Josephine Sews

I know I am the slowest sewer in the world so why I thought I could make a baby quilt with embroidery the night before the baby shower is beyond me 😂.  I had other projects I was working on and wanted to finish those first. Spoonflower Bandana Bib Sew4Home Burp Cloth This was a "rushed" project with plenty of mistakes, but I think it still turned out pretty good. I won't do my normal post format since I have 3 different items in one post. Embroidery Designs All designs came from the Baby Boy Sayings set by Bunnycup Embroidery.  You will notice a lot of puckering after doing the embroidery and that is my fault because I did not stabilize the fabric properly.  I tried adding a piece of light weight interfacing to it and that helped some.  Then I finally remembered I needed to float an additional piece of stabilizer under the hoop.   The embroidery turned out much better on the bib and burp cloth because I applied the additional stabilizer. Spoonflower Bandana Bib I have m

When this pattern came out I knew I wanted to make it and bought it immediately.  Well it's been a few months since I purchased and I am so glad I finally got a chance to sew it up.  I like it even more than I thought I would. Tommie Jeans Skirt This skirt is singing my love language today and I am feeling myself in it.  BTW this skirt was pressed but I did not have time to take pictures before I went out so excuse the wrinkles. How I Did It Fabric I bought this fabric sometime ago from JoAnn's in the kids Pop section.  I didn't have a specific pattern in mind, I just liked the fabric.  It is called  light tie dye denim knit - a 8 to 10oz I believe.  I didn't realize it had any stretch until I went to JoAnn's site to look it up.  It has very little stretch though. Pattern Adjustments I shortened the length 3" Yoke and waistband - I have shared this information before and where I got it in previous posts.  Once you get a good fit on a yoke and waistband you can