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Twee Sailor Sundays: Cocowawa Crafts Lily Blouse Pattern Review

Long time, no sewing for myself. I actually have a few sewing projects I need to photograph and post here, but firstly I wanted to show off my Lily Blouse from Cocowawa Crafts! The absolutely lovely Ana of Cocowawa sent me this pattern to test, and I felt terrible because it launched right after Sewn Seeds so it took a while for me to actually make it. But once I finally busted it out I totally love it.

I did make some alterations to the pattern, making the blouse a little bit wider (because breasts.) Of course I overlooked making the collar bigger to compensate but I really like the finished product. If I was going to make it again I would definitely lengthen the bodice because it hits right at my natural waist, which is great for high waisted jeans but hard to tuck into skirts like this one. The sleeves are also supposed to be full length but hit me closer to 3 quarters length. Have I mentioned recently that i'm almost 6 feet tall? So I would also lengthen the length of the sleeve, but I really love the look with the collar and the raglan sleeve.

My favorite part of this pattern is the way the collar looks from the back. I wore it all day yesterday and was super comfortable in the flowy blouse and cute collar.

Thanks again to Ana for letting me test the pattern! Make sure to check out the other gals making this blouse on instagram with the hashtag #lilyblouse and the dress version with #lilydress

Dark Femme Floral: Tilly and the Buttons Arielle Skirt

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Hey Ya'll!
I'm going to try to record all of my personal sewing explorations on this blog. Which means less consistency but hopefully long term this will lead to a more complete portfolio of my working mind.

Today I'll be speaking about my Tilly and the Buttons' Arielle skirt. I really enjoyed making the skirt, and as with all Tilly patterns, the directions are clear and the product is flattering. I ALWAYS struggle with sizing, as my number sizes are always so significantly larger than the size of pattern I end up with, but this is not exclusive to Tilly, it usually happens with all patterns. Do I have reverse body dysmorphia? We just don't know.

The pattern is lovely and a breeze to make, if I have any complaints it's all my personal decisions. I definitely like the way the skirt turned out, but i'm definitely looking forward to making a little shorter version in a solid color with more dramatic buttons. Definitely looking forward to making another one!

Sweet Yellow Sixties: Tilly and the Buttons Francoise Dress

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This dress is both so sweet and so easy to make, along with its effortlessly flirty design it is surely one of my new favorite patterns. I used a simple patterned quilting cotton, which I was worried about being to flimsy, and it actually looked lovely. Can't wait to make a fall dress with sleeves.

I did try to make this dress about a year ago and struggled with the sizing. I'm around a US size 16 in dresses, and the largest Tilly size is more like a 14. When I made it the first time I used a linen and generously sized up, resulting in an ugly and wrinkly too big garment. I overlooked this pattern for this long, and finally decided to try it again. I made the largest Tilly size and found that it worked perfectly for my size, although if I made it again I would probably add a few inches in the hemline. A nice commenter on Facebook said it's what's called a "standing dress" where it's meant to look pretty while you're standing but there's not much sitting or bending if you want to maintain your modesty. Oh well! Looks like it's standing room only for me.

I'm Mary.

I'm a 24 Year old Illustrator, Seamstress, Maker, and Florist living in Rochester, New York.

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