mum's knitting needle roll

Happy New Year! For my first post this year I'm sharing the last project I completed in 2018: a knitting needle case I made for my Mum's Christmas. I debated lumping it in with all the other makes in my last round-up post but felt it deserved a post of its own as it turned out so nicely.

At the moment Mum and I share knitting supplies as I still live at home. However, as I am moving out this year and taking my share of knitting supplies with me, I felt it was only right to set Mum up with her own kit. Using left over fabric from the apron I made her a couple of years ago I made this rolled up case following a tutorial by Lauren on the Guthrie and Ghani blog. It was easy to follow and produced a lovely, practical case.

It took a while to decide on the pocket sizes, making sure the front ones were wide enough to store dpn needle cases and the back pockets wide enough for different sized long needles. I highly recommed picking a striped or gingham fabric as it offers handy, straight lines to follow; no need for measuring. Although I didn't pick my fabric for that reason I was very thankful for it when it came to marking everything out, especially since I had left it till Christmas Eve to make this present.

I only have two small criticisms with the tutorial, the first being that a seam allowance wasn't specified at the beginning. I assumed it was 5/8" but it's nice to have these things confirmed, especially for beginners. The only area where I changed the seam allowance (other than the pocket edges which were specified) was where the top flap joined the backing fabric. I sewed a 1/2" seam along that edge as the needles looked a bit squashed against the flap.

My other criticism is that the recommended measurement of 1 metre of ribbon felt too short to comfortably tie in a bow around the case, certainly with the 5/8" wide ribbon I used (yes I'm swapping between inches and centimetres, I'm one of those people.) Luckily I had 1.5m spare ribbon so I could cut them again. It's better to have extra ribbon and cut it to size afterwards than risk having too little. It's also worth pointing out that when you attach the ribbon to the backing fabric, fold the ribbon right sides together if the pattern is one sided. Ask me how I know..... (doh!)

How adorable is this ribbon though? I bought it in Edinburgh just over a year ago with no real purpose (I just had to have it, because BUNNIES!) so I was delighted to discover it matched the fabric perfectly. I love it when supplies come together like that.

I definitely need to make a knitting needle case for myself now. It's so pretty and well organised and makes my postal tube and random empty box storage system look crap and inferior.

I should also mention that my mum was thoroughly delighted with her present. She knew I was making something but had no idea what it could be, so it was a complete surprise to her. I think she loved how thoughtful it was, as well as being very pretty and practical. Now she can neatly wrap up her supplies to take round to my house so we can continue with our knit nights! 😄

making, mending, baking, reflecting

It's that time of year again.... when I feel the need to blog about all those forgotten bits and bobs from this year and panic that it has to be done before 31st December otherwise THE WORLD WILL IMPLODE.

Or something to that extent.

It's also the time of year where I bake perverted gingerbread santas, boobie angels and questionably festive dinosaurs.

 And a new addition this year... moustaches!

2018 has been full on, but pretty positive for me. I bought a little house (all by myself), have been renovating said house (complete gut job - nearly finished), turned 30 (I guess this means I'm grown up?) and started learning ballet (hard work but amazing and making me feel so much healthier.) Sadly that means my baking and sewing have taken a nose dive but I know they'll come back when I have the time. 

I've only sewn one item this year besides my wedding guest outfit in February. ONE. And that was a rainbow stripe Tilly and the Buttons Agnes top.

Although I initially really liked it at the time (in April) I haven't reached for it since. I think it was because it felt slightly too big, mostly because the jersey has a higher stretch percentage and I didn't account for that when I was sewing. Looking at this photo though (which I took the other day) it looks and feels fine, so who knows why I haven't worn it, other than I've spent most of the year wearing old crap for house-renovating instead of nice things.

 The top looks great with my festive pyjama bottoms! 😀

Last month, in a bid to get back into sewing I tackled my dreaded mending and alteration pile. It allowed me to reacquaint myself with my machine and complete manageable, bite-sized projects as I didn't have the headspace to create items from scratch or deal with multiple pattern alterations.

I started with altering the sleeves and neckline of a tunic dress for my Mum, (which she loved) then I did a few simple, rewarding tasks: sewing up a hole in my mustard tights (which I had set aside at least two years ago), replacing a missing button from a favourite coat and dyeing a faded and unloved pair of black jeans (set aside over 5 years ago!) a much nicer, more wearable shade of plum.

