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
Having fallen head over heels in love with the Agnes pattern - you can read about it here, I had to make a fifth version of it, didn't I? Technically I made it into a dress this time but I suppose it still counts. I don't think the love affair will stop here though. I have fabric for another dress and maybe a top, too. So yes, I think it's safe to assume I'm obsessed and it is set to continue.
It was dead straight forward to make. I cut the Agnes bodice a little shorter - around my natural waistline. Then I cut out the skirt of the Moneta pattern and sewed the two together. Since it's a gathered skirt, it's easy to make it fit. You don't even need a skirt pattern if you want a gathered one - you can just cut a big rectangle of fabric of the size you want - but I thought it was easy enough to use a pattern piece if I already have one. If it saves me from having to do any maths, I'll take it anytime.
The end result is pretty much what I'd envisioned. I wish the bodice was a little longer though, so next time I'll fix that. But it's still great and very comfy to wear. I just don't like the way a belt sits if I choose to wear one. And I didn't have enough fabric for pockets either which is a bit of a bummer. The top is the plain, long sleeve version of the Agnes. I think I sewed this up in about 3 hours - and I'm a very slow sewer.
Can I just say how much I L-O-V-E the shape of the neckline on this pattern? It's the perfect neckline for me.
Can I just say how much I L-O-V-E the shape of the neckline on this pattern? It's the perfect neckline for me.
The fabric is the same as one of the original Agnes tops I've made. I'd bought enough to make the top and try the dress mashup as well. It's quite a stable jersey, with a bit of body to it so it'll be handy for the cooler months (probably as of next weekend, judging by the way this summer is going this year). But I hope we have some more summer dress weather coming to us, like we had recently. Up until then, this spring/summer had been the worst I've ever had since I moved here.
I'm pretty happy with my Agneta dress. I finished it in June and I got loads of wear out of it already - yup, that just proves how bad the weather has been if I can wear this in the height of June... Can't wait to make more though.
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