Hey, I made it to Week 3 of Me Made May 2013! As I mentioned in my previous post (“My Unofficial Me Made May Participation: Weeks 1 and 2“), I’m unofficially participating in this handmade wearable challenge. So far I’ve only had one repeat – wearing my red hat twice. But I think I’ll be running out of things I’ve made pretty soon. Meanwhile, here’s a recap of what I wore on days 15 through 21.
Day 15 – Wool cape (fabric from Britex Fabrics). I used a 1980s Vogue pattern 1980s I got for 25 cents.
Day 15: The mornings can be chilly in San Francisco – so on this work day I wore this as my coat. The hat is a cotton Kangol my youngest sister got me for my birthday a few years ago.
Day 16 – Wearing my trench coat, which I made from Christine Haynes book Chic & Simple Sewing
Day 16: I wore one of my favorite jackets. I got the wool fabrics from the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse – the bias tape is a wool houndstooth. I love the big pockets on this coat. I like to wear this wool hat with it. I got the hat on sale for $1 at Urban Outfitters about six years ago. Now I wish I bought more!
Day 17 – Cotton print bias cut skirt – fabric from Britex Fabrics in San Francisco
Day 17: I love the fabric on this skirt. I wore a thick-brimmed black vintage straw hat and a vintage bracelet with this skirt.
Day 18 – knit top
Day 18: The fabric for this top was an imported cotton stretch knit from Italy, which I bought as a remnant from Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. It was going to be a really hot Saturday and I wanted to keep my arms covered. (I wore this sun hat all day – keeping my face in the shade as I listened to a lot of good performances at the Malcolm X Jazz Festival in Oakland.)
I initially had a piece of wide elastic at the bottom of this top but it didn’t look very good on me. It was too poofy on the hips so I took out the elastic and I either belt it or tie a knot like I did here.
Day 19 – My repeat day – I wore this hat again.
Day 19: I also wore this hat on Day 4, More details on the hat are in my first Me Made May post.
Day 20 – Knit tunic and bolero – pattern from the book Alabama Studio Sewing + Design
Day 20: I wore my red knit tunic (hand pleating on the neckline!) with the black knit bolero, which I wore on Day 10. The hat is a really lovely vintage hat with wool lace that was made in France. I use a hat pin that I stick through a pony tail in the back to keep it in place.
Day 21 – Vest I made from home dec remnant I got a Britex Fabrics
Day 21: I wore this vest with a vintage velvet hat.
And that concludes Week 3 of my unofficial Me Made May 2013 participation. I’m not so sure how much longer I’ll be keeping this up but it’s been fun so far. It’s also been a good opportunity to show my hat collection. I’ve worn 18 different hats over the past 21 days!
I’ve drafted people at work to take my picture at the office. On the weekends, it’s been hubby or a mirror. ;o)
…. and you look terrific in all your Me Made May items! The detail on the Christine Haynes coat is terrific.
Also, I am a fan of Alabama Chanin and have all 3 books. I made a scarf following their sewing techniques and really want to use a pattern included in the books. Now that I see your tunic, I think I’ll go for it.
Your sewing is really fantastic.
Thank you! I haven’t written a post yet on making the tunic. I made the size large and it’s very fitted – not much ease, especially when you use a double layer of fabric, which is what I did. Pattern seems like it’s ideal for smaller busts, which was fine for me but will definitely need adjustments for larger busts.