Friday check-in: Me-Made-May and scrap busting

Lots of sewing since my last Friday update! Me-Made-May has begun--my pledge was to wear at least 2 me-made items every work day. I am currently wearing scrubs when I see patients (a big change for me), so usually the me-made items are a tee shirt and underwear beneath my scrubs:

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#memademay2020 Day 1: @sewaholic #renfrew V neck tee in thrifted white cotton (@sozoblog #underwear not pictured). Hidden under scrubs at work--a metaphor for my secret sewing power, which hides behind the facade of a mild-mannered cardiologist! #sewist #imakemyownclothes #minneapolissews #doctorssew

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#memademay2020 Day 5: @burda_style tee, 08/2018 no.118, fabric from @srharrisfabric (with scrubs and #memade underwear). Swipe right for Day 6: another @sewaholic #renfrew in thrifted gray knit. #imakemyownclothes #minneapolissews #doctorssew

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My me-made tee shirt and underwear supply was low, so I whipped up a few knit items that were already on the to-sew list for the year. Some of these were cut out last year, so I was able to pull the gray cami and underwear and animal print tank and underwear from the WIP box. I sewed a TNT Sewaholic Renfrew tee shirt and 2 pairs of another TNT SoZo Underwear from thrifted blue jersey. I traced a Burda Style pattern from 08/2018 (#118 Jersey top with 7/8 sleeves and a faux wrap finish), and used fabric from an old maternity skirt (ITY originally from S.R. Harris) to make this tee and a couple more pairs of underwear. So nice to have new underwear! "May"-be this will become an annual tradition (see what I did there?).

Me Made May 2020 sewing plans

I also decided to try sewing my own scrubs. I used the free pattern from Sew Different, adjusting the fit and design features based on the scrubs I currently wear and my personal preferences (let me know in the comments if you want a post with these details!). I will make a couple fit adjustments for my next pair, but these are a very wearable toile.

Of course, this allowed me to justify buying some high-quality, fun quilting fabrics from Hart's Fabric for more scrubs 😄.

Ruby Star Midnight Forest Soft Blue

Cotton + Steel Kaikoura Under The Sea Sand

Cotton + Steel Macrame Hang It Up Teal

As part of my stash-busting quest, I used the Closet Case Patterns Pouf pattern (available for free in the Closet Case Sewing Resource Library if you join the mailing list--so worth it!) to make a pouf for the craft room using a variety of home dec fabric scraps. The boys are helping me fill it with fabric scraps and old baby clothes that aren't nice enough to donate! They're excited to have another place to sit--you can never have too many stools. They have plans for me to make poufs for their rooms once this one is full.

"Wilted"pouf waiting for more scraps

They also decided to "make" dinosaur stuffies, but progress has been limited. I am trying to work on them only if the boys are willing to be in the room with me, so they can at least say they participated!

Stegosaurus and Spinosaurus

I'm currently working on a top-secret Mother's Day gift that I'm very excited about. Hope my mom is willing to pose for a few pictures for the next Friday update!

That's it for now. Until next time, happy sewing and stay safe!