So Close

After I sewed the left sleeve of my top in yesterday I could finally get a good sense of how the top will look when I've finished. The sleeve heads are quite poofy and include a lot of gathering, which was a nightmare, but I'm starting to like that. Maybe it's just because of the amount of time I've invested, but I only meant it as a toile and a Me-Made-May helper anyway so I'm happy.

Today I'm sewing the other sleeve on and I'm staying away from home and my sewing machine for work so a quick hemming project will be really useful.

A Promise

I don't have any sewing to share with you from yesterday so I wanted to share with you a promise I made to myself.

You may have already heard of Me-Made-May, you might even have taken part, but I only found out about it recently. When I started sewing again I wanted to improve my machinery setup but I don't want to go spending loads of money if it's just a phase that I'll loose interest in. I decided that if I could successfully complete the light version of the challenge and wear an item I made each day of may then I would splurge and buy myself an overlocker. (I think they're called sergers in the USA).

I'm really excited about it but if I fail there will be consequences. I'll have to wait for a new month and try again. I'm doing this to give me a little discipline and a sense of achievement if I manage it.

Wish me luck!