May Makes and June Plans |

So May turned out to be the least productive month of sewing I’ve had in a long time! It’s partly because after having an amazing time at the Dressmaker’s Ball, and spending some of April and the beginning of May making my outfit (which I will share soon, I promise. I took some photos but they all turned out to be terrible and it has rained every weekend day since so haven’t had a chance to retake them outside), I lost my sewjo a little bit. Immediately after the ball I wanted to make a start on my dress for next year – I know, ridiculous! – but then I wasn’t really sure what to make and I’d promised to make a penguin pyjama case for my nephew (to match the monkey one I made for my niece) but I just couldn’t work out how, so I didn’t sew anything because I knew I should make the penguin first. I’ve also been feeling a bit run down for the last 2-3 weeks and my work has been crap so I’ve just been feeling a bit down in the dumps, which is not the time when I feel motivated to sew. Though it probably would help me to do something with my hands when I’m feeling blue. I might look for another embroidery project – after I enjoyed making the meme cushion for my aunt – so I can pick it up when I feel like it.

Anyway, here is my one finished make for May:

I did make a start on my Roberts Collection Pinafore dress, too, so that’s first on my list to finish this month as I’m excited to start wearing it!

And my plans for the month are jeans (probably). I have now pre-washed the denim I bought in Birmingham and taking part in Me Made May really highlighted my lack of jeans – I have one pair of rtw jeans which are starting to wear out on the inner thigh, so I really should bite the bullet and make myself some jeans. Especially the Gingers. I’m hoping if I can get them to fit well, then I can run up pairs in denim and other fabrics, and have a whole wardrobe of skinny jeans/trousers.

My other plan for this month is another melilot shirt. I wear the first one I made quite a lot (and am, in fact, wearing it as I type this!) and could do with a short-sleeved one for when/if Summer every arrives in Gloucestershire!

One of the things I’ve had planned for a couple of months is my Carolyn Pyjamas, but I think I’ll postpone them for a couple of months. I want to make long-sleeved, long trousered ones and that seems silly as we’re approaching the (in theory, anyway) warmest months of the year.

I do need another mammoth cutting out session – I like to cut out lots of projects at once so I have lots of things to sew when I’m in the mood – so these plans might totally change! I did treat myself to a few more patterns – because I needed more! – so these might creep up the to make list.