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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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{Grainline Studio} Cherry blossom Archer shirt

Here's one I made earlier. A lot earlier.  I took a long and unintentional break from sewing at the end of 2017. From just before Christmas until the beginning of April I sewed precisely nothing. Then, I decided to help this gorgeous piece of cotton lawn in fulfilling its destiny.
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{Lisette for Butterick} Floral 6183 trouser fail

These trousers started off as a disaster of epic proportions. I made this pattern for the first time last year . I really like them and wanted a pair for summer. The fabric is (I think) a viscose crepe that I've had in my stash for about 2 years. It was very slippery at times but mostly fun to sew. It pressed beautifully but it doesn't crease much. I'm still unsure as to the suitability of this fabric to the pattern. I think it's too lightweight but the finished trousers do match the vision of what I was going for. It has worked at least aesthetically if not structurally.
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{Deer & Doe} Bruyère Shirt

As some of you may know, we've been having a bit of a hard time with Johnnie, our old boy. He can't move his hind legs because we think a disc has slipped and is pressing on his spinal cord. He's in no pain, which is the most important thing, but he needs constant care, assistance to go to the loo, eat, drink, etc. I've not done a lot of sewing recently but finishing this baby has got me motivated to get back to it properly. 
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{sewing} The Copenhagen Dress

When I went to Copenhagen last June I decided I needed a new dress to take with me. The problem was that this decision came late one night, about 5 days before I was due to go. I should also mention that, at the time, I hadn't yet finished a top I was working on and had a pair of trousers still to hem. Unrealistic deadlines. Who doesn't love them?! Thankfully, this time it worked out and gave me a kick up the butt to make a dress that I'd had planned for over a year. I give you, Simplicity Lisette 1419.  
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{sewing} Colette Moneta - yet again!

Hello again! Today we're at the  Colosseum  and sporting a  Colette Patterns Moneta dress . If I haven't made it clear before, I bloody love this pattern! This is my THIRD, yes, third version of it and I'm absolutely thrilled with how this one turned out. Although, there's a MASSIVE fail on the back which I'll explain soon.
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{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.  
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{sewing} The Hawthorne dress by Colette patterns

Hello, again! Happy new year and all that! So, guess what I've learned so far this year? It's a hell of a lot harder than I expected to get back into your old routine after 3 weeks on holiday. Who'da thunk it?! And I haven't even started going through the photos we took of stuff I made to take with me... The good news is that I found these in my laptop that I'd forgotten about. So I'll post them and, in the meantime, I can go through all the new photos and edit them. Olá outra vez! Feliz ano novo e tudo mais! Então, adivinha o que eu aprendi esse ano? É muito mais difícil do que eu esperava cair de volta na rotina depois de 3 semanas de férias. Quem diria, né? E ainda nem olhei as fotos que tiramos no Brasil das costuras que fiz para levar comigo na viagem. Mas a boa notícia é que achei essas fotos esquecidas no meu laptop. Resolvi postá-las e enquanto isso ganho um tempinho para organizar as fotos novas.
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