✉ josie@itisjosie.com 📍 Yorkshire, UK
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Sewing & Crafts, Made with Love

Indie pattern reviews, DIY garment projects, and sewing tips from Josephine's creative corner in Yorkshire.

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  1. Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater Pattern ReviewThe Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater is a stylish knit top with a distinctive funnel neck, relaxed shape and enough structure to feel more considered than an…
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  3. DIY zippered pencil case with lining and quiltingA zippered pencil case is a small sewing project that can quietly improve a school bag, craft kit or office drawer. This version combines a quilted exterior, a…
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  5. How to hand stitch a blind hem on a skirtA hand-sewn blind hem gives a skirt a neat, almost invisible finish without the raised line that a standard machine hem can leave behind. It is especially…
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  7. Cotton Voile for Airy Summer ShirtingCotton voile brings a cool, softly rumpled drape to garments that need to feel easy rather than stiff. Its fine yarns make it lighter than many shirt cottons,…
  8. Love Notions Putterings Pants: Adjusting the Waist RiseThe Love Notions Putterings Pants can look effortless until the waist rise is wrong. Too high, the seat drops and the garment looks oversized; too low, the…
  9. DIY quilted pot holder with heat-resistant battingA DIY quilted pot holder is a small sewing project with immediate usefulness: it gives you a comfortable grip on oven dishes, saucepans and hot serving plates.…
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Popular Pattern Reviews

Pattern Designer Type Highlight
Compose Robe (Kids) Love Notions Robe / Loungewear Sizes 2T–16, cosy & practical
Tempo Sundress Love Notions Sundress No closures, shirred back panel
Arlington Sweater Love Notions Sweater Cold-weather staple
Sybil Illusion Skirt Love Notions Skirt (knit) 7 variations, optional pockets
Camden Pinafore Nina Lee Patterns Pinafore dress Year-round layering piece
Ogden Cami (dress hack) True Bias Cami / Dress Versatile wardrobe builder
Burda 6829 Burda Dress Multi-sized, special-occasion

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