Me Made May 2018 - plans

Well, it's that time of year again!

I started writing this post a couple of weeks ago, with some initial thoughts.  I now have some firmed up plans.

I will wear something me-made every day.  (I hope it will be a cotton dress, but if the weather this year is anything like it was last year it may be a wool cardigan or jumper instead - quite likely, today has been freezing!)

However, in order to challenge myself, I am also going to get the sewing machine out.

Firstly, I'm going to finish a dress which I started last year - this is a mash-up of Emery bodice and Cambie A-line skirt.

Finishing this is also part of my 2018 Make Nine pledge so this will kill two birds with one stone and give me sufficient impetus to actually get. it. finished.

I'd also like to alter / mend two things from my 'these need attention' box.  I'm not sure what because I haven't actually opened the box yet this year, so it will be a good opportunity to review what's in there and take a reality check on what I might realistically never get round to fixing up and therefore pass on.  However, I'm pretty sure everything in this photo is in there...

Finally, on the sewing front, I will also make two dresses, from start to finish, in May.  I haven't quite decided on pattern and fabric combos yet, but one of them will definitely be from one of the Paris-themed fabrics in my stash.  (I've bought another Eiffel Tower dress length since I took this photo...)

The other will depend on the weather - if it warms up it may be something summery, if not then something that doesn't scream summer.

I've also got two (knitted) cardigans on the go which I would like to get finished - I have some train travel coming up later in May, so I should be able to get a good chunk of it done while on the move.

I discovered that I'd made a mistake in the one on the left and had to unravel and reknit 48 rows of the smocked pattern section because, having spotted the mistake I couldn't just leave it there - not sure whether anyone else would have noticed it, but I knew it was there...!  Happily this is all reknitted now and I've split for the back and fronts and done the back, so I've got the fronts to finish, sleeves to knit and then button / buttonhole band to add.  I haven't made as much progress with the one on the right, but fingers crossed I might get that one finished too.

I hope these seven things will be achievable.  I already have quite a few time commitments for next month so I don't want to set myself unrealistic targets, but equally there has to be an element of challenge.  And I also plan to take daily outfit photos and post them on instagram, with a weekly round up post here.  Here's hoping...