TATB Indigo in Broderie

 Hello again!

I did actually write a whole blog post the other week but it disappeared into the ether and I couldn't be bothered to do it again. So here we are. 

This week I'm popping on to share a take on the classic Tilly and the Buttons Indigo Dress.  (Whilst simultaneously still faffing around with my photos).

Yep, it's a repeated make and nothing new but it's turning into a real TNT for me, and in particular my sister, who loves this style and gets to keep many versions!

This one started with falling in love with some Broderie Anglais fabric from Lamazi. The fabric is called Sweet Vines and comes in lots of beautiful colours, but I was drawn to Cyclamen. I mean LOOK AT IT.

Lamazi Fabrics

 Admittedly I bought the fabric before I had a plan but as soon as it arrived I had an idea. The holes in this broderie are quite large and so needed a bit of lining to prevent any nudity of the torso. I really wanted to keep that beautiful detail and so opted for a bright pop of contract colour.

The Stash Gods provided as I had a piece of turquoise and fuchsia viscose in there originally from Rainbow Fabrics. This provided a great backdrop for this embroidered beauty. 

 As the majority of the dress would need lining I went for a simple pattern - Tilly and the Buttons Indigo Dress.

In terms of lining, I just laid the pieces over each other and basted, treating the 2 layers as one piece of fabric and assembled the dress as normal. I didn't line the sleeves or the bottom tier of the dress as it was not necessary and I also wanted the extra contrast. 

I made a size 7 and it's plenty big enough. Gathers are ALWAYS done with a row of shirring in this house. There are even some contrast side pockets going on aswell.

It appears that this dress works with or without foobs which is a major plus, as no pattern adjustments were made to my original from a couple of years ago.  (And its too hot for fake tits so why bother).

 I added my little Kissing Turtles belt for an extra colour pop and found a lovely little label to polish off this make. Where am I going in this? Nowhere. Just fancied making something pink and pretty.

 I'm just going to throw in another special mention for a further Indigo Dress - this one for my sis in some neon challis! Nice and bright for the summer and in the post to her right now...

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