We are into the last two weeks of Made Me March! Yes, I’m still excited doing this challenge! Here’re my daily outfits for the second week of MMM2011 finally:)
Day 9 (Wednesday)
Dress: A Frock By Friday Shirtdress (Sewing pattern: Free from Bernina and missing collar here )
Hours worn: 7 hours
Places visited: Kids’ schools
Main activities: Sewing
Number of times I have worn the dress: Around 5 times
Wear Again: Yes, it’s rather suitable for casual weekdays. Only thing is the fabric isn’t that comfortable so this dress might be replaced once I’ve made a better version.
Day 11 (Friday)
My mum told me that a major earthquake hit Japan today (we were booked to visit Tokyo and Hokkaido in July) but I didn’t realize how serious it was till I watched the news at night. We were deeply saddened by scenes of the tsunami and earthquake. Hubby and I had our honeymoon in Japan many years ago where we visited Sendai and as the Shinkansen we took went passed Fukushima, I remembered telling hubby how beautiful the mountains were and how I wished to visit the place in future. We prayed for the people affected and I started checking out Japanese sewing blogs and was relieved that our Japanese sewing/blogging comrades are fine. I have also learnt to cherish and love our family and friends more through the tragedy. As I wrote to the ryokans we have booked to make cancellations rather reluctantly, the owners told us they were still experiencing aftershocks and hope things would get back to normal soon. I hope so too.
Places visited: Kids’ schools
Main activities: Sewing! This combo is great to sew in, so comfy!
Number of times I have worn the bottom: Around 10 times
Wear Again: Yes, I love the color and the ribbon trim!.
Day 12 (Saturday)
Places visited: Doctor’s (PD) clinic, coffee shop and shopping malls
Main activities: It’s family day:)
Number of times I have worn the bottom: Twice
Wear Again: Yes, it’s lovely to wear and I love the vibrancy of the print.
Day 13 (Sunday)
Places visited: Lunch with parents at Fat Cat cafe, grocery shopping
Main activities: Family fun!
Number of times I have worn the top: Around 7 times. I made the top when I was still nursing my lil princess so the bodice is slightly big for me now. I pin it together with a brooch but will have to modify it slightly with the machine soon.
Wear Again: Definitely;)
Day 14 (Monday)
Places visited: Kids’ schools
Main activities: Newspaper reading, sewing as usual:) and some fabric washing.
Number of times I have worn the top: Around 5 times
Wear Again: Yes, love the double gauze fabric. The tunic is super duper comfy!
Day 15 (Tuesday)
Dress:A letter to St Patrick Dress (Sewing pattern: vintage simplicity 6327 for bodice)
Hours worn: 7 hours
Places visited: Centrepoint (shopping mall), Emerald Hill, Plaza Singapura (shopping mall), kids’ schools
Main activities: Photo taking and shopping
Number of times I have worn the dress: Once
Wear Again: Yes, I am sure it will become a weekday staple:)
Day 16 (Wednesday)
Dress: Giddy with Polka Dots Dress (Sewing pattern: Simplicity 2591)
Hours worn: 5 hours
Places visited: Doctor(PD), Kids’ schools
Main activities: Bringing my girl to the doctor and sewing
Number of times I have worn the dress: Twice
Wear Again: Absolutely!
I actually failed to meet my target on Day 17 and 18 as my kids and myself were all down with flu and stayed home (mostly in bed) on medication. Nonetheless, I will still try my best to meet the one made-in item a day target for the rest of March.
Wish me luck:)
The Sew Convert 