Josephine Sews

Won't do my normal post because I am so far behind on my postings.  I still have items I have made in 2025 that I have not posted. Shiloh Crossbody, Sling, Hip Bag I had a birthday party to attend and needed a gift for the birthday girl.  Didn't know what I would make and as usual waited until the 99th hour to decide.  I am determined this year to use what's in my stash. Pattern Used I joined Bag of the Month Club and totally forgot until I got a new email with February's bag.  I took a look at January's bag and figured it would be simpler and quicker to sew.  January's bag was Shiloh . Materials Used The materials suggested did not include cork, but I chose to use it for the exterior since I had it on hand.  Cork and shoulder strap came from  Sallie Tomato .  Zippers and zipper pulls came from  Zipper Valley   The interior is a quilting cotton that I applied wax ( Greenland Wax ) to so that it would be water/stain repellant. Changes I u...

I took extra days off with the Memorial day holiday to have a sewing immersion session. Each time I do this, more often than not I end up sewing absolutely nothing. Each time I tell myself this time it will be different, but it's not. All I want to do is rest and movie binge. I literally had to force myself to sew.  Noodlehead Sandhill Even though I have several garments cut out and ready to sew - I didn't want to sew anything. I have had the Sandhill pattern and hardware to make it for at least seven years, so I forced myself to sew it. It took a couple of days to sew because I was half sleep.  This canvas fabric came from Hobby Lobby and I purchased it specifically for this pattern. What's funny is there was another fabric I saw and loved but I knew I had previously purchased. WRONG - I had purchased the same fabric I bought to make this sling 😂. I chose to use the same fabric to make the strap and 3 zipper pulls.  For the zipper ties, I cut 1" by 11" st...