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 ...
As soon as the Pona Jacket pattern was released last year, I bought it. I'd never made any kind of outerwear and this one seemed like the perfect one to ease me in before I actually get the nerve to make a coat. And I was right! The jacket is super simple and easy to sew. Very quick as well, as there are no closures of any kind! 🙌 There are 2 lengths: a cropped version, which is the one I made, and a longer one that hits around the hips. I'd like to make that one in a warm wool fabric. My fabric is a terracotta drill I bought from Fabworks a few weeks ago, when I went there with Mel. I can't find it listed on their website though. It's a gorgeous and structured fabric. It has a wonderfully soft right side, maybe it's sandwashed or something. It's very velvety to the touch. Uh-mayzing! I have a fair bit left as well, but more on that later. The jacket is far from perfect but I am ecstatic about it. After all, I MADE A SODDING JACKET!!! It's a ...