Then sew
the folded seam allowance shut after folding and ironing.
After the zipper was sewn in, she sewed the facing to the top edge of the dress,
folded the seam allowance under along the facing's zipper edge and hand stitched it in place.
Fold the seam allowance up and stitch through all layers with a zig zag stitch.
Fold the seam allowance in and close the opening using small ladder stitches.
Not exact matches
The
seam allowance must be
folded under while topstitching, as in step 11, so you must leave space for it!
Fold strip of fabric lengthwise, right sides together, and sew with a 1/4»
seam allowance, as shown in the photo.
Then, I hand - sewed the waist stay to the
seam allowance of the skirt and
folded over each end and hand - stitched in two hook - and - eyes so I could secure it to my waist when worn.
My 2 ″
seam allowance turned into about 1 ″ after all the
folding.
Hem both
folded - under sides, leaving a 1 / 2 - inch
seam allowance, with white outdoor thread ($ 4.99 for 200 yards; joann.com).
Fold piece C lengthwise in half and sew along the long open side using a 1/2 ″
seam allowance.
One of these will need to go around your waist so it'll be twice as long.Width of the strap is 2.5 cm (1 inch), so I'll have to cut it as 5 cm (2 inch) plus
seam allowance, as the strips will be
folded, sewn, and then turned out.
Once we were happy with the placement, we then
folded under the
seam allowance of the text printed panel and pinned the two edges in place, so that the dancers and «horizon line» along the base of the border print matched.
Understitch the lining back neck by
folding the entire
seam allowance to the lining side and sewing on the outer lining side close to the
seam edge.
Fold back the skirt facing at the notch, wrapping the zipper tape
seam allowances towards the back.
Trim the
seam allowance on your waistband and then
fold the waistband up and press it smooth and flat.
Then I pinned down both the waist insets (which first needed to be
folded and ironed at their
seam allowances), saving the gathering for last.
Step Five: Add 6 cm to each measurement (2 cm for a
fold - over
seam allowance and 4 cm for extra give in the trim).
A lapped
seam is when you
fold under the
seam allowance on one side, and then topstitch it to the other side.
I took my circumference of 59 ″ +.5 ″ for
seam allowance and 19 ″ height + 3 ″ for the
fold + 1 ″
seam allowance -LRB-.5 ″ on top and.5 ″ on the bottom) + 2 ″ for slack at the bottom of the bag and made the cuts for the rectangle.