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So long, Blogspot. Hello, Wordpress!

I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to  https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at  https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ .  There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer.  I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore

{Victory Patterns} Madeleine Skirt - and a Liberty Granville shirt

So far I haven't done a lot of sewing this year but I made an awesome shirt  last weekend during a surprise real life buddy sewing session with Mel. It was the best start to the new year! We went fabric shopping, did aerial yoga and had a bloody awesome time together. It was so good! But today I wanted to share our last buddy sew of 2019 which was the  Madeleine skirt  from Victory Patterns. This skirt has been on my list for a very long time. I've seen so many gorgeous versions of it as well. It seems to be one of those patterns that looks good on everyone. It has massive pockets, removable suspenders, topstitching for days and a super fancy lapped zip. What's not to like? I made a size 8 as it comes. However, after trying it on before hemming, I chopped 3 inches off the length because on me it was neither midi nor maxi and it looked odd. I felt like I was drowning in fabric slightly. Speaking of fabric... Oh my, do I love me some denim? This one is a lightwei

{Sewing Bingo 2020}

Happy  New Year! I hope you've had a nice festive break and took some time to recharge your batteries and get ready for 2020. I  should have published this blog post a while ago but I haven't been anywhere near my laptop until tonight. Better late than never, I suppose. I've already shared this on Instagram but I thought I should do it here as well for anyone who may have missed it. I'm going to be using #SewingBingo2020  throughout the year for some of my projects. I've tried  #Make9 and it's a disaster for me. I don't like to plan things too far in advance, new patterns come along to mess with my brain and, worst of all, as soon as I have  to do something, I immediately don't want to. I don't like to be told what to do, even by me. I'm calling it a bingo but, with only 9 squares, I'm aiming for the full card. I also don't want to mark off more than one square per project so it's a bit more of a challenge. It's just a ca