This was my fourth year participating in Me-Made-May and I feel like it gets easier every year. I’m happy to report yet again that I kept my pledge of wearing at least 1 (sometimes 2!) me-made items every day for May. Outside of MMMay, I usually wear me-mades everyday without thinking. That means I’ve been… Continue reading Me-Made-May 2018 Reflections

That’s it! MMMay ’18 is in the books! I decided to combine the last 2 weeks because… well… I felt like it! I was really hoping most of these pictures would be taken in New Orleans because I had a work trip scheduled. Well, silly me didn’t realize I never got confirmation of being in… Continue reading Me-Made-May Weeks 4 and 5

Whooooooah we’re halfway there, whooOOOAH! Livin’ on a prayer! The MMMay game is still going strong. So far I haven’t felt too stressed about what to wear as I usually wear me-made most of the time anyway. Let’s see if I still feel this way toward the end of the month, though! Monday, May 14… Continue reading Me-Made-May Week 3

Week 2 of MMMay has come and gone – let’s see how I did: Monday, May 7 Grainline Linden Sweatshirt, True Bias Hudson Pants Tuesday, May 8 Frankenpatterned Butterick 5781 and Sewaholic Cambie mash-up And BONUS second outfit for date night! True Bias Ogden Cami Wednesday, May 9 Colette Moneta Dress Thursday, May 10 True… Continue reading Me-Made-May Week 2

And so it begins! Me-Made-May 2018 is underway and I am all in! Here’s how my first week went: Tuesday, May 1 Sewaholic Granville Shirt, Closet Case Ginger Jeans, Helen’s Closet Blackwood Cardigan Wednesday, May 2 Helen’s Closet Blackwood Cardigan, Seamwork Mesa Dress, Self-Drafted Leggings (unblogged) Thursday, May 3 Gertie Butterick 6217 Top Friday, May… Continue reading Me-Made-May Week 1

‘I, Rachel of Sew RED-y (sewredy.wordpress.com and sewredy on IG), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’18. I endeavour to wear one me-made or refashioned item for the duration of May 2018. I will also strive to wear at least 2 me-made garments per day if life and weather allow it!’ Ohhhh you guys,… Continue reading Me-Made-May 2018 Pledge