I've mostly worn the blue I think, but need to give the light green a go again 🙂

#memademay Day 29 - prettier on the inside. I am still so pleased with the facing/lining on my princess jacket. Its so clean and neat - although here it does need an iron 🤣

#charmpatterns #sewsky #vintagesewing #princesscoat #imakemyownclothes #garmentsewing

#memademay Day 28 - rainbow or most colourful outfit.
Most of my me-mades are colourful, and I own quite a few different coloured cardigans to pair them with.
I couldn't decide which colour went with this dress best and photographed several 🙂

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Maria Dress The Maria Dress is the perfect project for beginner sewists—even those who have never sewn a garment before! A princess-seamed bodice with full pleated skirt Three sleeve options: short sleeve, three-...

It's the princess seam bodice + 3/4 circle skirt from Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book. But you could use the Maria bodice and any circle-ish skirt charmpatterns.com/shop/maria-d...

#memademay 25 - comfiest outfit. This stretch sateen dress is so comfy and has been worn so many times it's starting to fade now.
#charmpatterns #vintagesewing #retrosewing #sewsky #imakemyownclothes #garmentsewing #ithaspockets

#memademay Day 26 - Summer dress. Most of my dresses count as summer dresses because I make them sleeveless so they're wearable all year round (with layers in the winter). And a few short sleeved ones like this border print princess seam dress.
#charmpatterns #vintagesewing #sewsky #borderprint

I'm mostly self taught. There's so much information online, and I've also learned through many, many mistakes 🤣

They are such lovely dogs 🙂

#memademay day 23 - matchy matchy and possibly monochrome too. I make and wear a lot of blue and navy.
#charmpatterns #sewsky #knitsky #vintagesewing #vintageknitting #imakemyownclothes

Thanks. I'm well aware it's no where near perfect 😁 I'm actually surprised it turned out half decent when I was only making a half-arsed effort to pattern match, especially given that I added a big curve to the side bodice in an attempt to make a larger cup size 😀

#memademay day 22 - pets of Charm.
Here are my two sewing distractions, Rusty and Milo. ❤️ Both are Australian Kelpies 🙂
Bonus pics of a dog coat and a bow tie I've made for Rusty. Milo is too new to us to have tested his tolerance for accessories 🙂

A brown and beige check dress with buttons on the bodice.

#memademay Day 21 - print matching
A second appearance of this check B6412. I normally don't worry about pattern matching, but tried hard to match the checks for this dress.

#charmpatterns #vintagesewing #sewsky #retrosewing #b6412 #imakemyownclothes

Thank you. I love floral prints 🙂

That looks great!

#memademay Day 20 with @charmpatterns.bsky.social, knit fabric. I've made several of these Sophia tops in cotton spandex knit. I do have plans for the full dress some time in the future.
#charmpatterns #vintagesewing #sewsky #retrosewing #midcentury #imakemyownclothes #sophiadress

Thanks ❤️ It was a good hair day 🙂

#memademay day 18 - little black dress. I didn't have anything Gertie for lingerie/pyjamas yesterday. Or little black dress really. But here's a floral print B6412 on charcoal/black base.

#charmpatterns #sewsky #vintagesewing #retrosewing #B6412

Forgot to add photo!

#memademay Day 17 - favourite pattern. I think it's Maria and it's predecessor the Princess seam bodice. I've made a ton of these. I used the school uniform skirt on this one.

#charmpatterns #sewsky #vintagesewing #retrosewing #mariadress

Thanks, we're lucky in Australia to have this collaboration between Spotlight (fabric store) and 50s vintage dame. She also has designs on Spoonflower.

Thank you. I almost always go for pleats with a border print because I don't think gathers suit me.

#memademay Day 16 - Hollywood inspired.

This won't be most people's 'Hollywood' but I think of this as my Barbie dress because its SO pink, and I bought the fabric and made it soon after the Barbie film came out.

#charmpatterns #memademay25 #vintagesewing #sewsky #imakemyownclothes

Thank you - its like they're made for each other 🙂

Thank you, it's one of my favourites.

Thanks ❤️ Me too 🙂

#memademay Day 15 with @charmpatterns.bsky.social - pleats, tucks or gathers.
I love the pleated skirt from B6556/S9294 especially for border prints 🙂
#charmpatterns #sewsky #vintagesewing #ithaspockets

#memademay25 Day 14 - head to toe me made.

I'm getting to the point where I'm going to repeat outfits/garments!

But here is my favourite Gertie make (lamour/B6412) worn with a cardigan I knit from a 1950s vintage knitting pattern.

#memademay #charmpatterns #vintagesewing #vintageknitting #sewsky

Indeed, who doesn't love an egg-laying mammal!

#memademay Day 13 - accessories are the star.
I have a load of different coloured Review (Australia) cardigans and belts to accessorise with. Sometimes I add earrings, hair flowers and cute shoes too, like with this novelty print Maria 🙂
#charmpatterns #vintagesewing #sewsky #Mariadress #1950s

#memademay Day 11 - Refashion. This Xmas fabric skirt used to be a surplice dress (from Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book). I've managed to rescue a few dresses in to skirts where I didn't get the bodice fit quite right.

There are Echidnas in the fabric print 😁

#charmpatterns #sewsky #vintagesewing