{Blog Tour} Coming Up Roses by Jill Finley for Penny Rose Fabrics

Oh. my. squee!!

I am so excited to be a part of the Coming Up Roses {Blog Tour} with Jill Finley for Penny Rose Fabrics. The moment I saw this collection, Coming Up Roses, I fell in love. This collection is simply stunning. A mixture of roses, paisley, stripes, hexis, bees, buds, and vines, each print comes in 3 colorways making it easy to mix and match.

If you know me at all, even a little bit, you know stripes have my heart. I love, love, love stripes and I love matching them even more! Once I saw these Roses Stripe Blue, I knew I would sew the Amsterdam by Little Lizard King. It comes with an option for a pieced chevron bodice, including a fool-proof method of cutting your stripes to perfectly match every single time.

For the straps, I chose the Roses Bees Blue to draw a bit more blue upward. These little bees are adorable! You can also see in this picture a pop of red peeking out. I lined the bodice in Roses Hexis Red and carefully ironed a bit of the lining to show to mimic piping (without all the work!).

These roses, though!!! They are bold. They are beautiful and I am just smitten. To pair with the blue stripes, I chose the Roses Main Red. I love how the blue stripes compliment the red roses and help pick up the blue accents in the roses as well.

I also carried the Roses Bees Blue downward with the addition of pockets because... well, pockets are always a fantastic choice! I turned to the Emory Dress by Izzy & Ivy Designs and snagged its pockets! (Hint: Join Izzy & Ivy Designs Fan Group on Facebook and find the pocket template free in the files section!) I lined them with the Roses Hexis Red that I used to line the bodice for just a hint of red at the pockets.