SPC: Blue Floral Pendrell Blouse

I am quite happy with my first item for the Colette Patterns Spring Palette Challenge: my blue floral Pendrell blouse.  As you may remember, my mood board looks like this:







I am having a glorious love affair with blues, sapphire, cornflower, and periwinkle, to be precise, and I wanted to be sure to add a few blue-infused items to my wardrobe.

I love how the blouse turned out!  I only made one alteration: I gathered the pretty cap sleeves instead of pleating them.  The rose-printed rayon challis I used was a dream to sew with and wears so well.

The Pendrell blouse is a really flattering pattern and I especially like the princess seams.  It dresses up or down easily and washes up a dream!

This really is a great addition to my wardrobe.  The different blues in the roses are so pretty and coordinate well with many different pieces in my wardrobe.   I am happy that I have enough of this fabric left over to make a dress - Colette Oolong, methinks.