And so it begins

My rule for Me-Made-May : Wear one me made item for every day of May.

For day one I wore a me made gored skirt. I had an exam on this afternoon so I wanted to wear something reasonably comfortable. Like always I was completely overdressed for the occasion, most people showed up in their trackpants.

Things I have learnt so far after the first day of Me-Made-May: My sewn wardrobe is made up almost exclusively of impractical and inapropriate clothes.

Please excuse my rather rumpled look in the photo. I had just come home from having spent seven hours at uni. That's my 'I'm so exhausted and relieved my exams are over I can't think straight' face.

Gored Skirt

Recently one of my favourite skirts (seen here) has started falling apart. Since I bought it second hand I couldn't go and buy another so I set out to sew one similar. The original skirt was made up of 10 gores so I made a pattern using its measurements.
Using some grey suiting type fabric I had in my stash, I sewed the gores together and added a zip and a waistband. This is my test version/wearable muslin. The hem sits slightly strangely which I think is due to the type of fabric I used.
For the real one I'm hoping to find some pink fabric in a similar colour to the original skirt. I think I will also try and find something a bit lighter weight than the fabric I used for this version so it sits better.