Spurred on by my small mending successes, I moved onto more exciting alterations. My first was turning a rarely worn pair of handmade tights into funky exercise/yoga leggings by chopping off the feet and sewing on cuffs. As much as I flipping loved the look of the tights and their cool construction, I found I never reached for them as I didn't like the feeling of the lycra fabric over my feet. These will definitely receive more wear as leggings. Stretches are much more exciting to do with jazzy looking legs.

My last project was a complete refashion: turning a rarely worn circle skirt into a pair of cute dance shorts! As cute as the circle skirt was, I never felt it was a flattering shape on me so it only got worn a handful of times. The fabric will see far more wear as a pair of cute shorts for my dance classes. I like that I'll be dancing (well, moving around in a vaguely coordinated manner) with my butt covered in macarons.

To make the shorts I traced around the upper portion of a pair of shop-bought leggings to make pattern pieces and cut out a new waistband. Luckily everything easily fitted within the skirt fabric. The only thing that I found difficult was finding a suitable way to hem the legs as a standard zig zag did not provide enough stretch for my enormous, muscular?, thighs. In the end I used a fancy stretch stitch setting on my sewing machine which worked great.

All in all, a pretty successful month of mending!

This year in the online sewing community I've noticed that there has been a lot of chat about sustainability: not over-buying fabric, buying ethically, using up or recycling scraps, altering, mending or refashioning existing items, not replacing fast fashion with fast sewing etc. It has been an interesting topic to ponder, especially since I've spent the majority of the year away from my sewing machine.

It's great to see these topics being discussed, however I do find it odd that it's perhaps being presented as a new way of thinking, or dare I say another trend/fad, when a lot of it is surely common practise in the first place? It is to me anyway. I've always tried to look after my clothes and mend items if possible (to the extent that some pieces in my wardrobe are 10-15 years old and still going strong), donate what I don't need or use and work hard on sewing items which will become well worn and loved in my wardrobe and not thrown out after 2 wears. Admittedly, the whole discussion of sustainability has made me think even harder about my choices, which is never a bad thing.

I'm not entirely sure where I'm going with this sewing related naval gazing, but I thought I'd throw my thoughts out there for what it's worth. The only conclusion I can draw from it all is that I'm not comfortable with sewing for the sake of sewing and ending up with a ridiculously large collection of clothing when I already own more than enough clothes. However I do want to continue sewing as it's nice to have new things from time to time, especially when they're unique and tailored to me.

Unlike my sewing, my knitting output has remained fairly strong this year, mostly because it's something I can do whilst crashed out on the sofa. Since my last update in the summer I've knitted another pair of socks.....

...and I've loved wearing them. All my handknitted socks have received a lot of love this year. They're perfect for padding about the house in the evenings or making my toes extra cosy in my winter boots.

These socks, pictured above, were my first foray into knitting the magic loop method with circular needles. Although I like how portable it is (you don't have to worry about stitches falling off needles) and how much easier it is to try projects on mid progress, I'm still not convinced I like it more than working on dpns. There's something about shoving stitches back and forth along the needles which irks me. I'm going to continue using both methods though as it's fun to mix things up.

I've also knitted four hats this month! Three as Christmas presents and one for myself. 

A stripey ribbed hat for my eldest brother. It killed me not being able to put a jazzy pom pom on top but I know he wouldn't wear it if it had one. As much as all that 2x2 ribbing felt endlessly boring it did produce a lovely, comfy hat. I also learned how to knit jogless stripes with this hat.

Then I knitted hats for my other brother and his wife. They both like and suit wearing burgandy so I thought I'd make them not-quite-matchy-matchy, cute couple hats. The hat on the left is Miki by Atelier M on Ravelry (free pattern) with sparkly thread added to the pom pom for a bit of girly glamour and the hat on the right is the Close Cables Hat by Anna and Heidi Pickles on Ravelry (no longer free, sadly.) I added burnt orange yarn to the pom pom for a fun, speckled effect.

Lastly, my own festive hat! I'm not sure what prompted me to need a festive hat but the idea hit me one evening and I couldn't shake it off. I roughly made it up as I went along, following a chart for the star motif. It took a few attempts to figure out the decreases for the crown as it needed to come in quite sharp after the motif. It's quite gathered at the top as I still had a lot of stitches on the needles, but the hat is fairly slouchy so I think the soft gathers suit the style. My favourite thing though is the tassle. I've been desperate to knit myself a tassle hat ever since I knit that toddler hat at the beginning of the year!

