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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 ...

{sewing} The Hawthorne dress by Colette patterns

Hello, again! Happy new year and all that! So, guess what I've learned so far this year? It's a hell of a lot harder than I expected to get back into your old routine after 3 weeks on holiday. Who'da thunk it?! And I haven't even started going through the photos we took of stuff I made to take with me... The good news is that I found these in my laptop that I'd forgotten about. So I'll post them and, in the meantime, I can go through all the new photos and edit them.
Olá outra vez! Feliz ano novo e tudo mais! Então, adivinha o que eu aprendi esse ano? É muito mais difícil do que eu esperava cair de volta na rotina depois de 3 semanas de férias. Quem diria, né? E ainda nem olhei as fotos que tiramos no Brasil das costuras que fiz para levar comigo na viagem. Mas a boa notícia é que achei essas fotos esquecidas no meu laptop. Resolvi postá-las e enquanto isso ganho um tempinho para organizar as fotos novas.
Colette Hawthorne
This is my first Hawthorne by Colette that I made aaaaalllll the way back in JUNE (!) - I know - of last year... It was the first project I made after acquiring my beloved overlocker and I was so proud of it!
Esse é o meu primeiro vestido Hawthorne da Colette que fiz lá em junho (!) - eu sei... - do ano passado. Foi meu primeiro projeto depois de adquirir a overlock e fiquei tão orgulhosa quando terminei!
Colette Hawthorne
The fit is perfect. I love the way it looks and the collar is a bonus - I love a good collar, me. The instructions are excellent, as usual. The fabric is a very lightweight cotton from Fabworks, as always and it was a pleasure to sew with.
Mas também, o caimento é perfeito e eu adoro o estilo dele. E gola! Affff! Como eu adoro uma gola. As instruções são excelentes, como sempre. O tecido é um algodão bem levinho da Fabworks, como de costume e adorei costurar com ele.
Colette Hawthorne

The instructions ask you to sew a hook and eye at waist level, to help with possible gaping but, I couldn't be arsed as it turned out, I didn't need it. I'd definitely make it again and I've had loads of wear out of it so far. 
As instruções dizem pra costurar um colchete na cintura, pra ajudar a manter essa parte discreta mas, estava sem saco no fim das contas, acabei não precisando. Sem dúvida vou fazer outras versões e já usei ele muito desde então.
Colette Hawthorne
I'll let you in on a little secret though: I *have* made it again... But you'll have to wait a little while for that one to turn up around here.
E deixa eu contar um segredo: já fiz outra versão... Mas você vai ter que esperar um pouquinho até ela aparecer por aqui.
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