This is another make that started with the fabric. I got this wonderful, wonderful fabric from Nicoletta (@stitchandcappuccino on IG) years ago now. Dusky pink cotton lawn (I think!) with the most magical broderie anglaise border.
It is so beautiful, but there wasn't lots of it, so I didn't want to make something with it until I found the perfect thing. In the meantime I hoarded it like a dragon.
I mean, just look at it! You can hardly blame me for not wanting to waste it on the wrong project.
And then, a few weeks ago I saw a photo online of a ruffled off-the-shoulder broderie anglaise dress. Can't remember what store/brand now, but it's irrelevant. I fell in love. The love was made even sweeter by the fact that I could make a version of it myself, in this, the most magical of fabrics.
Because I didn't have tons of the fabric I made a top rather than a dress, and the ruffle is not densely ruffled. But I absolutely love it. Like, so much.
(It looks in these photos like my jeans are dirty, it's various seeds and pollen from wading around in these weeds.)
I used the Moselle top pattern by Nina Lee, and it sewed up so quickly and super easily. There was only one mishap, in that I accidentally cut off a piece of the fabric which should have been part of the ruffle, and had to patch it back together (you can kind of see it in the photo below). No idea why I did that, I was probably distracted (was listening to Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' on Audible when cutting/sewing this, it must have been a good passage!).
And that's it, I have nothing else to say about it. I love it, and am excited to wear it lots and lots and lots.
Thanks again Nicoletta for this magical fabric!
On a final note, I think it might look better tucked into an A-line skirt or high-waisted trousers, than the black jeans I wore here, but I was chasing the last of the evening light and couldn't afford wasting time on styling it. Worth it though, look at that light!