And that's me signing out for 2018. Thanks for reading and continuing to follow my creative ventures. Wishing you all the best for 2019. See you on the other side!

pink velvet moneta

I've always disliked dressing for weddings. I'm not a dressy person by nature (despite wearing dresses 90% of the time) and I don't feel comfortable in the usual flesh-baring/over structured/frilly/ornate/blousey floral wedding outfits available in the shops. They're just not me.

This is why I love being able to sew. I have the power to make an appropriate outfit to my exact tastes and measurements. It makes dressing for occasions much less stressful. I know I'll still feel socially uncomfortable as I'm an awkward weirdo, but at least I'll be physically comfortable in my outfit. I can also feel happy knowing nobody else will turn up wearing the same dress!

After the storming success of all my Colette Patterns Moneta dresses last year there was no doubt what I wanted to make for my brother's wedding in February... a fancy Moneta dress!

To make the dress more Winter-wedding-approriate I used a gorgeous, deep pink stretch velvet from Tia Knights Fabrics. As you may have guessed if you're a regular visitor here, my green stretch velvet Lady Skater dress was a tester for this dress so I could see how the velvet worked with my jersey patterns.

 The elegant scoop back neckline.

For this Moneta I added the tie collar for a bit of neckline interest, since the plain-ness of my green velvet Lady Skater really bothered me, and I extended the sleeves to full length for a classy, winter look. Both the sleeves and skirt hem were catchstitched for an invisible finish and I absolutely love how it looks. It's little details like that which elevate an item to look and feel more special.

I also love how the skirt gathers look on this dress. The velvet has a gorgeous drape and the gathers make a lovely, swishy skirt.

The only thing which really bothered me about this dress was the construction of the tie collar. On my yellow polka dot moneta which has a tie collar I sandwiched the collar between the main fabric and a lining (I chose to line it as the fabric was slightly see through) so the seams were all concealed. On this version I followed the pattern instructions to sew the collar so the seam allowance sits under the collar on the right side (and no lining.) The problem with this is that when you tie you collar, perhaps especially in a slightly bulkier jersey like this stretch velvet, the seam allowance is slightly visible. Understandably this bothered me so I handstitched the top 1/4" or so of the ties from the underside to cover the seam allowance. I also understitched the neckline to keep the seam allowance lying flat.

For my shoes I picked a pair of Irregular Choice low heels. I've coveted IC shoes for many years as I love their weird and wonderful designs but have never taken the plunge. I'm not sure why, other than I hardly ever wear heels and haven't felt like I had a special enough occasion to buy a pair... Until now! My dress was plain and didn't cost much to make (under £20) so I knew I finally had an opportunity for a pair of statement shoes!

As with many Irregular Choice shoes I couldn't decide whether these were the best shoes ever or slightly creepy as the cat looks like a demonic version of Marie from Aristocats, but I went with the former. A cat, bows, a ball of wool, pink AND velvet: perfect for me! Worn with a pair on insoles (I was between shoe sizes) they proved to be comfy enough for the whole day, even for my non heel-wearing feet.

The last thing I needed for the big day was a handbag. I briefly considered buying the matching clutch bag for the shoes but couldn't justify the expense. Instead I made my own handbag, copying the style of an old, favourite, shop-bought bag. I also wanted to use existing stash fabric so I made it from a black stretch velvet originally bought to make something for my Mum at Christmas (sorry, Mum. It didn't happen!) and pink, acetate lining fabric left over from my teacup skirt.

I sewed a sparkly bow brooch onto the flap for a pretty detail and used a snap fastener inside for a hidden closure.

Although the resulting bag looks lovely my fabric choices weren't ideal. The stretch in the velvet was unnecessary and a bit annoying for a bag (although I added interfacing to give it some stability and structure) and the acetate slipped and frayed like nobody's business. In fact, they were horrendous to sew together. Never again! Haha. It's what I had though so I went with it.

Just when I thought I had finished the bag I noticed that the pink lining had already started to disintegrate at the seams so I sealed it with clear nail polish and handstitched a length of black polka dot bias binding on top. It almost looks like an intentional feature.

