I’m participating in Me-Made-May ’14.
What is it, you ask?
Me-Made-May’14 (MMM’14 for short) is a challenge designed to encourage people who sew/knit/crochet/refashion/upcycle garments for themselves to actually wear and love them. The me-made and self-stitched challenges have been taking place for over four years now and they work on both a personal and community level. The participants decide the specifics of their own challenge pledge, so that the month is appropriate and challenging for them …. A very common pledge is for a participant to aim to wear one self-stitched or refashioned garment each day for the duration of May 2014. The participants can also choose to document their challenge with daily photos (though this is in no way compulsory for taking part) and share them with other participants ….
You can click on the Me-Made-May ’14 button at the top of the right nav to read more.
I didn’t sign any pledges or swear any oaths. I’m more of a make-up-my-mind-and-do-it kinda gal. And my week leading up to this was so busy that I completely forgot until I was dressing to Cleveland on Saturday for my final Cleveland Orchestra Chorus performance of the season. I dug into my sweater drawer and pulled out a handknit sweater from two years ago to throw over Tacky Polyester Performance dress. (You know, don’t you, that I’m joking whenever I utter those words? That dress could be SOOOO much worse. It actually works just fine, although I stick my nose up at the polyester.)
Me-Made-May isn’t about making something during May, but I did make another Kristen’s Kimono Tee by Maria Denmark yesterday. And when it was done I didn’t like it. It’s going in a package to be sent to Amarillo. DS’s DGF has to learn to tell me if she doesn’t like something I make, otherwise her wardrobe of tees to throw on over leotard and tights or jeans is going to overflow. (If you don’t have a dancer in your framework of friends, get one quick! They’re the best. They always need another tee or sweatshirt or cardigan or scarf.)
I’m going to run downstairs when I’m done with this post and cut and sew a quick Grainline Hemlock Tee. That fabric has been sitting around for eight months and needs to be cut!! Then in the next couple of days I’m going to cut into the rayon/lycra knit print I picked up in Frankfurt, Germany, on my Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus tour last November.
Stay tuned, and see my Me-Made-May ’14 album on Facebook.
