Hello Summer!

Is anyone else having the feeling that the year is running by? It's May already, and just in time for MMM the weather has turned summery! This is my favorite time of the year, hands down. End of April and beginning of May is always beautiful in Berlin. The first warm-almost-hot days, the sweet smell of lilac and chestnut blossoms in the air, mixed with the smell of raindrops on hot asphalt and the feeling of naked feet dancing in warm puddles. Green grass between toes.

May 1: Me-made tunic and lacy jersey shorts. I spent May Day on a picknic in the park, eating cupcakes and drinking white wine with friends. Afterwards we found a playground for taking pictures. I thought I'd be a bit more creative with my documentation of MMM this year. 

May 2: Polka-dot jersey dress. My uni is located just a few hundred meters from the Reichstag, so as I was cycling by, I spontaneously decided that it would make a good background. I think I'll try to show you some more sights around Berlin for MMM.

May 3: Floral Macaron, next to a not quite famous sight of Berlin. Actually, not a sight at all, just a war memorial bell on some old cemetary. But it's quite pretty there. :)

May 4: Wild print jersey dress, in front of Charlottenburg Palace. This is about 5 minutes by bike from where I live, and we usually visit the Palace Gardens quite a bit in summer. They also hold concerts in period costumes there sometimes.

I've pledged to wear me-made outfits this month, and so far, the dresses are working out pretty well. ;) I will have to think about my collection of separates, though, as those don't seem to really work well with one another. Apart from all the blue polka-dots, my fabric stash isn't very colour coordinated... Ah well. I think my Colette Spring/Summer palette will also be mostly made up of polka dots. I counted fabrics in my stash, and they will make for 12 summer dresses and at least 6 tops/blouses, and an additional 4-5 dresses or skirts from refashions. Which means I'm trying to refrain from fabric shopping for a while, because all this unrealized potential bugs me! Although if I should trip over some nice navy jersey or cotton lawn with a rose print, I might have to go for a couple of meters!

On a totally different note, I was featured on Craft Corners! They feature crafty blogs every week, and also have lots of cool tutorials on all kind of things, from refinishing wooden tables and really cute pillowcases to how to organize your craft (or sewing) room. Thanks for the feature, guys!

Really cute pillow case

Another exciting thing: I am very close to finishing both my spring cardi and a new dress! May Day on Tuesday and a day off today meant that not only am I now almost caught up on my blog roll, I also had some time to sew! And with nothing at all planned for the weekend (besides choir practice on Sunday, and spending some time in the sun outside, weather permitting), I may even get further in busting my stash! Or maybe posting about my Spring/Summer palette. Or those pictures of my trip to Oxford, now two months ago. Or some other fantastic things that recently happened. And stuff. Talking about fantastic, my internship is going really well, too. After 2 months on the paeds ward, I'm now in paeds A&E and get to see a good number of patients every day (nothing gruesome yet, thankfully). It really is very interesting and sometimes quite amazing, especially seeing so many different parent-child-interactions... :)

Hope you're all doing fine, too! Have a lovely weekend!