Josephine Sews

I wanted some quick and easy sews and decided to make 2 more Sew House Seven Elemental Pencil Skirts.  This skirt suits all body types and is such a quick make.  The leopard print is my favorite. Elemental Pencil Skirt #1 Elemental Pencil Skirt #2 I won't do my normal post because that was done here .  I did buy new fabric for both from Nature's Fabric's. Skirt #1 is a rust and teal leopard on bamboo stretch french terry   Skirt #2 is wild orchids on bamboo stretch french terry . Below are finished pictures.

I have more patterns than I will ever sew but when I saw this one reviewed on the Pattern Review website I just had to have it.  It is such an elegant t-shirt.  I already had a set of patterns that I said I would sew first, but as so often happens I am easily distracted. Hello Gorgeous Puff Sleeve Tee How I Did It As I now do with all of my knit patterns, I stabilized the neck, shoulders, and hemline with Sewkeyse Knit Stay Tape .  It really helps to prevent stretching. Fabric I did buy new fabric for this make.  It's called " Passion Flowers on Bamboo/Spandex Jersey " from Natures Fabrics. Pattern Adjustments Cut a size 20 at the bust and graded out to a size 24 at the hip Shortened the front and back 1" above and 1" below the waist Shortened the sleeve 1" Added 1/4" to the cuff width Some Construction Pictures Knit Stay Stap Added Some Finished Pictures Conclusion I really love this top - I consider it an upgrade to your basic t-shirt.  It gives you...

This version was a labor of love.  It took about 2 days for the quilting.  I love version 1, but there were some adjustments I needed to make and I wanted to use a woven.  It was still a struggle to sew because of the thickness but I am pleased with the outcome.  This shacket weighs a ton 😊.  Even though I have already done a review here - I will do another full review because the sew on this one was completely different. Quilted Logan Shacket How I Did It Fabric I am happy to say that everything used for this project came from my stash.   Because I loved the quilted fabric I used with version 1, I wanted to use another quilted fabric that used a woven fabric as its base.  I went searching at online fabric retailers and wasn't willing to pay the price, besides they did not have the color selection I wanted. Out of frustration I went looking at my own rather large fabric stash trying to find a woven that wasn't already slated for something else. ...