Josephine Sews

My girlfriend asked me how many of these I planned to make 😁.  I told her this was the last one unless of course I found some colored denim (pastels maybe).  My stress level was through the roof and I knew I needed to sew, but I also knew I needed something easy and something I had sewn before and this jacket fit the bill. StyleArc Stacie Jean Jacket I won't do my normal post because I have reviewed this here (version 1) , here (version 2) , and here (version 3) ,  I am not happy with the denim (poor quality) - it looked good until I washed it.  Got it at my local chain fabric store 😡. Most people loved version 3 - except me - it is too plain for my taste.  I had planned to go overboard with the embroidery on this one (because of version 3).  My thinking was since I wasn't happy with the fabric anyway, if I did not like it I would give it away.  I finally came to my senses 😊 and restrained myself on the embroidery - I have chosen to accept the poor ...

I thought I had already posted my first make of this bag, but evidently not.  When I saw this bag on the Sew4Home site I knew I had to make one.  The grommets and rivets in the starburst pattern is what captured my attention. Version 1 Version 2 How I Did It Again, the rivets and grommets is what did it for me.  Version 1 was made as a graduation gift for a friend.  The second version I chose to use embroidery as the focal point.  When I saw the multi-colored canvas fabric I knew I had the perfect embroidery designs that would go with it - Anita Goodesign's Peruvian Blooms . On version 2 I had to recut most pieces for the lining because I attached the zipper pocket vertically instead of horizontally.  I also improvised for the plastic canvas because I was out.  The good thing about it is once I buy some it will be easy to replace with what I made. Fabric Version 1 - I used denim for the outer and a quilting cotton for the lining. Version 2 - I used co...