bay. It was ony $30. A part of me feels bad that I cut up something that pretty. But I have to admit, I do love how the blouse turned out! It was a fun challenge to cut out my pattern pieces to best use the motifs. The three crochet flowers on the bodice I have been holding onto since about 2011, as they were part of a gift. I am so glad the perfect use for them finally!
View 4 is made out of another lovely vintage fabric I bought at the Stitch festival. I like the sleeves on this one! I used a pretty white sheer ruffle with green edging. In both blouses I like the sweetheart neckline, and the fact they tie in back. To be honest, I am going to be making yet another one! I have view 2 cut out and waiting for me.
Simplicity 9326 is a pattern I was thankful to receive for my birthday. View B was the obvious choice the sew up with that fabulous feminine ruffled neckline! I used a teal toile de jouy cotton lawn from Roy’s Material World of Leicester, England. I made a matching headband as well. I used every single bit of this fabric up! I really like it!
Just for fun, here’s a close up of the shoes I have been pairing with the outfits. 🙂
