I discovered the patterns of Marte for the first time via the Louisa Dress Tour and directly wanted to sew my own version.
I loved it so I was impatient to sew my version of the Mara blouse and was even more excited to participate to this big blogtour. I bought a few months ago some lovely Liberty Betsy fluo-thé bias tape – just love it! – and I wanted to associate it with the fabric of an old dress of mine.
The Mara blouse was just the perfect pattern to do so!
I really like the fact that you have so many options. For this version (this will definitively not be the last one) I chose the butterfly sleeves. I love the result.
The 7 YO was perfect for Maïlys (who is 7 YO ;-) ), I just made a few modifications. No third button for my daughter’s comfort – she can be a little picky sometimes and for me to add the bias tape I love so much inside the collar, that I also put inside the sleeves.
If you want to see more, go here!
The Nore Dress (kids) pdf sewing pattern
The Lila dress and jumpsuit pdf sewing pattern
The Nore Dress (teens/women) paper sewing pattern
The Judith Dress (kids) pdf sewing pattern
Nice version for older girls. Have to keep that in mind!
this is a beautiful version! I love the solid fabric, and the bias tape just adds the right pop of color! Great job!
Your fabric choices make it look very sophisticated. I love that you used the same colourful fabric for the piping AND the button loops. Nice touch.
O! I love this version! Very beautiful combination of the fabric and piping! Love the colours with the grey. Love it!