Let's put it all together...

Sewing with a plan and creating a weekend wardrobe has kept me focused. I've scoured dozens of "basics" and essentials lists and I was determined that for this four day weekend, I was not going to over-pack. It had to all fit in my AB Weekend bag. So, I checked the weather, checked our agenda ( nothing but casual and relaxed baby time and maybe the St. Patrick's Day parade for my birthday)

And here's what I'm taking:

Skinny dark jeans

Red jeans

Gray ankle pants

White blouse

Yellow cotton knit tunic

Blue knit tunic/tee

Striped tee

Black tie front cotton knit cardigan

Navy cotton jacket

3 pairs of comfy flats 

2 fun scarves

A few simple pieces of jewelry 

 A few undergarments, a set of pajamas and a relaxation pop-on yoga pants and tunic. And it all fit together into my bag:

Other than my traveling clothes. Which I will be wearing. And my toiletries and hairdryer.

I really think I can make this work for a casual long weekend wardrobe!

And my Polyvore-ized version:

Off to Chicago!

Just for kicks, here's  another basic wardrobe list  straight-up copied and pasted from Carolyn's blog!

• Black cashmere turtleneck
• Grey v-neck cashmere sweater
• Silk shirts
• Three pairs of flats.
• One pair of sublime very high heels, black
• Grey skinny jeans. White skinny jeans.
• One pair of boyfriend jeans.
• Two blazers, one black, the other marine blue.
• A straight-cut skirt
• A light as a cloud scarf
• A dress, Alaïa or Roland Mouret.
• A big coat, camel or grey.
• And a military parka – light and long.