Another Jenny, inspired by nature

Have you seen the post that was going around some time where a designer compared designers' gowns to scenes from nature? One of the links here, though I'm not quite sure where the original post is from.

So I tried my own take on that.

Crushed it!

Not.

The "nature" bit exists, and it's really a paradise especially for diving. All rooms are chalets on stilts above the ocean. The water is so clear that guests of the resorts may step out of the room and romp in the waters below. The depth ranges from ~1.5 - 2m depending on the tide, and we saw plenty of creatures just wandering in! Including turtles, cuttlefish, pufferfish and lots of these long thin fish that gather near the lights at night.

The resort is called Kapalai, in Sipadan, which is just a little South off the mainland of Sabah. The entire area is apparently a protected marine sanctuary that limits the number of divers per day so as the conserve the reef area. It's a really beautiful place with lots of friendly creatures!

Anyhow, this is a sewing blog so on to the dress itself.

It's a Sis Boom / Scientific Seamstress Jenny (or here), with the ruched waistband from the Jamie and a double layered half-circle skirt. I'm not sure what the tie dye-ish fabric is. It's certainly not 100% cotton because it doesn't crease and was a heck to press! The good thing though is that you don't need to iron it after washing :) It's a rather loose and rough weave and very sheer, might be some sort of material that you could make a headscarf out of. The dress is lined with a black cotton voile from Spotlight and I had deliberately made the skirt lining about 2" longer that the shell fabric just to see what the effect was like. I think it looks kinda weird! It would have been better to length the shell by another 1", now it just looks like I ran out of fabric and had to make do with what I had.

Overall though, I'm quite pleased with the result. The Jenny is one of my favourite bodice patterns, it's so easy to fit and looks great paired with different skirt types! My other Jenny blogged here.