MMMay'15 Week 3 Roundup

Happy Memorial Day everyone! My thoughts are with anyone and everyone that has lost someone in the line of duty. I come from a family with a lot of military personnel but have been blessed to have them still around. I don't think I could imagine losing them in that way and my respect goes out to those that have.

Today is also the 1 year anniversary of my Grandfather's death. He did serve his country as well so it is nice to be able to remember him today of all days.

About Me-Made-May, this last week I was not feeling my best so my face looks pretty bummed in some of these lol. I started feeling better near the end of the week though! And I got some new pieces in as well!

Recap:

 Week .5 Roundup

Week 1 Roundup

Week 2 Round up

Day 18

Refashioned Skinny Pants (blogged)
RTW Blazer & Crop Top

Day  19

Mad Men dress (blogged)
New Look 6243

Day 20

I was in bed most of this day and did not actually get dressed :-/

Day 21

Wave Cardigan (unblogged)
McCall's 6996
RTW tank top, Thrifted khakis

Day 22

Oversized Infinity scarf/hood/blanket (unblogged)
Did not get dressed, spent all day doing my hair lol

Day 23

Betsey Johnson Bodysuit (unblogged)
Nettie Bodysuit
RTW skirt

Day 24

Missy Bossy Pants (blogged)
Burda 6981
RTW Top

  I'm so excited to write the final Roundup and assess what I've learned from my first Me-Made-May. I have JUST enough pieces to get me through this last week lol. I am working on getting more done though. Now that my measurements are looking closer to the ones I started sewing with, I feel more confident in putting in the work to make the garments. I have a UFO from February that should be done this week. It only needs a zipper and for the lining to be inserted (already constructed). I also have fabric washed and dried for about 10 more pieces so I'm excited to get started on those.

That's what's going on around here. See you soon with some blog posts of the unblogged pieces I have from this post and the last one.

Have a great Holiday!

MMMay'15 Week 2 Round Up

Good Afternoon! This post is a bit late because yesterday was super busy with my family and then instead of remembering to write this round up, I watched Maleficent for the first time. Sorry, not sorry that movie was awesome lol

Recap:

 Week .5 Roundup

Week 1 Roundup

Day 11

Dress into a Top (blogged)
RTW Cardigan and Jeans

Day  12

Dress into a Maxi Skirt (blogged)
RTW top

Day 13

Leopard color-block dress (blogged)
Kwik Sew 3633
RTW Cardigan

Day 14

Lace Pencil Skirt (blogged)
New Look 6103
RTW blouse and cardigan

Day 15

Leaping Leopard (blogged)
Vogue 1395

Day 16

Faux Leather Jeans (blogged)
Tutorial
RTW sweater

Day 17

Sleeveless Vest (unblogged)
Simplicity Sew Simple A37
RTW top and Jeans

 

I'm feeling really good because I finished 3 UFO's this weekend! And I got pics in all of them! Ha! There's some productivity for you! lol I'm hoping to keep this streak going. I have a bunch more on the cutting table and a blanket I want to make this week for a baby on the way :-D

 

I'm excited for summer and the dresses that I have planned. I just need to keep consistent in that gym so that I can fit into them -_-. I've been taking whatever random class they have at the gym whenever I'm able to go. So far I've taken Body Step, Body Pump, Body Attack, Yoga, Kangoo Jumps, Pilates and Triple Threat. Tonight I'm going to try out Body Combat. I may even stay for Zumba but idk because some Zumba classes are so cutesy. I want something that's gonna make me feel something so we'll see.

 

That's all that's going on with me! I hope you all have a great week and don't forget to follow me on Instagram!

 

How's your Me-Made-May pledge going??

MMMay15' Week 1 Round Up

I'm back with the Roundup for Week 1! I've learned quite a few things so far. One of the things is that I dress much cuter now that I'm forced to find an outfit to revolve around one piece of clothing. lol  It's making me want to hurry up and finish some more garments so I can extend this challenge a bit lol. Anyway, I changed to format of the round up a little to make it more informative.

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Recap: Week .5 Roundup

Day 4

Scandal-inspired Cape (blogged)

McCall's 6209

RTW skirt & tank top

Day  5

Valentine High-waisted Pencil skirt (blogged)

self-drafted from tutorial

RTW tank top

Day 6

Two-piece Set-acular Crop (blogged)

Simplicity 1325

RTW Blazer & High-waisted wide-legged pants

Day 7

Rose Dress (blogged)

McCall's 6745

RTW Cardigan

Day 8

Sewn Double (blogged)

McCall's 6839

RTW sports bra

Day 9

Pink Denim Jungle Jeans (blogged)

Ginger Jeans

Hand-me-down bodysuit

Day 10

Electric Maxi (blogged)

McCall's 6744

Mom: self-drafted maxi from tutorial (unblogged)

If you want to see other people's makes on Instagram, check the official hashtag #mmmay15 or you can also see #mmm15 or #memademay15. Don't forget to check the flickr group as well!

