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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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{sewing} Sewaholic Pendrell blouse - the reboot

Quite possibly the *girliest* thing I have ever made. EVER! But I really, really love it.  Isn't it fab? The pattern is the  Sewaholic Pendrell blouse . This is my second version (first one can be found  here ) of it. It's a super simple pattern, very flattering and easy to wear. This time I decided to add some detail to it rather than just making the plain version. I love the pleated sleeves. 
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{sewing} New Look 6808 fail

Right, so... New Look 6808 . When I finished it, about 4 months ago, I loved it! Really, really loved it. I hadn't done a lot of sewing in general and I was very happy with it. A few months down the line, quite a bit of experience gained and I'm not quite so pleased with it anymore... Então ... New Look 6808 . Quando terminei esse projeto, uns 4 meses atrás, eu adorei! Muito! Ainda não tinha feito muita costura em geral e fiquei bem feliz com esse top. Alguns meses se passaram, mais experiência foi adquirida e não estou mais satisfeita com o resultado ... I chose version E, which has a boat neck with a sailor style collar detail, it's sleeveless and it has a zip on the side to help with pulling it on and off - but I've since decided it can probably manage without it. As you can probably see, this was my first time finishing an armhole with bias tape and I screwed it up because it wasn't meant to be on show. Having said that, I do quite like it, actually. Escolhi...
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