Josephine Sews

I believe I volunteered for this one and boy did I pay.  For the past 2 weeks I have had minimal sleep trying to have these items completed before August 22, 2016 - the first day of preschool. My Great niece needed a backpack, blanket, and a pillow for preschool.  I wanted her to have something that was different and unique.  I did not want her to have the cookie cutter supplies when I knew I had the ability to make her something special. I volunteered my services and her parents paid for the materials. How I Did It The pattern I used for the backpack "The Toddler Friendly Backpack" came from the book " A bag for all reasons " by Lisa Lam.  If you don't already have this book in your sewing room I highly recommend it.  I have sewn several items from this book and her detail and construction techniques are wonderful. The one surprise for me was the backpack was a little smaller than I expected but other than that it went together fairly easy.  I w...

My schedule has changed and my body and mind is struggling to keep up.  Gone are the days of leisurely sewing when I want - now I have to purposely schedule it in. I have been sewing but always rushed now and it is no fun.  I screw up a lot in this state of mind.  I have created several UFO's now. Not a lot of  detail this time mostly pictures.  The items below were created for a mom who recently had a new little one.  This wasn't my best work but it is still decent.  The designs are from Adorable Ideas "Adorable Bugs Applique" . I don't necessarily like applique embroidery because it takes more time than regular embroider.  I have a lot of scrap good quality cotton that I paid too much money for so I am forcing myself to use applique embroidery designs to utilize these scraps rather than throw them away. Back of quilt On to the next project.