And finally, what you've all been waiting for... me wearing the dress! On a lit up dancefloor no less. My dress travelled well (no creasing, yay!), kept me cosy and was incredibly comfortable. It ticked all my taste and requirement boxes and even received a number of compliments. Can't ask for much better really!

the forgotten sewing projects of 2017

When I started compiling my forgotten makes and bakes of 2017 at the beginning of the year I didn't think I had much sewing content left to share as I was sure I had blogged most of my projects..... nope! Haha.

First up, t-shirts! The first one was sewn early last year with a fun dinosaur print from MyFabrics, using a lengthened version of the Lady Skater Dress bodice. It's a medium weight jersey, but quite a thick feeling medium weight which makes it cosy and fairly opaque (yay, no awkward "hello there, bra" situation.)

I used the Lady Skater pattern as I liked the fit of it around my upper body as a dress, but somehow I feel it doesn't quite translate as a t-shirt. I'm wondering if it needs the weight of the skirt to pull the underarm seam into place? (If that makes sense?) Anyway, it's perfectly fine, more than fine really because DINOSAURS. It's a pretty cool t-shirt.

Next up is what was meant to be a Jennifer Lauren Gable top made with left over jersey from my green Lady Skater dress. Sadly, this pattern didn't work for me. As much as I admire the high, slash neckline on others I personally found it too strangle-y. The actual neck opening felt quite small too. Clearly I underestimated how much breathing space I like to give my collar bones... and the size of my head?!

Unimpressed, and wow my hair has grown so much since November.

I also didn't enjoy the pdf process as the pattern lines didn't want to match up well (there didn't appear to be a border on all edges to help align pages - unless I printed it wrong?) and I found the fit around the armholes quite tight. In order to rescue it I let out the seams around the armpit and side seams and replaced the slash neck with the front neckline of the Colette Patterns Moneta dress, which skims just under the collarbone. Turning under the neckline and topstitching was my only option as I didn't even have enough scrap fabric for a neckband.

I hadn't realised just how creased this t-shirt was down the middle when I photographed it last week, but surely nobody actually irons their t-shirts?

The resulting t-shirt isn't the best fit but it's perfectly practical and I love the colour. I really like the look of the box pleated skirt which came with the Gable expansion pack so I'll likely try that out sometime with a different bodice.

My final t-shirt was made with the left over fabric from my Marvel-ous Moneta dress. It was way too cool to waste.

There was *just* enough fabric to cut out the front panel then I used plain black jersey for the back, neckband and cap sleeves. The t-shirt pattern is Tilly and the Buttons Agnes top and having made it a few times now, making tweaks each time, I feel I'm close to a TNT (tried 'n' tested) t-shirt pattern. Needless to say, I flippin' love this t-shirt.

HULK LOVE T-SHIRT.

Last up in my garment sewing is my dark green, stretch velvet Lady Skater dress I made at Christmas. This was a trial run for another velvet outfit I had planned (and have since made.) The fabric came from Tia Knights Fabric and has four way stretch so it's similar to jerseys I've used previously. It was a bit of a pain to work with as the velvet liked sticking to itself every time I had to line up seams right sides together, but nothing I (or my machine's walking foot) couldn't handle.

After wearing the dress for a day I decided I wasn't happy with the fit so I went back and raised the waistline by 3/8 inch and graded the waist down a size. This massively improved the look and feel of the dress although I still wonder whether the sleeves need slimming down too. (Perhaps the shiny-ness of the fabric makes any wrinkles look worse than they actually are?) It was also at this point that I realised all my previous Lady Skater dresses are on the big side, but somehow it's less of an issue in casual cotton jersey, and I prefer the neater fit of my more recent Moneta dresses.

Although the dress is vastly improved I'm still not overly enamoured with it. I think part of the problem is the wide neckband and twin needle topstitching as it almost feels too casual a finish for the fabric. I feel tempted to unpick the band and draft a collar to relace it as I think the dress could do with some sort of detail, but further alterations (perhaps including the sleeves) will have to wait. I've faffed about with the dress enough for the time being.

In addition to my velvet dress in December I also managed to sew a few items for Christmas presents. What started as "I'll make a teacosy for this person" turned into a little production line for other friends and family. I've discovered tea cosies are a great way of using up cotton scraps and the perfect excuse to buy those cute cottons you love but know you won't wear. I made 5 in total and managed to make a photo collage on my phone as I sadly discovered PicMonkey is no longer freely available online. (Waaah! So gutted, anybody know of a similar free site?)

