FINISHED! Archipelago Mathilde

 

With enormous thanks to Tilly's fabulous pattern and super duper detailed tutorials (of which I used every single one), I present my first Mathilde blouse!!!! What a great pattern.  

The fabric is the Liberty of London I bought the other day from Addicted to Fabric.  It is Archipelago A from the Liberty Art Spring Summer 2013 Tresco range and you can read more about it in my Library of Liberty.  The fabric is so gorgeous.  I had some lovely comments both on the top and on the fabric when I wore it to work today. I just love those sneaky little statues hiding in the garden.

Gathering, pintucks and buttons... These were all a little bit of a stretch for me, but they turned out fine.  The fabric fortunately hides any little imperfections. Buttons no longer seem to be so frightening!  I probably should have thought a bit more about the pattern placement on the front bodice (both pieces now seem a bit matchy matchy - but I think that's just being picky).

I wore it today with jeans (because it's Friday) but next week I'll wear it with my grey skirt all tucked in.  I'm so in love with this top that I'll probably post some photos then as well. 

Suger tee in situ PLUS some new Liberty!!!

Finally here are a couple of pictures of the sugar tee I made in January.  You might remember I didn't have quite enough fabric so the length is a result of fabric limitations.  It is a great tee and one that I wear a lot.

In exciting news I am now the proud owner of some new Liberty fabric from the 2013 Spring Summer Art Collection.  You can see all the details in my Library of Liberty fabrics.

Archipelago A

First up is the Archipelago A.  I'm going to sew Tilly's Mathilde Blouse (which I purchased the minute I saw it launched on her website this week) with this fabric.  I just love the little peeping statues in amongst the flowers.

Tresco A

The Tresco is just stunning.  The water colour is perfect - which obviously other people thought too as there was only half a metre left.  I bought it anyway, as you never know when you might need it.  I know, that's not exactly stash busting is it?

Richard and Lyla A

There is something strangely compelling about the Richard and Lyla print.  It is a fabric that I've thought often about after seeing it for the first time at Addicted to Fabric and knew that if I didn't buy it I'd regret it.  I'm wondering whether this might be good as a button up shirt or shirt dress?