Get ready for Charm's #MeMadeMay Challenge!
We're focusing on having fun this year, and we'd love to invite you to join us for the first ever Charm #MeMadeMay challenge!
Please download the PDF calendar at the bottom of this post, and get ready for 31 days of creativity.
If you want to play along, please post your makes with the hashtags #charmpatterns and #memademay2025 on Instagram or wherever you feel most social. We'll be oohing and aahing, sharing your posts, and selecting random participants to receive Charm goodies throughout the month.
You don't need to share only Charm makes to participate! We want to celebrate everything you make, so please have fun with it, and let us see all of your beautiful creations. I can't wait to see what you've been up to!
xoxo,
Gertie
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We can share on the Gertie's Sew and Tell group on Facebook too.
On wedensday the 14th I'll be bare foot :D
Love this event — I’m not sure how many of the days I will be able to contribute to though. My big make is my daughter’s wedding gown, and it’s not quite done, and I can’t share on SM before the wedding (in June). I am currently doing my toile for the MOB gown — doing a Liz/Stanwyck mashup with….either a mermaid lower skirt, or extending the stanwyck into a long skirt. This is my first time using a Charm pattern, and so far I am so happy with the fit — what a pleasure to not have to do 10 toiles to get the bust correct (smaller HB, larger FB, much smaller than usual UB but with a menopausal thick waist)
Sounds beautiful!
This sounds like a lot of fun! But I have yet to create that one fantasy piece, so I'll have to skip that day. Can't wait to see what everyone else is up to!
You could always share some fantasy inspiration instead!
Well doesn't this sound fun.
Um…what is discord?!
Great question! It's a private online community space where Charm patrons hang out, share photos, and swap sewing tips about each pattern. It's a cross between an old-school forum and a social media site, but private. If you're a paid patron and would like an invite, please send me a DM or email support@charmpatterns.com. I hope to see you there!
Make is not a noun.
Hello! I'm an English teacher! Not only is make used as a noun, it's been used that way since at least 1828! I have an unabridged OED at school that will have it's earliest usage as a noun. Will I look it up tomorrow? You bet. Word histories are fascinating! I'm guessing it goes way back. Not to fret though; when people revive antiquated usages and they sound like neologisms, folks often find it jarring. My advice as a professional? Lean into Chomsky. He argued that if communication is understood, it's successful.
Excited for this. Fun and encourages the sew-jo to flow!
What about a me-made-May header on discord for those who don’t Instagram?
Agreed!! That's the only social media I use 😁
Yeah! It's fun!