I know this is technically the second Moneta I've blogged about, but actually it's the third one I've made. The second one...well...I'm not that enamoured of. It's the fabric that was the problem with it I think - it stretched in the neckline and it just clings in places I don't love. It's totally fine for wearing around the house, but that's about it.
But. That did not deter me from trying again. I bought this fabric AGES ago on Goldhawk Road. Actually, I'd seen it (I thought) on Guthrie and Ghani yonks ago, but never got around to buying, and then I saw it on Goldhawk Rd and finally splashed out on 1.5m. I had a feeling it would be perfect for Moneta - it's a super stable, medium weight knit that is just soo soft and cosy. Plus it's cute - creamy grey/black but with teensy tiny splashes of pink and yellow and navy throughout. But try as I might, no matter how craftily I placed the pattern pieces, I could not squeeze a Moneta out of my metre and a half. I'm a short-arse, so usually I can make a dress from 1m if it's a wide fabric. But Moneta usually needs 2.5m (or 2m in my case). So 1.5m just was not going to 'cut it'. By now I was obsessed with making Moneta in this fabric. No other pattern would do. SO annoying. I had to buy an extra metre from Guthrie and Ghani online...and when it arrived, I ripped into the packet ready to get sewing. But it was a different colour!! COMPLETELY different. Like, my original fabric is essentially cream with black patterns, and the one I'd bought was black fabric with silver patterns. How did I ever imagine they were the same?? I now had 2 pieces of fabric that were insufficient to make Moneta. FFS.
Anyway, we had some more guests here a while back and they fancied a day in London. Naturally for them that didn't involve hauling ass across to Shepherd's Bush, but I raced over and praised the sewing gods that there was still some of the original fabric left. I bought another 1.5m - JUST IN CASE.
And so...my third Moneta was finally born. She was a long time coming, but I love her every bit as much as the first one. Quite a different style - shorter (how? Same pattern? Same hem length. What weirdness did I do to end up with a shorter dress??), funkier I think. But still so comfy and able to be dressed up and down which means I love it doubly. I'm not wholly sure I love the neckline (mostly because I had a tiny top stitching wobble when I did the neckline so there's a bump) but the pockets totally outweigh that wee niggle.
So. The dress that almost didn't happen has been made at last and it's going to be worn to death I think! Yay Moneta Mark III.
But. That did not deter me from trying again. I bought this fabric AGES ago on Goldhawk Road. Actually, I'd seen it (I thought) on Guthrie and Ghani yonks ago, but never got around to buying, and then I saw it on Goldhawk Rd and finally splashed out on 1.5m. I had a feeling it would be perfect for Moneta - it's a super stable, medium weight knit that is just soo soft and cosy. Plus it's cute - creamy grey/black but with teensy tiny splashes of pink and yellow and navy throughout. But try as I might, no matter how craftily I placed the pattern pieces, I could not squeeze a Moneta out of my metre and a half. I'm a short-arse, so usually I can make a dress from 1m if it's a wide fabric. But Moneta usually needs 2.5m (or 2m in my case). So 1.5m just was not going to 'cut it'. By now I was obsessed with making Moneta in this fabric. No other pattern would do. SO annoying. I had to buy an extra metre from Guthrie and Ghani online...and when it arrived, I ripped into the packet ready to get sewing. But it was a different colour!! COMPLETELY different. Like, my original fabric is essentially cream with black patterns, and the one I'd bought was black fabric with silver patterns. How did I ever imagine they were the same?? I now had 2 pieces of fabric that were insufficient to make Moneta. FFS.
Anyway, we had some more guests here a while back and they fancied a day in London. Naturally for them that didn't involve hauling ass across to Shepherd's Bush, but I raced over and praised the sewing gods that there was still some of the original fabric left. I bought another 1.5m - JUST IN CASE.
And so...my third Moneta was finally born. She was a long time coming, but I love her every bit as much as the first one. Quite a different style - shorter (how? Same pattern? Same hem length. What weirdness did I do to end up with a shorter dress??), funkier I think. But still so comfy and able to be dressed up and down which means I love it doubly. I'm not wholly sure I love the neckline (mostly because I had a tiny top stitching wobble when I did the neckline so there's a bump) but the pockets totally outweigh that wee niggle.
So. The dress that almost didn't happen has been made at last and it's going to be worn to death I think! Yay Moneta Mark III.
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Ooh love this - definitely gonna invest in a Moneta! I think your biggest accomplishment here is remembering which shop on Goldhawk Rd had your fabric. I wouldn't for the life of me remember which shops were which =)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jenny!! And I know what you mean about Goldhawk Road! I couldn't tell you the name to save myself but it's the one on the tube station side, about 4 shops down from the Tesco!! Haha! I'm dying to go back again actually...maybe I'll find some more Moneta inspiration! ;-)
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