To create a French seam, sew the 7/8»
seam allowance first, then trim the top layer back half - way.
Not exact matches
(Note: that this
seam allowance should always be larger than the
seam allowance of the
first raw
seam).
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.
Lay the
first two right sides together and do a basic stitch with a quarter inch
seam allowance on one side to sew the two pieces together.