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Me Made May 6: Week Two is Through

Sunday:  Agnes Top from Tilly and the Buttons
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Monday: Rae Skirt in polyester
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So I have learned a lot by making mistakes and cutting corners.  The corner I cut?  I didn't sew the elastic together strongly enough.  Now, why this is often not an issue, at a certain point, it'll come apart if put under enough stress on the seam.  Or any stress.  Or just over time.  So...the elastic came apart first thing Monday morning.  Didn't have enough time to fix or a sewing kit.  What did I do?  Paper clip my skirt on.  Yup.  I paperclipped my skirt on.  And what did my mom say to me?  Use a binder clip next time.  THANKS.

Tuesday: Sewaholic Alma blouse
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Between driving my parents to the airport at 4 AM and a full day of teaching, this PJ inspired top felt really nice.
Wednesday:  Retro Simplicity pattern top
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Thursday:  Retro Simplicity pattern skirt, Alma top with Peter Pan collar
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Friday:  Handmade socks
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Saturday: Fraser Sweatshirt from Sewaholic
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Reflections:  As this week wore on, I became increasingly less excited about the prospect of wearing home made clothes.  I was so excited when the project started, but just like anything you repeat, as you go, it gets harder and harder and harder to continue.  On top of that, it's been a really tough week at work.  The school year is winding down which means the kids are getting wound up.  Usually, I would be t-shirt and jeans lady by now.  Instead, I have to be blouse and jeans lady.  Luckily, I just got an order from Girl Charlee on Wednesday of assorted cast off jersey.  I am thrilled to make myself some t-shirts from the Jane pattern from Seamwork.

I find myself kind of tired of parts of Me Made May.  I love being inspired to make, I hate posting photos of myself.   I love feeling proud of what I wear, I hate feeling restricted to only a certain part of my wardrobe.  I think I'm also just, as I said before, getting fatigued.  I wish I had done a week challenge at first and then moved on to two weeks and on from there.  I think, as a teacher, this is tougher than I thought it would be.  I know at the end of the month I'll feel really proud of myself, but as of right now, I just want to wear a tshirt and not feel like I have to 'analyze' my style.
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