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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 ...

{sewing} The (not quite) Silk Cami by Sew Over It

This is going to be a quick and dirty post, just to share a very simple but still great little project! The Silk Cami by Sew Over It. This is the first of the projects I made specifically to take to Brasil with me over Christmas. I used left over fabric from this dress I made for a wedding last year.
Esse post vai ser pá-pum, só pra mostrar uma peça super simples mas muito fofa! É a Silk Cami da Sew Over It. Esse foi o primeiro projeto que eu fiz especificamente para levar pro Brasil comigo no Natal. Usei o tecido que tinha sobrado desse vestido que eu fiz para um casamento no ano passado.
Sew Over It Silk Cami 
I love the shape and drape of it but I wish I'd gone a size up. I cut the second size - I believe it is an 8 - but it's a teeny weeny bit tight around the chest. Prrrffffttttt! I know! The irony isn't at all lost on this flat chested girl... I loved making it though. The way the facing is attached and turned out is quite mind-blowing when you've never done it that way before.
Curti muito o caimento dele mas deveria ter feito um tamanho maior. Cortei o segundo tamanho, acho que é um 8, mas ficou um pouquinho apertado demais no peito. Prrrffffttttt! Pois é! Que ironia para uma despeitada como eu... Adorei a confecção dessa blusa. O revel é costurado e desvirado de um jeito muito legal, que eu nunca tinha visto.
Sew Over It Silk Cami
The fabric, as last time, was a PITA to cut and press but it turned out great in the end. It's a poly crepe, I believe. I think I'll make more of them with left over fabrics that I have lying around. It's great to wear when it's warm: loose fitting but still flattering enough that you don't look like a scrubber. And it'll look good with a cardigan or jacket over it, too, so a good little all-rounder.
O tecido, como da última vez, foi um SACO pra cortar e passar mas no fim deu certo. É um crepe de poliéster, acho. Sinto que vou acabar fazendo outras versões com outros restos de tecido que tenho marcando bobeira por aqui. Ela é muito boa de usar no calor: bem soltinha mas bonitinha o suficiente pra não parecer largada. E também ficaria legal com um casaquinho ou uma jaqueta jeans por cima. Ou seja, peça curingona! 

That's it for today! See you next time.
Só isso por hoje! Até a próxima.
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