Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label watermelons

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 ...
Keep Reading »

{Sew Over It} Watermelons Lizzie Skirt

I know it's now October and the weather is starting to turn. But my Brasilian side would be getting ready for summer right about now. So today I'm sharing a very weather innapropriate tropical looking project. It's my Lizzie Skirt from Sew Over It.
Keep Reading »

{sewing} Ultimate Trousers and watermelons

Today I have two pieces to share - although one of them you'll be sick of seeing very soon. I think it is due to make an appearance on the next 2 posts as well as this one... Fans of novelty watermelon prints will be pleased. That's all I'm saying. Anyway, the first item I want to talk about is my  Sew Over It Ultimate Trousers  - which I've been putting off making for over a year and I really shouldn't have. Trousers are actually not as scary as I thought they were. I finished it in May but because of the give in the fabric, it was enormous on me.  I'd better insert a disclaimer here because I don't think I know enough about the fitting of trousers - or anything else, for that matter. To my mind, if it is comfortable to wear and flattering, that's all I care about. Lines, wrinkles and stuff like that mean absolutely nothing to me.
Keep Reading »