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Me Made Wednesday and Shirtdress progress

I like the StyleArc Elle pants.  They are quick and easy to sew up and as far as I can tell they don't look that bad on  me.  Since Mimi can't model pants I had to take the plunge and post a picture of me wearing my latest Elle pants: Hubby is a little new to this photo thing... all the other photos he took didn't turn out so well.  The fabric is a black and white bengaline that I found at fabric.com.  It's a good weight for the in between seasons but might be just a little too heavy for the hot summer months.  This was a good pair to take to my conference last week as the meeting rooms were so cold.  I ended up wearing them twice, the second time I wore it with a long white shirt and a red camisole. It's a good travel piece! I have been working on the McCalls Shirtdress Sew Along.  I knew I had to make a muslin but for me muslins are such a waste of time.  So I dug out some plaid fabric from my stash.  Of course the plaid...

It's Me Made May!!

When the call to participate in Me Made May 2016 came out, I knew I just had to participate this year!  Last year I did my own Me Made Week which I blogged about here . It is now the second week in May and I have yet to post on any outfits that I have worn.  I was out of town all of last week for a conference and while I thought about taking pictures and blogging, I just did not have the time.  I plan on recreating the outfits this week and blogging about them.  I made two pairs of StyleArc Elle pants earlier this year and wore them at my conference.  I have learned that while it might be warm outside, conference rooms are always freezing cold, so I always pack pants and sweaters for layering. So I have only been home 2 out of the last 10 days.  I need to get organized so I can figure out if I have enough outfits for the month!  Yesterday I wore this dress: I blogged about this dress here . I may not be able to make 5 days of the work week s...