Josephine Sews

This won't be like my normal posts.  Since Sew4Home has really great instructions and pictures, I think it best to refer you there for construction details. A girlfriend has a birthday this month and I wanted to make meaningful gifts for her.  The first one was a robe and because I know she loves to garden, I made her garden apron. This apron should take 1 hour to make, maximum 2 hours however it took me at least double that because of mistakes and waxing the fabric. Five Pocket Half Apron I did go to buy fabric, but forced myself to use my fabric stash.  White fabric for gardening is not the greatest choice, but I felt it was the better choice from what was in my fabric stash. I knew I would be waxing it so I knew that would help some. When waxing I found that if I warmed the fabric with the iron first it made it much easier to apply the wax.  I believe I applied somewhere between 5 to 10 layers.  To my surprise I found the waxing process to be very relaxing....

Love love love this overnight bag, but it is does take a bit more time to make.  The first one I made was a total disaster so instead of making 2, I ended up having to make 3.  Sew4Home never disappoints. Favorite Overnight Duffle My Personal Favorite Now I want one for me. How I did It This has been one for the books.  The previous posts' wallet was to go with these overnight bags because I knew my nieces were taking a trip.  I got sick Thanksgiving day and am still trying to get over my illness. I attempted to sew when I wasn't feeling good, trying to meet my Christmas deadline and that did not go well at all - first bag was a disaster.  Won't even waste time detailing all the issues - just know it is a disaster.   Disaster Bag I finally realized it was better to wait until I was completely healed.  Next I finally realized completely healed was coming no time soon (it has been 7 weeks now although I think I am finally at the tail end of my lates...

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 Banda...