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. 

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.