Coral Lace Top

Hellooo! here I am, back on the ol bloggeroo, to share a fun make from early this year that has been bringing me a bit of joy: a coral lace top based loosely off of the Beatrix block, with a ruffled peplum skirt and some little shoulder flouncy thingies. I found this lace piece in the remnants section at the now-closed Dry Goods Design in Seattle, intending originally to create a lined top. However, I very much did not line this one (a decision cemented by my discover that I had a coral bra that matched exactly), choosing instead to wear it with nothing underneath but a bra. SEXY!

I wore it out to a v fancy dinner at the Terrace Room for Mr Rae and my anniversary dinner last month (22 years!) and am very much looking forward to finding other occasions to wear it. I thought I would be cold but turns out as I am nearing 50 I’m not having so much trouble with that anymore. LOLZ. IYKYK.

I’ll add one more thing that I found interesting as I was trying to photograph this top: the photos taken by my android phone (I broke up with my iPhone last year — another story for another time) are quite a bit better at conveying the actual color of the top, though the two below — taken with my Canon Mark II — help communicate the almost neon quality of the fabric better. Interesting!