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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
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{Tilly and the Buttons} Cleo dungarees

I'm not one to follow trends. I don't pay attention to them and I am blissfully unaware of what is being sold in the shops from one season to the next. I have nothing against them, it's just not something I care about. I've always opted for classic shapes and styles that I know I'll be able to wear over and over.  Certain trends are hard to ignore though. Like dungarees, for example. When the Cleo  came out last year, it seemed to open the dungarees/pinafore floodgates. Suddenly, everyone was releasing patterns for them. I was convinced they were absolutely not for me. I'm almost 40 years old, for crying out loud! I can't pull that off. Can I? 🙊 However, while I was at the  Handmade Fair  in September, I saw  Louise  wearing the most beautiful Cleo! I don't know if it was the fabric she chose or the way she'd styled it, but something clicked in my brain and I knew I had to make one for myself as soon as I could. And so I did.
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{Simplicity} S8092 - wide leg trousers of dreams

I love a wide leg trouser. For quite a few months now I've been looking for the perfect pattern to bring to life the perfect trousers I dreamed up. I've bought a few and tried the Landers  and Butterick 6183, not once but twice . Although I like those, they're not exactly what I had in mind. I wanted similar pleats to those on the  Sew Over It Carrie Trousers  but floatier and wider on the legs. Enter Simplicity 8092, the loose trousers of my dreams!
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{True Bias} Lander Pants and B6175

A couple of months ago I decided I was missing some basic, plain trousers in my wardrobe. I wanted something versatile that I could dress up or down, depending on the occasion. A little bit like jeans but not as involved. So when I came across the  True Bias Lander Pants , they looked like the perfect pattern to help me fill that gap. You may remember I made a pair of  Lander shorts  in the summer to check the sizing and it was a success. Now all I needed was to find a suitable fabric. I took a trip to Fabworks to look for some plain bottom weight fabrics and found this  pale pink twill  that looked just like what I had in mind. And here is the result:
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{Deer and Doe} Chardon skirt - the reboot

Still drawing from my holiday wardrobe, today I have a skirt to share. If you follow me on  Instagram , you might remember one of my holiday posts, where I said a lady had shouted a compliment at my outfit from inside her car while we were crossing the street. I was a little embarrassed (people were looking! 😂) but it was quite nice, actually. This is what I was wearing that day. After finishing my Landers (coming soon) I still had quite a bit of twill left. I didn't want another pair of trousers out of it and the fabric is too heavy to be anything other than bottoms. Maybe a skirt? Well, I've been meaning to revisit the Deer and Doe Chardon  for quite some time so I took the opportunity and ran with.
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