Hello dear blog, it’s been a while! I’ve still been making things, and working hard, and living life!
In early Norwegian Summer 2018, I made this lovely dress from a light cotton I bought in Copenhagen a year before. We were there for the NIME conference, and this cotton was so pretty I took it home as a keepsake.
Pattern: Réglisse Dress by Deer&Doe.
It’s a nice easy dress to wear due to the elasticated waist and no openings. Since I’ve been getting a bit more muscly in the shoulders and back, it’s been harder to slip over my head though!
The one problem I had was the centre V of the neck. The instructions just did not explain it sufficiently for this brain. I read it and re-read it and looked at pictures, but could not figure it out. So now there are some raw edges in the centre, partly covered by the bow. If it were a plain fabric, it would be more visible, so luckily it’s a pattern!
I hemmed the dress with lace, to maximise the length of the dress as it’s quite short! So, no double turned hem.
I made another version from some Liberty cotton I bought in England the previous October (seen on the right). I didn’t have quite enough for the whole dress, so I used some matching fabric for the underside of the collar. It’s not visible when the dress is pressed nicely!
This dress I wore to Christmas at home in Canberra, and I took it to Japan in July. I’ve worn these two dresses so many times and they always look pretty and put-together! But I still couldn’t work out that neckline!
Christina Hopgood 