This was written by Leslie for the Miss Matatabi Makers series.

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Hello Miss Matatabi fabric lovers! It’s my favourite time of month again – sewing up my monthly project.

For April I chose two fabrics that complemented each other and that I thought my little girl would love. First was the really cute tiger cat cotton and linen blend and the second was that lovely blue linen and rayon fabric.

The fabrics are nice and soft – and therefore they drape quite nicely!

I have only ever made one thing from a Japanese pattern so making two more things this month stretched me mentally a bit. I am hoping that tracing patterns get easier because there are so many great patterns. And fabric choices to go with them!

The back of this top is my favourite part of the outfit. My little one saw the pattern and told me she didn’t like it but once I made it and she had it on she changed her mind. The back is quite drapey and airy so I may have Anika put a tank top on under the blouse.

I love how fabric choice can change the feeling of an outfit. I love that the blue linen may not be the first thing you choose for a child but it is so beautiful and drapes so well. I can see how my (or Anika’s) fabric choices will change as Anika continues to grow up. Luckily Frances always has a lot fabrics that both Anika and I love.

The blouse pattern came from the Japanese book on the left (ISBN978-4-579-11289-0), which also has lots of other cute clothes that are now on my sewing to do list. And I picked up that Japanese skirt pattern years ago and finally decided to use it.

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