tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post380863835281292005..comments2024-03-20T14:03:40.992-04:00Comments on Polka Dot Overload | Sewing, knitting & embroidery projects by Mikhaela Reid: Do you have too many (or too few) clothes? + Me Made May VICTORY and wrapupMikhaela Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-60764060210012934582014-06-10T12:50:11.685-04:002014-06-10T12:50:11.685-04:00I didn't do MMM because I wear what I've s...I didn't do MMM because I wear what I've sewn or knitted very often and just can't cope with a daily photo, but also because there are days that I need to wear a suit, and that is just not something I've sewn. <br /><br />I do understand the too much/not enough feeling. I sew a lot of separates, which are a bit more versatile than a dress, so I don't have such a large problem with this. Honestly, conquering my fear of trousers was a big help and sewing jackets also helps. It's fun to throw on something I've made before dashing out the door. <br /><br />Too many polka dots?!?!?! Sheesh! Next you'll be saying that you have too much orange and need other colors or crazy talk like that... ;-)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-36654176748084915852014-06-09T16:51:09.460-04:002014-06-09T16:51:09.460-04:00Great post! I am in the same boat. During MMM, as ...Great post! I am in the same boat. During MMM, as I wore an item I tossed it. I culled about a third of my closet. Now I have a big gaping hole. But since I refused to do crisis sewing during MMM, June may prove to be a challenging month. Now I'm going through my fabric collection. I can no longer consider it a stash. I need to purge it as well. Auset's Stitched Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924962703801889913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-11905252840705504252014-06-08T06:33:44.893-04:002014-06-08T06:33:44.893-04:00Love your me-made-may looks!
I too have far too m...Love your me-made-may looks!<br /><br />I too have far too many clothes and nothing to wear, I will put away lots of clothes to see how much I miss them. Regarding making ourselves more pretty when we're "on display" I found that in clothes I like I stand prouder and like myself more, so I'm going to go for clothes I like and make me feel good, even if someone thinks I'm over the top, I don't care. I want to wear well-made, well-fitting clothes that are fun and colourful so I'm going to do just that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-8365568637353128582014-06-07T14:50:41.528-04:002014-06-07T14:50:41.528-04:00Hey, it looks good. And the more you do it, the mo...Hey, it looks good. And the more you do it, the more systems you'll invent as you go. You have to start somewhere!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-52843901050591265442014-06-07T03:14:56.829-04:002014-06-07T03:14:56.829-04:00You did awesome! Totally in the same boat with too...You did awesome! Totally in the same boat with too many and not enough clothes. Me-Made-May made me reassess and purge even more, though I already did a lot of that before moving. New goals that came out of the challenge for me: 1. make more basics, and 2. knit more! since in this climate a sweater is almost always handy.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12145758733433802106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-6786381502132041672014-06-06T17:03:18.812-04:002014-06-06T17:03:18.812-04:00I managed to wear a me-made item (with MANY duplic...I managed to wear a me-made item (with MANY duplicates, and very few full outfits) the entire month, but didn't really document any of them because I didn't think I would actually be able to do it! I also donated four lawn-sized (yes, LAWN) trash bags of clothes that I don't/won't/can't wear, which leaves me now with the dilemma of too few clothes. And most of what I do have is RTW and will soon be in need of replacement. My summer sewing is about making basics (including PANTS) so that the next time Me-Made-May rolls around, I can fully participate and really challenge myself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-19101805465917170732014-06-06T15:14:19.153-04:002014-06-06T15:14:19.153-04:00One of the hard things as a chronic self-seamstres...One of the hard things as a chronic self-seamstress is to learn to toss handmade items with as much abandon as if they were rtw. But you know, there's an easy fix for that: make most of your clothes :-). Eventually you just see them as clothes, which makes the letting-go process easier.<br /><br />And another one, which has been more of a challenge for me as well, is to learn to make more basics. Thinking of sewing only as a hobby, where everything you do is supposed to be entertaining, only leads to an unwearable wardrobe. In fact we all wear boring basics a lot, and that means in theory we should be sewing a lot of them too. On the other hand, if you can overcome that frame of mind, you can toss out a season's worth of say t-shirts in a single focused afternoon :-).M-Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-67263736570419561002014-06-06T15:01:59.036-04:002014-06-06T15:01:59.036-04:00Oh, I do the same thing with the too small clothes...Oh, I do the same thing with the too small clothes, too. I finally am forcing myself to acknowledge that if I haven't been able to wear it since before I was pregnant with my daughter in 2009... it's NOT going to happen.<br /><br />And you are probably right about the polka dots. :)Mikhaela Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-80972399982205486522014-06-06T15:01:06.435-04:002014-06-06T15:01:06.435-04:00Naw, I just forced myself to do it in the slapdash...Naw, I just forced myself to do it in the slapdash way I have been. Still working on the hemming fear!Mikhaela Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-65044600134063156822014-06-06T14:54:47.406-04:002014-06-06T14:54:47.406-04:00Yes! I have too many clothes AND too few clothes a...Yes! I have too many clothes AND too few clothes as well! Too many clothes that don't fit because I've gained weight (but I still have this idea I will lose the weight and fit back into them, kill me now). Too few clothes that are comfortable and look good on me and flatter me. <br /><br />Too many polka dots? Now THAT is just silly. Perhaps you need to supplement dots with other prints and solids, that I can understand, but it is not possible to have too many polka dots, especially for YOU.Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-42328168324821761932014-06-06T12:14:21.045-04:002014-06-06T12:14:21.045-04:00So how did you find the hemming, in the end? Do yo...So how did you find the hemming, in the end? Do you have a system that works for you now?K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.com