How lucky am I !!

Back at the beginning of May, Sandra from The Surley Seamstress had a Double Barrel Giveaway and I couldn't believe my luck when I found out I had won the #2 Vintage for Grown Ups which arrived in the mail last week.

The pack contained:
• Burda magazine January 1975
• Butterick dress pattern, undated size 12 bust 87cm
• About 2 metres of retro print polyester satin

The Burda magazine was printed in West Germany but has an English supplement so the pattern instructions are in English.  There is an interesting trench coat pattern as well as some interesting skirts and dresses.  The the retro print polyester satin is brown and lemon and it would be wonderful lining for my rain coat.


Then Maria and I attended the Knitwit's Seasonal Fabric Showing at Artarmon and the following fabrics found their way to my home last week,

Left to right - Sandra Printed Knit, Waves texture knit in taupe, Adriana Printed Knit

Now to figure out how I am going to be home when it is not raining so I can get all this pre-washed and ready to play with.

Another Me Made month completed

and I'm still enjoying them.

This year there were an amazing 185 members signed up for Me Made May 2012 and a lot of them were new to the whole experience.

I really enjoyed having Maria join the group this month, even though we are good buddies, we don't see what each other wears during the working week, and she had some fantastic outfits to show.

Maria and I organised to meet up with Janelle from Sew hopefull and Michele from My Own Inspiration at Pitt Trading during the month and introduce them to our favourite fabric shops.

I did manage to be true to my pledge to "wear at least two me made pieces for the duration of May 2012" and the only times I felt I was cheating slightly was when I wore a dress and the 2nd item was Me-Made jewellery.

Wrap-up

•  I was surprised that I had enough Me-Made clothes in my wardrobe that some items didn't even get a look in for the month.
• One of the major holes I found was that I need cardigans for this time of year. My jackets are too warm at present and the two Simplicity 2603 cardigans got quite a work out.  I even succumbed to purchasing 2 cardigans. 
• My SWAP garments helped fill out my wardrobe considerably and the only item from that group that didn't get worn were the shorts, I can't quite see me wearing them with tights. 

You can all breathe a sigh of relief, no more Me-Made months are being officially organised this year, but next year will be interesting to see how up the ante for that one!

Here's how the month looked:

Will be back soon, as I have some goodies to show you.

Its' the last day of MMM'12

and the group has decided to thank Zoe for organising these groups by holding a thank you sign, taking our photo in front of a red door and/or wearing a garment that is a tribute to Zoe's style, so

Top:  Kwik.Sew 3740 without the cowl and the neckline raised in a green/navy striped knit fabric previously worn on day 13.
Skirt:  Vogue 7937 in navy linen previously worn on day 14.
Vest: Jalie 3129 Vest in navy linen previously worn on day 14
Accessory: Me-made earrings and necklace of Byzantine sections with pearls added in green tones.
Hosiery/Nylons: Black tights.
Boots: Nine West black boots.

I've had a lot of fun this month and will post a wrap up soon.

1 more day...

for MMM'12 and today was a beautiful crisp Autumn day.

Today I am wearing a skirt that was made by a very good sewing buddy, Sandra or Dilliander if you visit Pattern Review.  After making this skirt Sandra decided she didn't really wear skirts that much any more and since we are very similar in size and like the same colours, Sandra gifted this to me, together with the pattern, how lucky am I!!

Top:  Vogue 8572 Blue/gold/brown silk blouse previously worn on day 10.
Skirt: Beignet Skirt made by Sandra and gifted to me.
Cardigan: Simplicity 2603 using brown Mercury Jersey previously worn on days 3, 9, 11 and 25. 
Accessory: Purchased belt, earrings and necklace.
Tights:  Brown tights.
Boots: Nine West brown boots.

 

Today is 3rd last day of MMM '12

and it has certainly flown by.

It is a grey day here today and thankfully the rain showers held off so I could get my photo this morning.
 

Top:  BWOF 02-2009-108 knit with bateau neckline in coffee Mercury Jersey previously worn on days 4 & 12.
Trousers: Vogue 9537 in a black medium weight wool previously worn on Days 8, 16 & 24.
Vest: Purchased grey knitted vest.
Accessory:  Purchased earrings and me-made spiral bead and netting stitch necklace.
Tights: Black tights.
Boots:  Nine West black boots.

MMM'12 Day 28

The start of a working week and the boss flew in this morning so not sure if I will see him or not and of course I don't have trousers to wear again, really need to get some more made.

Dress: Simplicity 2648 in navy linen with pickstitching details (blogged here)
Cardigan: Purchased navy cardigan.
Accessory: Me-made crocheted necklace and me-made earrings.
Jacket: Minoru jacket previously worn on days 13 and 14.
Tights:  Brown tights.
Boots: Nine West brown boots.

Back to reality

saw this morning running around doing errands and the grocery shopping.

Any goodies for me?

Top: Simplicity 2603 top with long sleeves in brown merino (blogged here)
Skirt: BWOF 04-2009-101 in salt and pepper cord (blogged here) 
Accessory: Purchased gold band choker with cream disc and purchased earrings and Roscoe checking out the contents of each bag as it is taken out of the car, searching for treats.
Tights:  Brown tights.
Boots: Betts 2 Buckles.

In the afternoon I changed the skirt for a pair of old Levis and boots for sneakers for the remainder of the day.