Josephine Sews

Someone at church said it looked like I stepped out of the 70's - I'll take it and own it 😅.  I love these jeans - it is one of my favorite patterns to make, but what I love even more is this fabric.   Sandra Narrow Leg Jeans When I spotted this fabric at JoAnn's several years ago in the kids section, it called out to me and said take me home.  How could I deny the kids section 😅.   So far I have made a jacket, a skirt, and now a pair of jeans out of it and I still have more which will probably end up being a dress. This post will contain mostly pictures because I have several blog post on this pattern (and the others styled with it).  The only changes I made was to remove the 1" shorten in the front and eliminated the hem in favor of a decorative thread. My topstitching is a mess and the decorative thread on the hem should have matched the color on the jacket hem,  but I reversed the threads on my serger and didn't have enough thread to correc...

I am tickled pink that the pattern adjustments I did do were all done digitally in Inkscape.  Then I used my projector to project the pattern directly onto my fabric 😁.  I learned how to make digital pattern adjustments via the  Master Inkscape for Sewing  course by Projector Sewing and would highly recommend it.  She also has one for Affinity  (haven't used this one).  I don't get a commission or anything else for these recommendations.  This was a free pattern. Now for the disappointment that I created. I really messed up on this one because I didn't do a muslin and I used my good fabric 😂.  I now understand Seamwork patterns require more fit adjustments for my body than other patterns I use.    If I want to continue using them, a muslin will not be optional - it will be a necessity for Seamwork patterns. The Joss Pants To get them to look half way decent, I had to pull them all the way up right under my bra to compensate for th...

Oh my - when I signed up for this pattern test I did not realize it was due the same day as the start of my high school class reunion for which I knew I would make an outfit.  I was so stressed out and sleep deprived and that translates into mistakes. On any pants pattern, I always have to raise my back rise 1" and when I am rushing and not paying attention, I will make the disastrous mistake of making the change on the outside (thigh area) rather than the inside crotch curve.  How about I did this on the first 3 pairs and couldn't figure out why my back leg kept being longer than the front leg (the tell tell sign that I have made this mistake) because I was so exhausted.  It finally hit me when I was stitching up the 3rd pair 😄. Love Notions Bridget Trousers I love color, but when I was sewing these up I thought it was a bit much even for me.  I was thinking it was perfect as a skirt ( Cashmerette Ellis Skirt )  and thought it would have been perfect as a dres...