A New Obsession: Children's Clothes

I gifted a onesie to my friend for her new baby.....I was hooked. I have so many scraps left over from all my makes that I don't have the heart to throw out. Now they have a purpose. :) The clothes are so small. and so quick. and use so little fabric. They are wonderful. I've gifted everybody I know with a child with a sewn garment of some type. I won't stop any...

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Blue Porcelain - Sewaholic Cambie

Oh it's been awhile hasn't it? I can't help it...I'm an instant gratification via Instagram type. The whole...create a whole blog post thing with photos....well...it's daunting. So you only get iPhone photos of my lovely dress. Busting out the ol canon SLR just wasn't on the agenda this week....and it doesn't look like it'll be on the forecast next week either.. But I have a plethora of new makes...

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Me Made May 16: Day 29-31 + REVIEW

Wowza! An entire month wearing me-mades completed and not one single repeat - AND I have more options in my closet that I didn't even wear! It really is wonderful to realize that all my clothes are handmade and I've gotten to the point where they all fit properly and I get great comfort and joy out of wearing them! Day 29 #MMMay16 Day 29 Wearing my mishmash dress of mannequin bodice and...

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Me Made May 16: Day 22-28

Last week to party....erm...I mean of Me Made May....nah - who am I kidding - Wearing Me Mades every day and taking instagram photos of it is my kind of party! Don't judge! Party it up Sewing Friends! Although I challenged myself to also make 2 new hand mades this month...It COULD count that I made two dresses for my Nieces....BUT to be fair I tried to make 3 items this month and they all turned out to be hard fails.....Super sad face.....All are my own fault. I made a New Look pattern...

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Me Made May 16: Day 15-21

Phew! Three weeks in and things are going great! The most difficult aspect of all of this is not getting to wear my favourite items on a weekly basis. Makes me realize I should probably sew a few more Grainline Studio Alder shirtdresses and buy more soft cottons (Chambrays) to sew them up in. Two of my favourites are made of Chambray fabric and the third is a soft embroidered cotton....hmmm I don't know why I didn't realize this sooner... I'm also realizing I have a lot of hand made...

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Me Made May 16: Day 8-14

And another week has come and gone. I appreciate that my work environment allows me to wear all my me-mades and they are appropriate attire. This makes it easier for me to meet the challenge. I'm realizing that there are only a few basic staple items (Black cardigans, Tights, and leggings) that I wear that are not me-made. I don't have one single item of non me-made on any of my hooks or in my main drawers. Any RTW items I own are in the back of the closet and I'd have to go searching...

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Me Made May 16: Day 1-7

And one week is complete. And I realize how much easier it is this year to dress in me-mades. Not only do I have significantly more me-Mades in my closest to choose from; but they are executed better, more my style, and with higher quality fabrics.  These three things really do make a significant difference. But that comes with time and practice. Day 1 Building Ikea #Applaro furniture on the first day of #MMMay16 wearing my favourite handmade item my anchors #v1102 A photo...

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Me-Made-May 2016 - Pledge

Oh I'm in..... 'I, Chrystal McKay of Seams Like Chrystal, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '16. I endeavour to wear 1 piece handmade each day for the duration of May 2016' and challenge myself to complete 2 new items during the month. Nothing extravagant...I just love to participate and enjoyed it so much last year. And again, I shall be taking my MMM16 to instagram daily and summarizing...

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2015: The last 6 months

So I'm a bad blogger. My bad. It isn't for lack of content or time or even interest in it.....it's photos. I'm truly not a photo op type. In summer I'm more inclined; that temperature; that tan! But bleak winter? These sweats aren't my most endearing look. But alas, a new year, I feel I should summarize my last and start anew for 2016.So I present to you in the form of Instagram photos only....the...

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