1st to 6th of May - MMM '13

Hello!  I'm here - swamped with stuff and a bit manic - but here none the less.  And I've managed 4 Me Mades in the first 6 days of MMM '13 so I'm on target - woo hoo!

 

I even managed to figure out how to upload stuff on Flickr - occasionally I just have a 'special' moment - I have no idea why I was struggling with it, I'm perfectly IT literate but lost the plot. I'm blaming it on tiredness.  Anyway, enough waffling, here goes:

 

MMM '13 - 02/05/13 -Modified vintage pattern, 'The People No 919' circa 1960s.
Modern fabric, 1.25 metres, approx £10
I don't know why I look so serious - I was very tired, my daughter and I went to see Beyonce the night before - she was brilliant but I obviously can't cope with a late night!

 

I've made this pattern 4 times now - 3 for me, once for my daughter.  It didn't cost me very much, part of a bundle from a vintage fair, about 50p.  I've taken it in at the sides, it's interlined with a charity shop sheet (it was the muslin, it fitted, so made sense) and this turquoise version as epaulettes with red buttons - no idea why, I just liked them.  You can't see them in the photo, you'll have to take my word for it!

MMM ’13 – 03/05/13 – Free Colette Sorbetto pattern –
Vintage fabric, 36” wide, approx 1 yard,  £6



  

This is one of the first Sorbettos I made, part of Tilly's OWOP week last March, just as I started sewing, long before I thought about blogging.  I love this fabric, I had so little of it I couldn't lengthen the pattern as I normally would - good job I'm short-waisted! And I couldn't make matching bias binding either so had to go for a contrast. It's bright for me, outside my normal comfort zone but I love this top, I think the fabric and I are about the same age!

MMM ’13 – 05/05/13 – Free Colette Sorbetto patter, ‘Mena sleeves’,pleated neckline & facings –

Liberty lawn remnant, approx 1 m,£9.74  

Another Sorbetto I made last year.  I fell in love with this fabric but was worried that it was expensive (about £18 a metre) and I didn't really have a clue what I was doing.  As soon as I saw it in the sale I bought it and decided to get brave.  The quality is lovely, I now have some more I picked up secondhand - I'm just deciding what to do with it.  I don't know if you can tell but I pleated some fabric around the neckline (which has a facing) - I didn't want to use bias binding again.  And the sleeves are the ones Mena drafted on The Sew Weekly.  This top is longer and is so versatile, the colours mean I can pair it with lots of things, tucked in and hanging out.  It is my favourite thing I have made.

 

Finally, today - and it's a bit of a cop out.  I've been gardening and rushing about in my 'scruffs' so my Me Made today is PJs.  I know, I know, but I did make them as part of Karen's Pyjama Party about a year ago.

 

 

I used this pattern - have had it donkey's years as it was used for a top my daughter made in Design
Technology - honestly, must be 12 years ago!  I'm nothing if not frugal!

 

And this is a photo Paul took last year for Karen's round-up. 
I don't even have the energy for photos tonight!  And no, there is no sensible reason for me standing on the bed
 - I was trying to get an action shot of me jumping, I cannot remember why that seemed like a good idea!

 

As you can see, I made the shorts.  Cost - £0.00 as I used leftovers from a skirt.  Bargain!

So that's it, my quick round-up.  I am so enjoying seeing everything everyone is wearing.  Now I need to plan next week ...