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Wearing red for work event today - Day 18 of Me Ma Wearing red for work event today - Day 18 of Me Made May 2026!
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Wow - I made it past the two week mark! This is the @closetcorepatterns Cielo Top in linen - along with my @namedclothing Mimosa Culottes - I’m wearing them again because I forgot to pack pants for this trip!
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Day 2 of wearing my Mimosa Culottes on Day 17 of M Day 2 of wearing my Mimosa Culottes on Day 17 of Me Made May 2026!
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I forgot to pack pants for this work trip - oh well! So I’m wearing them again. I packed all the tops, including this @theassemblylineshop Cuff Top - with the sleeves lengthened to selvage and body cropped. I think I got both of those ideas from @frocksandfroufrou - who has made many versions of this pattern too! Fabric is from @britexfabrics
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Have a great Sunday!

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OK - I jury-rigged my phone on a chair in my hotel OK - I jury-rigged my phone on a chair in my hotel room to take this photo.
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I made it to Day 16 of Me Made May 2026! 
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Today’s ensemble:
▪️@matchymatchysewingclub Skipper Top and Dress sewing pattern - the linen fabrics were leftover scraps from other projects. The floral print is from @britexfabrics a few years ago. 
▪️ @namedclothing Mimosa Culottes - made back in 2017. The pattern was re-released a year or so ago. The fabric is a synthetic jacquard. If you look closely, you can see a floral pattern.
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I was so focused on the tops I was packing - plus doing laundry and cooking some food for my hubby, that I forgot to pack my Juno pants, which I finished and my palazzo pants. 
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So I’ll be wearing these culottes for the next three days.
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Confession - I am wearing this Dew Dress today but Confession - I am wearing this Dew Dress today but the first and third photos are of me wearing it in San Diego for a work trip.
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Check out the palm trees in the third photo. The second photo is me wearing today - Day 15 of Me Mad May 2026 - after a long day of travel to Chicago for work, then dinner with colleagues. My sparse hotel room doesn’t have a full-length mirror. 
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So that’s why I decided to show my San Diego photos, which are on the grid for the first time. The fabric is this amazing print I got at a @bayareasewists fabric swap last year.  Thank you Christina for giving away such beautiful fabric! As soon as I saw it, I thought @fridaypatterncompany #DewDress ! It’s my second one - and it’s so comfy for travel. I used every bit of this knit fabric. I didn’t quite have enough for the back at the bottom so there is a sliver of sky back there.
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When I was at the airport, a young woman came up to my told me that my dress was really cute, she said it made her happy, like a ray of sunshine. That made my day.
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Then in Chicago some work colleagues told me they really liked my dress, the neckline, the fabric, etc.
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A great way to end the day!

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Okay - not a lot of patience with taking photos to Okay - not a lot of patience with taking photos today!
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Working from home on Day 14 of Me Made May 2026 - two full weeks of posting! Woweee. I took this photo at the end of the workday but didn’t get around to posting until late. It’s still May 14 in California!
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Today’s ensemble is my @papercutpatterns Array, which I don’t wear very much likely due to a couple of things - the fabric is double gauze, comfy but the weather can’t be too warm or I get hot wearing it. Also the statement sleeves are lovely but you have to watch the sleeves so they don’t dip into food. I think I will add elastic. I left an opening in the sleeve hem in case I ever wanted to do that. 
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Nani Iro fabric was from @stonemountainfabric 
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I’m also wearing my old linen @megannielsenpatterns Flint Pants. 

