Author: Linda of Lányos Handmade / Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!!
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Sew the right sides together!
It is lovely seeing the hot weather come, even if a day of showers is thrown in every now and again! Guess that is why everything is so green here! Oh, haha, speaking of “green”… Let me show you my “May Monthly Stitch” knit top. I broke the rules with this one. Shame. I used…
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Me-Made-May’14 (3rd post)
My 3rd Me-Made-May’14 post and I’m still hanging in there! How are you doing? Monday, May 12 – a knit skirt I made long ago. Sophie has checked it out and given her approval. Tuesday, May 13 – Along with my pea coat, blogged here, my jean jacket is another favourite of mine! I wore…
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I think it is my anniversary!
But before I tell you about that, let me just make a correction to an earlier post. I neglected to mention my tiniest baby. My Necchi Supernova! She may be a toy sewing machine, but this tiny baby has a special place on my book shelf, safe from harm. I found this baby while antique…
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Me-Made-May’14 (2nd post)
To recap my first MMMay’14 post, so far, missing in my hand made wardrobe and now on the “To Do” list is … jeans. Let’s see what is next then, shall we? Monday, May 5 – I wore a cardigan over my summer top and pants because the office always has cold spots in it. (I…
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Thank you Tailor Fairy!
In the mail today I received my giveaway package from The Tailor Fairy. A bundle of blue fabric. I haven’t committed myself to one pattern for it yet, but with the way the air conditioning has been working overtime at the office, I was thinking of making myself another cardigan! Thank you Tailor Fairy!
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Me-Made-May’14 (1st post)
This is so fun, being part of this Challenge! But can I do it? I have no time to speed sew up some outfits like a “Road Runner” to fill up my month of May. But I do want to take a serious inventory during this Challenge – what is really in my closet? Quite…
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I have the right to change my mind…
Don’t I? I love this fabric, so soft and light and silky (ITY knit – polyester/Lycra). I thought I should make this lovely summer dress – McCall’s M6922. I traced the pieces for the short sleeve version of the dress and cut out my fabric. I very easily sewed together the eight panels with…
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Me-Made-May ’14 –- My Pledge
Have you heard about the Me-Made-May ’14 challenge? Well I just learned about it and plan on challenging myself during the month of May to wear, each day, at least one sewn or refashioned item of clothing! Can I do it? Hundreds have already made the pledge! Can you do it too? So now it…