Josephine Sews

 I bought this pattern when Stylearc had a sale.  What drew me to it was it's simple silhouette and the cocoon hemline.  You can dress the dress up or down and it looks good either way and it has pockets. How I Did It Look at the finished measurements for this dress, not your size.  This dress has a lot of ease and runs large.  I went one size down from my typical size and really could have gone down one size more possibly and still been fine. Fabric I ordered fabric for this make - surprise surprise.  I selected the Mod Spot Linen Shirting Print in Natural and Paprika  from Style Maker Fabrics. Pattern Alterations I would normally cut a 22 but based on the finished measurements I chose a 20. I struggled with that decision so much so that I added 1" to the hip area even though the finished measurements had more than enough room.  Big mistake and I had to remove it.  I continue to battle with loose and just too dang big. My Pattern Changes I r...

I wanted to try the shorts from the  Opal Curve pattern since I had great success with views A and B.  It was getting hotter outside and I only had one pair of shorts and needed more.  I wanted a longer pair of shorts that would cover me but still allow me to look cute.  This pattern does that for me. How I Did It I was up about 36 hours straight by the time I finished sewing these shorts - I don't know why.  I fell asleep several times at my machine and one time woke and my machine was still stitching because I still had my foot on the pedal 😫😴. I made so many mistakes but my fabric hides them. I knew I wanted embroidery on the back pockets but struggled with that decision because I suspected that would bring folks eyes right to my butt.  The embroidery won.   The original plan was to have the embroidery horizontally symmetric, but since I was catatonic during my sewing it didn't turn out that way an now it's a design feature. Fabric I have a ...