I did not
pledge directly to participate in MMM 2014, mostly because I do not have enough
me-made clothes yet. As of beginning of May, I have only completed 8 projects,
one of them unwearable (from my point of view, but more details on that later).
My aim was
only to wear and document at least each of my new clothes once during the month
of May. I am saying immediately that I did not manage it with all of them,
partially because of the weather and my unusual program during May (too many
vacation days, not enough work days), excuses, excuses…
Some
observations though:
I sew
mainly dresses and skirts. Which is OK for the moment, I almost never wear
pants and I tend to wear dresses rather than skirt/top combination. Somehow, I
found them more comfortable and easier to match with a jacket (or nothing). It
is also incredibly difficult to find nice dresses in my size and to my taste.
I have not
made any top yet. I do not have any nice pattern and am quite intimidated by
shirts. I should also try a simple jacket as it is a part of my everyday work
outfit for the majority of the year. Both are on my agenda already.
I find it
quite difficult to find the right pattern because I do not like wearing large/balloon blouses. I do not have a pronounced waist, so adding bulk in this
area is never a good idea – it is like directly shouting “I am an apple!”.
I
desperately need a spring/summer black skirt, as I own several colored tops (and the tops on my agenda are colored as well), and do not have
any unicolor skirt to wear with. I have a few winter RTW skirts which go well
with the sweaters, but it is not the case for summer. Even though I like my
black skirt with crosses (and I wear it), it is not universal enough. I have
just bought the right black fabric, so the skirt is on my to-do list and coming
very soon.
I have sewn
a pair of shorts during May which I am really happy about, I will be making
another one certainly before the big vacation.
I still
have one summer dress to do (the fabric is calling me since a few weeks) and
then should concentrate to the tops/jackets category.
I need to
consume my fabric stock. I am quite limited in space and have done a few
purchases with direct projects in my head, I just need to sew them now.
A
nice-to-haves would also include:
- Shirt dress like Burda 120-06/2013
- Retro Butterick 6018
- 60’s minidress like Sewing the 60s
- Burda 109-01/2010 for winter
- New Look 6000 like Sewing princess
All in all,
I am looking forward to a lot of work to do for the next year and will be happy
to present my new wardrobe next May.
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