The weather got warm pretty suddenly and I had to put most of my favorite clothes away. I definitely prefer fall and winter styles and feel most at home in wool and layers.
I mixed stuff I made with stuff I didn't make, so for each day I'm noting which is which.
Day 1: Me-made skirt and an upcyled sweater - a thrifted pullover I turned into a cardigan.
Day 2: Me-made skirt.
Day 3: Me-made rayon jersey knit dress and a rayon challis scarf.
Day 4: Lots of black. Me-made skirt and leggings.
Day 5: Me-made dress.
Day 6: Me-made cotton jersey knit dress and that upcycled cardigan again.
Day 7: Me-made skirt.
Day 9: Me-made skirt and wet hair.
What I noticed from taking daily photos and paying attention:
1.) I own way too many skirts! And not enough me-made shirts, blouses, leggings, and cardigans! I could probably do the whole month just wearing my me-made skirts with boughten t-shirts. And most of the time, that's what I do.
2.) Just wear the dress! I made more of an effort to wear my pretty dresses that I love, but that I sometimes hesitate to put on because they're "too nice." I wore them and I enjoyed it. Even if I was home alone.
3.) Not a huge fan of knits on the bottom half. I like my knit dresses, but they're not always the most comfortable for me because I feel kind of naked on the bottom. I'm always checking to see if my skirt has ridden up!
4.) It's all about the fabric. On day 5 I wore one of my very favorite dresses, made of soft, slightly textured cotton, and remembered something one of my sewing students said recently about the tactile element of sewing. For her, the success of a garment is all about whether the fabric feels good. If it doesn't, she doesn't end up wearing it. It seems so simple and obvious, but I never thought of it that way. I definitely shop with my eyes first and hands second. Maybe I should switch that around.
My work schedule is quite erratic, so I have different goals for work days, home days, and half-and-half days.
Day 1: Work. Knitted 1.5 hours after dinner.
Day 2: Work from home/evening shift. I squeezed in an hour of cutting out in the afternoon.
Day 3: Home day! Spent an hour making pants for the kid, then moved on to something new for me. I spent a lot of time looking at patterns and fabric and waffling, but eventually cut out a dress in printed rayon. 3 hours total.
Day 4: Work, day and evening. Half an hour of cutting lining.
Day 5: Weekend errands in the morning/afternoon shift. An hour or two of knitting.
Day 6: Home day! 2 hours sewing pants.
Day 7: Home day! I spent the day doing an epic amount of housecleaning, so just 30 minutes of pants sewing, then an hour of knitting.
Goals Check-In:
Goals: Wear, Make, Style, Share. Doing pretty good so far! I'm wearing my me-made stuff, taking pictures, and doing some navel gazing about my style. I'm getting sewing and knitting into my schedule, but not as much as I would like. Next week I'll hopefully have some new finished stuff to share!
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