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Today’s Me Made May Day 13 OOTD on a sunny day! 🌞 Today’s Me Made May Day 13 OOTD on a sunny day!
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My Collage Gather Top is a sewing pattern from Matchy Matchy Sewing Club. I think I used four Kaffe Fassett fabrics - I had maybe a yard of the main center fabric and got fat quarters for the rest. I had to shorten the length because I didn’t quite have enough fat quarters. The sleeve hems are pieced together with scraps. The fabric is from Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics in Berkeley. ⬅️ Swipe to last photo to see the back.
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I wore this top to a Bay Area Sewists meetup a few years ago as my raffle entry to win Kaffe Fassett fabric. I won the fabric I used to make the Oversized Shirt I wore yesterday (see yesterday’s post). 
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I’m also wearing Free Range Slacks - indie pattern by Sew House Seven in Brussels washer linen I got from Harts Fabric in Santa Cruz a couple years ago. I had wanted black but they didn’t have enough at that time. So I got this purple instead.
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It was a little chilly before I left for work, so I grabbed my Hovea Jacket by Megan Nielsen - prequilted Nani Iro fabric from Stonemountain, bias tape also Nani Iro.
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The sun came out on this cool day today. 🌤️ I was The sun came out on this cool day today.
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I was working from home today so the handmade wardrobe for Day 12 of Me Made May 2026 is:
▪️Top from Japanese sewing book She Wears the Pants- made years ago 
▪️My first pair of @sewhouse7 Free Range Slack - made several years ago. The linen is a bit discolored in some areas and a pocket has been patched. I lined them with bemberg or they wouldn’t have lasted so long.
▪️The Oversized Shirt pattern is by @theassemblylineshop - with Kaffe Fassett fabric I got at a Bay Area Sewists meetup a couple of years ago. I don’t wear it much. In fact, it got my hubby’s attention. He said, “Oh, that’s a nice shirt.
When did you make that?” 😆 I guess I should keep it.
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Today’s work wear on Me Made May 2026 - Day 11! 💐 Today’s work wear on Me Made May 2026 - Day 11!
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This is another @theassemblylineshop Cuff Top in a beautiful Liberty lawn (Peony Parade) my older sister gifted me when she was in London last December. I only had 1 meter so this is cropped version and I made the sleeves as long as I could. I also used 1 cm wide elastic at cuffs so sleeves would be longer. I didn’t quite have enough fabric for the back, so I pieced some scraps together. The fabric is busy so you can’t really tell. Sorry I didn’t take photos of the back.
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The wrap skirt pattern is the Aura by @papercutpatterns - I won the pattern in a Me Made May giveaway last year. If you look closely, you can see a small oval pin I attched to the skirt front. That’s my preemptive way of making sure so don’t flash anyone. 
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The teal fabric is a linen rayon blend. I can’t recall where I got it. I love the color. 
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I haven’t made a wrap skirt in years - mostly because of the flashing issue. This skirt is a good addition to my work wardrobe.
Day 10 of Me Made May 2026 🤸🏾‍♂️ I’m wearing my Day 10 of  Me Made May 2026 
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I’m wearing my Christy cardigan by @just_patterns again (also worn on Day 3, see 3rd photo of that post). I love the sleeves!
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I paired it with a top made from a pattern from the Maker’s Atelier sewing book. The pattern wasn’t meant for stripes so I had to baste and ease to match the side seams. I made the top a couple years ago using discounted deadstock fabric from @stonemountainfabric 
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The skirt is hand sewn from a skirt pattern from the book Alabama Studio Sewing + Design. You’re supposed to leave a raw hem but it curled up and I didn’t like it so I hemmed it. It still curls up. 
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So far I’m still enjoying taking photos. I doubt I will be able to make it to the end of the month but it’s really not about taking photos everyday. I didn’t make a pledge before I began posting but I’m considering which garments to give away at the next  @bayareasewists handmade garment swap - as I go through my makes.
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Ahoy there! I made it to Me Made May Day 9. 🤸🏽‍♂️ Ahoy there! I made it to Me Made May Day 9.
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It’s the weekend so I’m wearing my favorite denim knit skirt (pattern from Alabama Studio Sewing + Design but with wide elastic at waist) with an old Toaster Sweater 2 by @SewHouse7. I rediscovered it this week and decided to wear it today.
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The sleeves aren’t really royal blue like they are in the photo but they are an intense blue. The sleeves are in a rayon knit fabric and the body is a cotton jersey.
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Weekend comfort clothes!

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