I also made a cool Doctor Who themed tote bag for a friend. The bag is gusseted so it has loads of space and I interfaced one side to give the bag some structure. I also used thick webbing tape for nice and sturdy straps. Best of all, the bag is reversible so my friend can decide which side she likes best. I was so pleased with how this turned out and it made me feel all nostalgic for bag-making (I was that teenager who recycled old jeans into funky bags!)

So that's all my sewing for 2017 wrapped up! 2017 was the year of jersey for me which genuinely revolutionised my sewing. I had spent the last couple of years convincing myself that I wanted to wear cute, woven cotton dresses, labouring over bodices which refused to fit me (which became really disheartening) when actually what I wear most and love wearing is jersey. I cannot even begin to express how much enjoyment I get from wearing all my jersey dresses and t-shirts. It truly is the best feeling wearing an incredibly comfortable item made by you, specifically for your shape, style and taste. Long live jersey!

Sewing plans for 2018.... yet more jersey? Hehe. I'd quite like to make a few more plain items considering how much I like wearing my plain Lady Skater dresses and just generally work through my fabric stash. I have plenty of lovely fabric sitting in my sewing cupboard so I just need to decide on a project.

roarsome moneta

Another Colette Patterns' Moneta dress. Sorry, not sorry. For my fourth incarnation I used a cute lion print jersey I purchased from Elephant In My Handbag, added a black peter pan collar and in seam pockets.

The collar, according to the instructions, was meant to slightly overlap in the middle but mine didn't want to. I thought it would be unwise to force the collar pieces to overlap so I let them meet edge to edge at the middle where they wanted to sit. In all honesty I prefer this look anyway. The only thing I hadn't considered is that it makes the seam allowance sitting under the collar ever so slightly visible. Luckily the main fabric has areas of plain black so it isn't obvious.

Now on to every dressmaker's favourite addition... pockets! I intended to add pockets to my last Moneta dress but completely forgot so I made sure to cut them out for this dress. Ever so handy for tissues or just my hands so I can feel smug and nonchalant.

SMUG PERSON.

My only change to fit this time was removing a wedge of fabric from the bicep area of the sleeve since I found them strangely baggy on my last dress. It has definitely improved the fit although I could probably pinch out even more if I was being annoyingly fussy.

So yeah, that's four moneta dresses now. Will I make more? Will I try out all the collar variations? Yes. And most likely, haha. I've just bought two delicious lengths of stretch velvet and one of them is definitely destined to become a collared Moneta dress. I'm thinking full length sleeves for winter cosiness. Mmmmm.

a marvel-lous moneta

Haha, see what I did there? This is the dress I made for my birthday at the beginning of the month. If you can't wear a dress emblazoned with superheroes on your birthday, then when can you?!

Anyone remember those online quizzes on Zimbio which were all the rage a few years ago? My family took the "Which Marvel Superhero Are You?" quiz and Mum and I both got the Hulk, Dad got Captain America and my brothers got Thor and Loki. Although it was a silly quiz, the results were weirdly apt for each person. Haha!

The dress is yet another Colette Patterns Moneta dress, but this time with a roll collar and longer length sleeves. As the Marvel fabric is quite "out there" I made the sleeves and collar in a plain, contrasting black. I really like the result and it gives the dress a totally different feel to my two previous Monetas.

Unlike my second Moneta dress, I actually followed the collar instructions which say to attach it with the seam allowance sitting underneath the collar on the "right" side. I was worried this would prevent the collar from sitting flat so I understitched the neckline to tack the seam allowance down. I also sewed a short, red zig zag stitch on the inside of the back neckline, hidden under the collar from the correct side, so I can easily tell the front from the back.

My only fitting adjustment with this dress was grading back down to a size medium for the width of the shoulders as I came to the conclusion that although my shoulders are broad, grading up really wasn't necessary on my previous Moneta dresses. The armholes definitely sit better across my upper chest on this dress.

My only (minor) gripe with this dress is that the sleeves are unusually baggy in the upper arm, which is weird considering my upper arms are anything but small. I guess it'll come in handy for when I burst into a Hulk rage and need expansion room for my ripped muscles, haha! It's not worth re sewing but I altered the sleeve pattern for the next Moneta. (Oh yes, there is already a fourth...)

