Trim and press
open the seam allowance.
Press
open seam allowance, taking a 2.5 cm seam.
Right sides facing and matching raw edges, stitch the back skirt piece to the main seat piece and trim and press
open seam allowance.
Press
open seam allowance.
Trim and press
open seam allowances.
Machine stitch taking a 1.5 cm seam and trim and press
open seam allowances.
Press
open seam allowances.
Trim across the corners and press
open seam allowances.
Not exact matches
The pattern has a 1/2 ″
seam allowance, but I only sew the full 1/2 ″
allowance along the inside curve of the neck so that the neck
opening is roomy around the baby's neck.
For the most natural shoulder / sleeve silhouette, press the armhole
seam allowances open about 4 in.
The key with this step is that you want the
seam allowance short enough so that when you turn and sew the
seam on the opposite side (which I will show you in the next couple of steps), the
seam allowance will not be sticking out, but not too short that the
seam can break
open.
The armhole
opening was a little more revealing than I liked, so I sewed the bottom of the armhole with only a 1/4 ″
seam allowance.
Machine stitch the long
open edge together using a 1/8 ″
seam allowance.
Then I rested my
seam allowance to match up with the rest of
seam and closed the
opening at each corner.
Make sure you press the
seam allowances in the
opening to the inside as well.
Fold piece C lengthwise in half and sew along the long
open side using a 1/2 ″
seam allowance.
Then, you need to pull the corners that aren't sewn together
open, and pull the sewn edges towards one another, essentially so the two edges with your
seam allowance are flush.
STEP 7) Sew the pieces together, with slightly more than a 1 cm
seam allowance to sandwich the crochet trim, and leaving a 4 cm
opening, stay stitching on either side of the
opening.
Place the outer fabric and lining right sides together and sew around all the sides with a 3/8 ″
seam allowance, but leave an
opening in the bottom center about 2 ″ long.
With a 1/4 ″ inch
seam allowance, sew around the squares leaving about 3/4 inch of an
opening at the bottom.
7) Sew the straight edges of the pocket lining pieces at a 1/4»
seam allowance, leaving a small
opening in the middle of your stitching line, for turning your pocket right side out.
Fold the
seam allowance in and close the
opening using small ladder stitches.
Now pin the unpressed edge to the slashed
opening, and sew with a 1/4 ″ (6 mm)
seam allowance.
Use 1 / 2 - inch
seam allowance for backings and press the
seams open to distribute the extra fabric fullness along the
seam.
With a 1/4 ″ inch
seam allowance, sew around the squares leaving about 3/4 inch of an
opening at the bottom.
Using a 1/2 ″
seam allowance, and starting 2-1/2 ″ in on the 17 ″ side, sew all the way around the pillow, stopping 2 ″ after you turn the last corner, leaving a 12 ″
opening.
Cut pieces of fabric to fit the
openings of your console, including
seam allowances on all sides and enough fabric for a rod pocket.
8) Trim and press
open all
seams, clipping the corners and snipping into the
seam allowance around top of the side strips for a neat finish.
Stitch together using a 1/2 ″
seam allowance all the way around leaving an
opening large enough to insert the pillow form.
Using a 1⁄2»
seam allowance, sew through all layers, leaving a 1 ″
opening, to form a pouch (Diagram 4).
Step 5) Trim and clip
seam allowances, turn through the envelope
opening and press.