MMM'20: Another Shelter-In-Place Ensemble

~ relaxed and oh so comfy ~

And may I say, pretty, too?

~ well okay, you can say unusual ~

The fabric is a soft, thin sweater knit.  

I made the top awhile ago using Tina Givens Olivia pattern, 

last seen on me, here during MMM'19.

~ do you think the matching mask tips it over the edge? ~

The pants were made during lockdown using the leftover fabric and

 a favorite pants pattern of mine by Sandra Betzina, Vogue 1355. 

~ worn with my lovely and ancient Doc Marten's ~

Now here's a look to behold:

~ Boo! ! ~

Catch you tomorrow...if you don't watch out!

MMM'20: The Lumberjack Look

on a bright and sunny, cold day in May.

~ Yep, that's me, by the tree ~

Wearing a woven double knit using Vogue 9330, which I modified by adding long cuffs to match the large cowl neck.  I used the back of the fabric (gray) for those pieces.

Oh, and I changed the length, having the side insert shorter than the front and back.  Why not?  One reason is I was short of fabric and had to cut the sides on the diagonal.  And then the plaids kinda matched up.  Hey, cool.



The pants were made of leftover jersey knit from the the dress I wore on the first day of MeMadeMay'18!   New Look 6533 is the pattern used for the pants.

~ worn with lumberjack-type boots from ebay ~

And back to the mask,

with shades to match!

See you later...

MMM'20: Unadorned.

Lockdown does that to you.

~ and mask-less too! ~

This is from Simplicity 9018 made in a heathered sweater knit.   

So soft and comfy, to say the least.  

~ woo-hoo, and a side view ~

And very plain.

So I decided to add the "vest" shown on the pattern cover.  

You may recall one of my top 5 disasters from 2019 here.   

I chose to resurrect it into what you see below:

~ ta-dah ~

Yes, I modified the vest pattern a bit,

since I was working from something already cut and made.  

But I do think it works much better than what I had originally.  

(How could it not?!)  

The neckline helps immensely, in my opinion.  

And having shorter sleeves means 

I don't get caught on everything with all those loose loops.

~ But wait, there's more... ~

I added ruching to the dress!  

All the way from the hem, up the side seam, to above the waist.  

First I tried self-fabric ties, 

but they were was way too thick and bulky.  

In rummaging through my sundries stash, 

I found a length of gray grosgrain ribbon that worked perfectly.  

I ran it up through one side of the casing I had created,

and then down the other side.

Ending with both ribbon ends dangling out at the hemline.

 Pull to ruche and then tie in a double bow.

They won't slip out cuz...grosgrain.  

I liked the way it created an asymmetrical hemline 

and just added more interest in general.  

But if I wanted a straight up and down look, 

I can just un-ruche it. 

~ worn with super comfy shoes from ebay ~

'til the morrow.

MMM'20: Lockdown Loungewear

~ yes, here I am in my jersey knit ensemble ~

Made decades ago from who knows what pattern.  But the top was recently scaled up to size by adding two triangular scraps of similar fabric into the side seams.  

~ ooo, it's still cold out ~

Now, of course, everything is a bit baggy due to the weight loss from this and last year's exercise/nutrition regime I've been on.  And that is okay by me.

~ ahh, that's better ~

The red canvas coat is made from the Tina Givens Elena pattern, last seen here.

Here's the obligatory shoe shot:

~ clogs from ebay ~

And the Lockdown Look must-have:

~ a me made mask ~

Hope to see you tomorrow...

MeMadeMay Returns

and so do I!

~  in the Lock-Down version ~

~ May 5 and it's still cold out, brrrrr! ~

What am I wearing, you ask?  Other than comfy-wear, it's a cowl neck sweater top from Simplicity 9014.  I made it in a sweater knit from stash.  With enough left over to create some baggy pants based on some pattern or other.  Probably New Look 6533.

As you can see, I just left it with raw edges that automatically turn and roll up to reveal the gray underside.  I sort of liked that.

Speaking of raw edges...

~ here's some silly satin sneakers from ebay ~

~ and yes, I made this too ~

~ Yeah! ~

Even though I'm showing up late for the game, I'm gonna give it my all to make it through the rest of May wearing my handmade clothes...and photo documenting the process.  

Ready, Set, Go!