There are 25 million successful Monetas on the Internets. Mine is not one of them. I'm not even going to finish the neckline. I'm going to take it apart and reuse the fabric if I can. It's a knit bamboo, and a little heavy. The fabric feels nice on. But maybe the fabric's heaviness is why this dress is a disaster. Or maybe Moneta is a style that just does not suit me. Maybe 20 extra pounds don't suit me.
Here are some things that are wrong with this big disappointment.
- The waistline is too low by 2 inches. Maybe the heavy skirt is pulling the bodice down.
- The skirt poofs out at my hips. I detest how this looks. I used clear elastic to gather the skirt as per the instructions and serged the skirt and bodice together. I suspected I would not like this idea but I tried it anyway. The elastic has too much heft and stiffness to be right at the waist (or 2 inches below). I don't like hefty stiff things around my waist.
- The neckline is too big. WTF? You're supposed to turn it down 3/8 inch, so it would be even bigger. When I pull up the shoulders a couple inches, the waist is at my waistline and the neckline is acceptable. Maybe I have a short torso from waist to shoulders. This is not the first time I've had problems fitting a bodice. But jeez, a simple little knit thing? Why is this so hard?
UPDATE 6/13/2018
I raised the shoulders 1.5 inches. When I make this again in another fabric, I will use this variation. I'm still not sure this dress will look good on my bod. I am hoping it is just that this fabric does not suit this pattern.
I raised the shoulders 1.5 inches. When I make this again in another fabric, I will use this variation. I'm still not sure this dress will look good on my bod. I am hoping it is just that this fabric does not suit this pattern.
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