mmmmonday the third

as you can see, my beau is highly judgmental of my last outfit for week three.  he should be.  indeed, it is not a head-to-toe me-made look, but a thrifted silk top (sides taken in, length taken off, ties taken up) and a pair of stretch jeans (front pockets hacked out and sewn closed, pants hemmed a la lady danburry's awesome pinched hem tutorial).  it totally doesn't count but at least i had it all under a sewing machine at some point... 

hey, LOOK y'all.   what.   sunday was, as they say, day one of le month  (and i'm not talking me-made-month). that day.  Is Always.  Stretch Jeans Loose Top Day.

moving back in time!  friday saw the purple yardage of my perfet summer wacay dress, quite drunkenly blogged about in days of yore.  this is only the second time i've worn it!  what the fa, oona.  it had stretched out lengthwise about 18 inches (i kept it on a hanger, jersey does not want to be on a hanger, did you know that?) so i finally cut the excess off, and gave another inch of breathing room to the armholes.  GO ME MADE MAY.

the middle child of last weekend is dixie diy's (free!) one shoulder dress pattern, borne out of an intense surge of jealousy that engulfed me when i spied seek's awesome chevroned version last week.  it sews up super quick! though the bodice side seam step took a few minutes of puzzling... and i added some braid... and i bailed on the elastic... i'll be detailing that soon.  

soon.  i seem to jinx myself whenever i promise anything "soon", but i do really mean to have separate posts for new makes.  right now i'm in the middle of a bunch of things, as evidenced by the tree pose i felt necessary last saturday. the weekends are actually busiest for me, and although i've kept silent here & at your blogs i've been reading and chuckling and oohing to myself whilst my coworkers give me the side eye.  it's a nice side eye, no worries. though the one compliment i got on my outfits from last week was for my RTW fail day... hrrrmmmmm...