Innes nice?

… so I made another thing recently… well two actually, but only one really, in the end.  The first was Not Good…

Hello Innes dress, and welcome to my wardrobe… a pattern by Homer & Howells.

That was 2020 me blogging, now handing over to 2024 me, today… I’m shocked, really, that I have so far failed to blog about this dress, that I made about four years ago now… why did blogging slip my mind? I have no idea. Anyway here it is, finally.  I decided to take it away with me on our recent beach holiday away and of course it was divine to wear over there…  The only fault that I think I am going to rectify straight away is that it doesn’t have pockets.  Which is silly since its roominess could so easily accomodate some.

I really love the subtle sweetheart neckline , and of course the chic length.  I didn’t have enough of the white so added a panel of other fabric to the bottom, to get the proscribed length.  Fabrics are a white cotton/linen mix, and a remnant of navy blue, slightly metallic stuff, both fabrics are I think originally from Fabulous Fabrics.  I’m pretty sure Mum gave me the blue fabric.

Below is the first, tester version of the dress that I made… I used a sorta nasty pink and purple satin that was also inherited from Mum.  I think she also inherited it from someone else at some point and never used it for obvious reasons.  I used it to test the pattern and wore this version as a nightdress for a season.

I just want to say here, how much do I miss that white wall space in our old house?!  SO MUCH!

… and here is my better version again, out in the wilds (haha) of the Maldives!  worn with my raspberry crocheted hat.  I actually crocheted that very hat during our previous holiday to the Maldives!