And that's it really, not much else to say about my dress except it's comfy, elegantly shaped and makes me feel like a total bad ass. Perfect combination, really!

 HULK SMASH!

two moneta dresses - floral and polkadot

After the storming success of my Kitschy Koo Lady Skater dresses I decided to try another jersey dress pattern which dominates the online sewing community: Colette Patterns' Moneta Dress. I initially hesitated whether to order this pattern, thinking it was perhaps too similar to the Lady Skater, but came to the conclusion that there are enough differences to justify purchasing both. Lady Skater has a scoop neckline with neckband and a flared skirt, whereas Moneta has a high neckline with scoop back, collar options and a gathered skirt.

For my first version I kept it simple and went with the plain neckline and short sleeves. The fabric is a gorgeous medium weight floral jersey I ordered online from My Fabrics. I originally bought 1.5m of it with the intention of making a long sleeve top, but as soon as it arrived it demanded to become a dress.

Size wise I'm more or less a small on Colette's measurement chart. However after looking at the finished garment measurements I cut a medium, grading up to large for shoulder width and between a medium and large for the waist. My reasoning for this was that I didn't want lots of negative ease around the waist as I prefer my dresses to skim rather than cling. I also always fear that if I actually fit to my waist then the resulting dress may not fit over my big shoulders! After a quick compare with my Lady Skater pattern pieces I saw that I didn't need to lengthen the bodice but I did add 1 inch of length to the skirt.

Other changes I made whilst sewing were adding stretchy, fusible seam tape to stabilise the neckline, using elastic to stabilise the shoulders and sewing a small, looped ribbon onto the inside of the back neckline so I can easily tell the front from the back. Although not an alteration as such I also followed Abigail's tip of adding more marks to the elastic for more control when gathering the waistline. I highly recommend her post if, like me, you've never sewn with elastic before as it removed any fear I had about working with it.

The dress ended up a bit roomy, but I always think it's better to be cautious and cut bigger for a first attempt at a pattern. Although I didn't bother unpicking the skirt to take in the waist, I did take a wedge of excess fabric out from the ribcage area to give the bodice a more flattering shape.

I really like this dress and have worn it a lot. The style, floral pattern and colours all feel very "me." I've actually read that some people aren't keen on the low back and high neckline of the Moneta and prefer to wear it the other way round. This baffles me as I love the neckline! I find the style very elegant to wear.

For my second Moneta, I added a fun tie collar. This is one of the variations which can be downloaded for free on Colette Patterns' website. I don't know why there aren't that many tie collar Moneta dresses out in the wild (from what I can see anyway) as I think it's the cutest thing ever! Combined with the polkadot fabric it gives the dress a 1950s vintage feel which I absolutely love.

The mustard polka dot jersey is from Girl Charlee UK and part of their Bolt range. It's on the expensive side but I managed to snap some up over a Bank Holiday weekend when they had 20% off. That made it much more affordable! It's very soft and snuggly however I found it a little bit see through so I self lined the bodice. I didn't bother for the skirt as it wasn't necessary with the gathers.

In terms of construction, I deviated from instructions and sandwiched the collar between the two bodice layers so all raw edges are enclosed, grading the seams to reduce bulk, and understitching to keep everything in place. I then treated the bodice and lining layers as one for sewing everything else. I think it made a tidy enough finish.

In terms of fit I graded back down to a size medium at the waist and transferred the bodice changes I made on my first version of scooping out about 3/8" from the underarm to the waist. It makes a more concave shape to the side seam, similar to the Lady Skater bodice shape actually, which seems to work better for my shape. I'm happier with the smaller waist on this one too, although I definitely stretched it out slightly when trying the bodice on before adding the skirt. I guess I got too excited about seeing what the collar looked like on me!

All in all, I absolutely adore this dress and think the collar is the best thing ever. Look at it with the scoop back. Ughh, love it.

I had no idea a mustard polka dot dress was missing from my life but it clearly has been as I have enjoyed wearing it so much. I didn't think another pattern could overtake the Lady Skater dress in terms of love but Colette Patterns' Moneta has certainly won a special place in my wardrobe.

Stay tuned for more Moneta goodness. I have my Birthday Moneta to share and another one in the pipeline. It's safe to say I have been properly bitten by the sewing-with-jersey bug this year!