Josephine Sews

 OMG - only I can take a simple pattern that should take 2 hours tops and turn it into an all day sewing session - it was the simple, easy to install pockets that did me in 😂. I saw this skirt sewn up at my local fabric store and knew I wanted to make it.   Mary-Ann Skirt I won't do the traditional post because I have lost information about changes.  I normally write my modifications on the printed instructions but I don't know where I put them. Fabric :  Wool mini-herringbone pattern purchased at Legacy Fabrics .  What I remember about this fabric is that I wanted to make a pair of classic trousers but the fabric was a bit expensive so I opted for a skirt instead.   Pattern Changes :  I know I did a length adjustment of either 2" or 3".  I increased the dart width by X(?) amount.  The fabric is an extremely loose weave even with serging, so I added bias binding to the waistband and hemline (used scraps of fabric that I had - hence...

I had a high school reunion to go to and knew I wanted to make something but waited until the 99th hour before I chose a pattern. Leave it to me to take something so simple and make it extra hard and long.  I also forgot I had signed up for a pattern test that was due at the same time (I was so stressed).   Because I was in a rush it took forever to make and I was still sewing a few hours before it was time for me to leave. It has been an extremely long time since I cut out a bias anything, so I also had to contend with that.   StyleArc's Monroe Woven Top & Genoa Bias Cut Skirt I have to say both of these pieces had me feeling like a girly girly - I felt so feminine in these pieces.  Both of these pattern are so simple, yet so elegant.  You can dress them up or down with your fabric choice. This post won't be like normal because I am doing 2 patterns in one post (I'm lazy and way behind on my posting). The Fabric I was a week away from my reunion and...