Still working on these UFO's! That's all that's going on over here :-)
Are you guys still participating in Me-Made-May? How are those challenges going??

MMMay'15 Week .5 Round Up

Hey! I have pulled out all of my me-makes / me-altered items out of the closet and drawers and have tried to start planning my outfits lol Like I mentioned in my pledge post, I'll be doing a weekly round up on Mondays so here is my first one.

[My pics are from Instagram so if you want to see the full pics and to follow along, follow me!]

Day 1

Shiny Leopard (blogged)
McCall's 6839
RTW pants

Day 2

Another Leaopard Vogue (blogged)
Vogue 1314

 Day 3

High-waist Pencil Skirt (blogged)
Self-drafted from tutorial
RTW blouse

If you want to see other people's makes on Instagram, check the official hashtag #mmmay15 or you can also see #mmm15 or #memademay15. Don't forget to check the flickr group as well!

I have a cardigan and a vest that needs hemming right now and that will add 2 more pieces to my arsenal. I also have 1 nettie that needs snaps and 2 more on the table to cut as well as 2 more cardigans to cut. I'm hoping this Friday, I can get a number of those things out of the way on my day off. Wish me luck!

Me-Made-May '15 !

Well May starts tomorrow and this year I want to participate in Me-Made-May'15 being hosted by Zoe over at 'So, Zo...What Do You Know?'. This year I finally have enough garments and UFO's to make some kind of substantial pledge.

Hopefully with this, I determine what I don't wear and why but I will also be forced to MAKE things that I plan to wear. Not just for fancy occasions as I tend to do lol

So Here's my pledge:

'I, Tasha of 'TheTellTaleTasha', sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '15. I endeavour to wear one me-made garments (or altered by me) each day for the duration of May 2015'.

I think that will keep me busy enough. I've also been on a pattern/fabric cutting spree trying to get some of my UFO's ready to sew. Right now I have out all my summer UFO's that use black thread since that's what I have in my machine and serger right now lol No need to complicate things right? lol. On the table is 2 cardigans, 4 Netties, a vest, and 2 skirts. 9 more pieces to add to MMMay :-)

I will be daily posting on Instagram and on Flikr and maybe on Pinterest and I will try to do weekly roundups posted every Monday. That'll kick my blog back into gear!

Wish me luck!

New Orleans 2015 !



In February I went to New Orleans with my friend Andre to see my favoritest band on the planet, Snarky Puppy. We got tickets to go to one of the live recording sessions of their new album and it JUST so happened to be the same weekend as Mardi Gras! How convenient, right? lol 

So we went up there the Tuesday before Mardi Gras and stayed til Saturday morning. It was quite a fulfilling trip and I had a great time with Andre too! We went to the Aquarium, rode on Algier's Ferry, went to Mardi Gras World and the Museum of Art's Scultpure Garden. The food was super good and I got to see a couple of parades as well. We saw a lot of live music and rode around on the streetcar... I don't have pics of EVERYTHING you'll get a good idea lol. Our hotel was a half a block from Bourbon St. so we did some exploring there too. Great experience!

Keep reading for the photo dump!

Wrap Dress Sewalong - Butterick 6054

Well hello hello! The sun has finally decided to come back and play and here I am along with it! I miss making and sharing. And hopefully I can dedicate more time to both. I didn't even post my pics from NOLA yet lool That was in February.

**Before I start, I just wanted to say, i'll be in LA/Long Beach April 10-15th if anyone wants to hang out in the garment district or just meet-up for some food or something! email me thetelltaletasha@gmail.com

But anyway, the last time I talked about sewing, I mentioned that I went up to NY and got a tour of The McCall Company. Well, while I was there, Meg offered me a choice of some fabric! I picked this really pretty multicolored knit that they had from Jo-Ann fabrics. I picked it because it was the most pratical of the bunch and I could make something out of it that could get a lot of wear (shoutout to my 2015 goals). McCall's had recently announced the wrap dress sewalong and I noticed that the end date was right after Easter so it was like the stars were aligning lol


This wrap dress is Butterick 6054. I cut a straight size 12. I found it on the Wrap Dress Pinterest Board. When I was looking for one to make, I knew that I wanted an ACTUAL wrap dress, and I knew that I didn't want a skirt that flared to much. I loved that it didn't have separate sleeves too. I almost got V8379, but I didn't know how the skirt was going to fall. But after seeing the version that Meg made for her niece, I think I'm going to pick it up soon.

Speaking of fabric, this fabric from JoAnn's is SOOOOO soft! I mean soft, like "wearable pajamas" soft. It is described as a "watercolor pastel knit rayon spandex".  I was nervous when I started sewing with it because I thought it might stretch out a bunch because of it's softness but it didn't! And it pressed REALLY really well. That was another surprise. This pattern had so many dag on pleats in it I had marks and pins all over the place. But once I pressed them down, they weren't going anywhere. The fabric is opaque and the dress is unlined. I still wore a skirt slip under it to church though but I didn't have to. I just want to emphasize one more time how soft the fabric is... SOFT.