Josephine Sews

I have plenty of Janome sewing machines so why did I need (want) another?  One of my frustrations has been not enough penetration power when going over bulky seams.  I have learned how to adjust but there have been a few times I resorted to hand sewing and I loathe hand sewing. What's laughable is I bought the Janome Memory Craft 6700P because when I tested it at the dealer - it went through bulky seams with no problem.  At the dealer I put the pedal to the metal and went for it.  When I bought mine home I was too afraid to do that with my machine - I did not want to "hurt" my machine. Matching Cover I Made For It Why the name Tank Tank?  It reminds me of an army tank.  I can pick it up by myself but it is heavy and in my mind indestructible. When I decided that I needed single needle heavy duty sewing machine I originally intended to purchase an industrial one from my dealer.  I realized the table it came in did not have wheels and th...

I had wonderful sewing plans for this weekend that got interrupted by a mild case of vertigo (mild in the sense that at least I could stand up).  Instead of endless enjoyable sewing, I had to walk slowly while holding on to things to keep my balance and not make any sudden moves. Today I felt coherent enough to post my sewing machine cover that I made for Tank Tank.  Yes I am one of those "crazy's" who names sewing machines. I have never liked the bland ugly covers that come with my sewing machines, so I finally took time to make one for my Janome HD9 . Front - My Custom Cover How I Did It Initially I thought adding some machine embroidery to the cover that came with it would be enough, but it wasn't - I still thought it was bland and looked worse with the embroidery. Cover That Came with the Machine with my Added Embroidery The embroidery looks horrible on the original cover so I knew I needed a custom one.  For my sewing machine cover I used Closet...

I am sooooo excited because I got an opportunity to test the new Opal pattern from Megan Nielsen.  Sometime ago I signed up to be put on their list of testers and I am so glad I did.  A number of weeks ago I got the email asking if I wanted to test a new pattern - of course the answer was a resounding yes. I was immediately drawn to the paperbag waistline option.  I had some reservations about how it would look on me but I decided I would try it anyway. How I Did It I had 3 yards 44/45" of a fabric that has been in my stash for a long time.  It is a hot pink microfiber or a microsuede (100% polyester) I believe.  Within the last few years when I buy fabric I wash it before I put it in my stash, however, this fabric was bought before I started that.   I now have a hot pink sewing machine 😠 so if there is any question in the future I will pre-wash it first. The pattern's size range is 14 - 30 (they have love for the big girl!) and I chose a s...