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...

Happy to say I have completed another UFO.  I started this one December 2024.  I started it hoping to kick start my sewjo again, but it became another UFO. Trying to force myself to sew doesn't seem to be working.  I got so frustrated with this make I considered calling it quits and throwing it away.  Fortunately I was too stubborn and was bound and determined to finish a UFO.  I told myself before I could toss it but I would have to finish it first and so I finished it. I plan to have pictures of me in it at some future point. How I Did it Fabric Some mystery pleather like synthetic I have had in my stash at least 10 years.  I normally don't choose darker fabrics but the texture of this fabric caught my eye so I purchased it. The lining may be a rayon challis that has also been in my stash for at least 10 years. Pattern Adjustments I shortened the length 2", but I wish I had left the length alone.  I wish I had  added about 1/4" or so of extra wi...