Liberty Moneta

I took a jaunt up to the Pacific Northwest for a family vacation last week and decided it was the perfect opportunity to sew myself another Colette Moneta. This is my third (one and two), although the first in a three-quarter sleeve length. I so like the plain, no frills version of this pattern because it's easy to wear a thousand different ways.

The fabric is a jersey from Liberty of London, and the first Liberty I've sewn with! I can't believe I started on a knit. I've got to finally use some of the cotton Liberty I've been saving in my stash!

It sewed very well, although I do notice I've got a bit of rippling and excess fabric at the CF neckline. For my second version, I did take out a small dart there, but I either needed to take out more, or I managed to stretch it a bit while I was sewing the neckline. I might try ripping that out and turning it into a lower scoop or a V-neck to fix it. 

The construction is pretty straightforward, and the same as the previous Monetas I've made. I serged the seams, coverstitched the hems, and added elastic at the waist and shoulders for extra support (and to create the gathers at the waist). I've still never fallen in love with sewing or wearing knits, but I do like to have a few of these in my wardrobe. I find they get good use, especially on trips. 

Since this is a pretty simple project, I had these grand ambitions of showing you gorgeous photos at the Multnomah Falls or rose gardens in Portland, but alas, the weather was not on my side! It was unseasonably cold during our visit. In fact, the locals said it felt more like late October/early November. Well that's pretty much dead of winter for us Texans, so I stuck to wearing pants. 

At any rate, I did manage to wear it one evening in Seattle for dinner when it warmed up a bit. Leo was waiting for me when we checked in, and he liked my new Moneta very much! Tehehehe.