I might be the last person on earth to make Colette's Moneta knit dress, but I am so happy I finally decided to go for it... I wasn't sure I neeeeded to buy the pattern when it first came out considering I already had another knit dress (the Lady Skater), but after seeing approximately 10,000 gorgeous Monetas spring forth on the internets and learning that there was going to be a sewalong, I pulled the trigger and bought the pattern. Glad I did, too, because Moneta is pretty amazeballs. It's a great blank slate, it's a comfy but classy staple, it can be made in just a couple of hours...
My favorite parts of this pattern:
The lovely neckline... when I tried on my finished Moneta, I couldn't remember which side was the front and which was the back. It looks pretty good both ways! Turns out the lower neckline is the back, which is fairly unusual.
The revolutionary (at least for me) waistline shirring method using clear elastic... mind blowing. Mine is not perfect (I seem to have some ungathered areas where I held the fabric to stretch out the elastic), but I am confident that next time it will be. This method is easy and makes the waistline feel secure. I'm not worried about it stretching out with the elastic in there!
This fabric:
Did I originally buy it to make something for my nieces? Yes. (There's a little leftover, enough for a t-shirt or something for one of the girls, so I don't feel that bad.)
Did the cutting lady at Joann make fun of me for buying the fabric since it's a bit eye-searing? Yes.(Don't judge, lady, just cut. Preferably straight. I've got my eye on you.)
Do I love it anyway? Yes. (It's so fun!)
I do love this fabric, although I noticed when cutting it that the dots are totally off-grain. I didn't bother with pattern matching for that reason. Plus, if you try to look at the fabric too closely for too long, your eyes start to go blurry and you feel a little lightheaded. So best not think too hard about whether the dots are running straight or matching, right? Right.
Looks good with my orange belt, too, methinks. Hooray!
