Josephine Sews

Sewing is normally my "hiding" place but the last few weeks it has become my achilles heel - more fabric waste and more sewing screw ups.  I started thinking I needed a break from sewing to decide if it was something I really wanted to continue (momentary insanity). For some reason I am always in a rush - got to finish it now at any cost.  I have no time to fix mistakes - WHY?  Giving up sewing was not an option.  Later I had a revelation of sorts. My sewing revelation - if it is worth sewing then it is worth slowing down and doing it right.  Doing it right requires a muslin for me at this stage in my life (too many bumps and curves in the wrong places).  I hate hate hate doing a muslin.  I just want to cut it out, sew it up, then wear it.  A pattern muslin is a necessary evil! My spiritual revelation -I was listening to "The Collection" cd by Daryl Coley as I was sewing when the song " Sovereign " played.  When you are going thru a storm sometimes y

My word for me today comes from Proverbs 3:5-6 which says " Trust in the  Lord  with all thine heart; and  lean   not  unto thine  own  understanding . In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. ". This week brought the death and burial of another friend.  She is no longer suffering in her body but resting in the Lord now.  I was able to visit with her the day before she died and I have a new appreciation for the family members, friends, and hospice workers tasked with their day to day care. Sewing is one of my "hiding" places - I use it to "hide" from the stress and frustration that comes in this life.  As of late it has been adding to my stress. I have finally decided to make shorts/pants and because of the "extra" adjustments that are needed it gives me a headache and drastically increase my frustration and disappointment level.  With skirts and dresses I really only have the worry about the waist and hips but with s

My word for me this day, week, month, year...... comes from Matthew 11:28 which says " Come to me,  all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. " For sometime now I have avoided making pants or shorts because I knew I would have to make other than my normal hip and waist adjustments.  I knew I would need to tackle the crotch fit.  Last summer I decided to tackle this task and got so frustrated and confused I gave up.   I went back to the same pattern Butterick B6061  view B and again got frustrated.  Wait, I started frustrated just from the thought of having to tackle the adjustments.  I almost gave up again but I stuck with it and have a fairly decent pair of shorts to show for it. Because I knew making the shorts adjustments would tax my patience I decided to sew them without any adjustments just for the pure joy of sewing and completing a garment.  I had some ugly fabric that someone had given me and that I did not mind "wasting"