Another beautiful Autumn day today and I met with my some of my sewing buddies at the Fabric-a-brac to check out what wonderful fabrics and goodies they had to sell.

We were too busy watching each other purchase fabric that I forgot to get a photo until I got home.

Top: Butterick 3344 in multi striped knit (blogged here)
Trouser:  Cargo pants using Simplicity 3640 (OOP) track suit pattern in blue stretch woven (blogged here) .
Accessory: Purchased gold band choker with ink navy disc and purchased earrings
Shoes: Betts camel flat shoes.

My purchase was a piece of navy wool for some trousers.

The remainder of the afternoon was spent taking photos of all my garments for SWAP 2012.  Now to choose 12 photos from the 165 I took, adding details and emailing them to the co-ordinator of the Group ready for the big reveal on 10 May (EST).

Ah, the first Saturday of the month and that means sewing with my buddies at The Remnant Warehouse at Alexandria (we are all members of the Australian Sewing Guild).  Seeing that Maria is also participating in MMM’12 I asked her if she wanted to do a joint picture which she was thrilled to do.

Photo styling courtesy of Alison

Top: Kwik.Sew 3740 in blue/brown tie die knit from Spotlight (blogged here)
Skirt: BWOF 04-2009-101 in brown cord (blogged here)
Accessory: Made-by-Me necklace and earrings (more detail here).
Hosiery/Nylons: Voodoo Celestial
Shoes: Betts camel flat shoes.

We have a great day here, sewing, chatting about sewing and life in general, and we always seem to get the shoppers interested in what we are doing.

Photo shoot courtesy of Alison

Today’s I managed to cut out and sew another version of this skirt in a maroon cord, buttons and hems to be done, so you will see it very shortly.

Don’t forget to pop over the Maria’s blog to see here MMM’12 creations.

Due to a technical glitch last night, here is my outfit for Day 3.

Top: Vogue 8572 in lemon (blogged here)
Skirt: McCall’s 7244 in a multi flecked fabric with a large amount of polyester purchased from Kerryn’s Fabric World, fully lined using Sun Silky and made too many years ago to remember.
Cardigan:  Simplicity 2603 cardi in brown mercury jersey from Lincraft (blogged here)
Accessory: Made by a friend for me.
Hosiery/Nylons: Voodoo Celestial.
Shoes: Joan & David Callalily Pumps.

Day 4 was a photo challenge day and today we had to have a photo of food/eating/cooking which I found out just before I left for work. So tonight when I got home Hubby had done the fruit and veg shopping so I selected the vegetables for tonight’s stir fry before I got changed into my old track suit to do the actual cooking.

Top: BWOF 02-2009-108 made up in a coffee mercury jersey from Lincraft (blogged here)
Skirt: Vogue 7937 View C, made 2006, the same fabric as the trousers on MMM Day 1.
Accessory: Me-Made crocheted necklace
Hosiery/Nylons: Voodoo Celestial.
Shoes: Joan & David, Callalily Pumps.

Another sunny day, but they are getting cooler, and my office is cold, so the tights are back in action.

Top:  Vogue 8572 in rust Polyester/Rayon blend (blogged here)
Skirt: Vogue 7937 in dark brown wool crepe (blogged here)
Cardigan: Purchased rust cashmere cardigan whilst in China in 2008.
Accessory: Me made spiral bead and netting stitch necklace (blogged here)
Tights: Chocolate brown.
Shoes: Diana Ferrari

I found it interesting this morning when I put the cardigan against the top, they match, even though they were purchased quite separately, different continents and in 2008 I didn’t even have the fabric for the top.  This is not the first time this has happened since I have started using my colour swatch and it still amazes me when it does.

Let it begin, today is the first day of Me Made May 2012 and the sun is shining.

Top: Kwik.Sew 3740 View A in coffee/grey/cream knit (blogged here)
Trouser: Vogue 9537 in brown fine wool and fully lined with Sunsilky made in 2006.
Accessory: Purchased pearls and Victoria Spring pearl earrings.
Hosiery/Nylons: Voodoo Celestial.
Shoes: Circa Joan & David Callalily Pumps.

I, Sharon of Petite and Sewing, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’12. I endeavor to wear at least two me made pieces for the duration of May 2012.

Yes, I have signed up again for this years ONLY me made month.

During the last two challenges in 2011 – September and June, I have managed to wear at least one me made garment a day , so this time I have upped the ante for myself to wear two me made pieces (sewn, knitted or jewellery) for the duration of May 2012. 

My thinking is that with the garments from my SWAP which finishes on 30 April, I will have 11 new me-made pieces for this challenge, and there is always the garments I could add between now and the end of May, as the girls on PR are doing their best to get me focused on sewing for the colder months.