I’ve always wanted to participate in Me Made May, but wearing at least one piece of handmade clothing everyday during a warmer month seemed kind of impossible. Although I wear handmade clothing everyday in the winter, I don’t make myself warm-weather pieces very often. On Twitter I was muttering about how I need to sew more, and I added up how many handmade garments I had that you could wear on a warm day. I’ve got 3 cotton skirts, 1 cotton dress, 3 wool short sleeved pullover sweaters, 1 wool cardigan with short sleeves, 2 cotton cardigans, and 2 knit crop tops. That’s 12 pieces, 5 of which I made in the past year, and I started to wonder if maybe I could manage Me Made May this year. Even if the weather stays warm and I can’t wear any of my cozier pieces, which is unlikely because this is Seattle, 12 pieces is enough that it will be a manageable challenge. It should be fun, and it will get me to wear separates more often and shake up my dress + cardigan routine. I’ll be doing daily outfit updates on Instagram and occasional posts of them here.
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It’s been bizarrely warm for the beginning of May, so my crop tops seemed like a good choices. Yesterday I wore my yellow and orange crop top with a midi skirt I found at the thrift store. Today I’m wearing my red crop top with an old pencil skirt from H&M and a store-bought cotton cardigan that used to belong my mom. Are you participating in Me Made May? Do you have makes garments for every season of the year?
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