Mardi Gras Celebrations: My new top Vogue 8747 and StyleArc pants

Well, hello all, today I come to you with two new pattern playmates. We have the Katherine Pants, from StyleArc Patterns, sharing the spotlight with a true success!!!. a shirt from the Vogue 8747 patterns, which may very well become one of my favorite button downs. I don't know about you, but I like to eat my dessert before my dinner...just in case I get too full, at least I had the good stuff first. Thus, it is with this post...I will give you the gist on the top first. Vogue 8747 top view D: I call this my Mardi Gras blouse, because a friend told me, after I showed here this fabric; "Oh, those are Mardi Gras colors! How exciting." I had no clue. I bought that fabric last year, and was just drawn to the beautiful watery movement of buildings nearly hidden in the print. I'm embarrassed to say just how much per yard I paid, so if you don't know, then you are like I was, "Clueless". For those of you who do know about "Liberty of Lon