tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70130982996260731912024-03-05T03:58:54.029-06:00Whimsical Fabric Sew-Alongsponsored by www.whimsicalfabric.comDanielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-56256010621245993942020-11-19T01:00:00.010-06:002020-11-21T13:02:05.802-06:00Sew-Along #34 - Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar - Lesson #2<div><p><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day 2 of the Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar<i> </i>sew along!</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Today we are going to finish our Advent Calendars. Are you as excited as I am? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Important: </span></span></b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">if you would like to see an image on our blog in a larger format, just click on it to enlarge. This may prove helpful for some of the steps in our sew alongs</span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">1. <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Grab your calendar, it's time to quilt it! We are going to start at the bottom on the line separating pocket 21 and 22. You can use whatever thread you want. You can even change up the stitch and use a decorative stitch on this part. The options are endless. Get creative if you wish!! <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX_w-cplUXJXDfzQfYIYAhZN5PGtLU2Ovm8AkKRvOWWx7qRUSNs6nMCkesyR0j6LHMj6IfB0-9oY8UIpC7GKHt7txhyphenhyphenijqDHXF0RBUf0WwCZZCd-_SB0hbalOMYwAYjxO4lVKULulGzK7/s2048/SewAlong31-36.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX_w-cplUXJXDfzQfYIYAhZN5PGtLU2Ovm8AkKRvOWWx7qRUSNs6nMCkesyR0j6LHMj6IfB0-9oY8UIpC7GKHt7txhyphenhyphenijqDHXF0RBUf0WwCZZCd-_SB0hbalOMYwAYjxO4lVKULulGzK7/w400-h266/SewAlong31-36.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><p>2. If you are using just a regular straight stitch and regular thread like I did, consider stitching a few stitches past the top of the pockets, then back-stitching 2-4 stitches. This will give the pocket tops extra strength and help keep them from tearing out. This is especially helpful if you have little hands that will like to play by putting things in and out of the pockets. 😉<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7PoZC5vMO1IAEt-pSUKbWQN5UUyHlLWs5D-fEfAIOnYYhD6Hmqpn0TJ6InARTL0NBsA48kTVMkYOhe7saDuzFXq-y5LAffsRZzE65JIp6C6uxRdk23dnqYy1wVAavE7SPdVbeggPF0Y1/s2048/SewAlong31-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7PoZC5vMO1IAEt-pSUKbWQN5UUyHlLWs5D-fEfAIOnYYhD6Hmqpn0TJ6InARTL0NBsA48kTVMkYOhe7saDuzFXq-y5LAffsRZzE65JIp6C6uxRdk23dnqYy1wVAavE7SPdVbeggPF0Y1/w400-h266/SewAlong31-35.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">3.<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> Once you finish the middle line (starts with 21/22) move on to the line to the right, between 20 and 21, and stitch from the bottom to the top of that line. Next you will move to the left and stitch the line between 22 and 23. Continue stitching, alternating right side, then left side, and so on working out to the edges. Once you have completed all 7 vertical lines move on to the bottom and top horizontal lines (printed in grey on the fabric).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Note:</b> You DO NOT need to quilt the outer most lines on the panel. Those are the cut lines. We will get to that later. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYS1ejZdUFfnpgPuBQXmPxSgRbJipDQIpmubXvm5Khe95PxBZzPp3RnGktonHbsY1KnT5fC1F7fs5jLVGtLDWuxx0PPCjUzlyjHOA-F5e76cEaEcrtHoX5IkBFndSenoLX3sN_LsaYERbW/s2048/SewAlong31-34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYS1ejZdUFfnpgPuBQXmPxSgRbJipDQIpmubXvm5Khe95PxBZzPp3RnGktonHbsY1KnT5fC1F7fs5jLVGtLDWuxx0PPCjUzlyjHOA-F5e76cEaEcrtHoX5IkBFndSenoLX3sN_LsaYERbW/w400-h266/SewAlong31-34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">4. If you wish, you can add extra stitching around the white edges of the banner like I did (see image below to see where my presser foot was lined up). My stitches are hard to see because I used red thread and stayed just on the red plaid alongside the white banner.<br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeUU1CUCNVJUmBv4RBudqN6qsMN8IDMIjhpvTSTN2ToM-1j4SbsBWVPDh4CGypthV6fuv49HgXxD1kTP7v1ZLu_VTUQp68GcAZcUhqy9Bp4r1tMTSa-B-8kRSnSIms1WhM65zDd52Ex57/s2048/SewAlong31-33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeUU1CUCNVJUmBv4RBudqN6qsMN8IDMIjhpvTSTN2ToM-1j4SbsBWVPDh4CGypthV6fuv49HgXxD1kTP7v1ZLu_VTUQp68GcAZcUhqy9Bp4r1tMTSa-B-8kRSnSIms1WhM65zDd52Ex57/w400-h266/SewAlong31-33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">5. Next, carefully trim the calendar along the outer most printed lines.<br /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbj3HaY4X9sclCFb_x2_EiqOl0r8W1B5XotvMTGP5s53VHTS0ArxBOjtHKsy3V86dLTn7SIhOIyMxC4pZmxoxHVqFozmtb8l74d5J-kBxigh2rZuh5EiEYw-UKkYK0HTXQNFMHj9BtRumv/s2048/SewAlong31-32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbj3HaY4X9sclCFb_x2_EiqOl0r8W1B5XotvMTGP5s53VHTS0ArxBOjtHKsy3V86dLTn7SIhOIyMxC4pZmxoxHVqFozmtb8l74d5J-kBxigh2rZuh5EiEYw-UKkYK0HTXQNFMHj9BtRumv/w400-h266/SewAlong31-32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSd9tS2yNIllpq7CXqKhlk9YkIApgbmTv-jjDhlgDF6MHKZ7B6Xri-KnBLkz3nIPi23wCNFSuUwnbzZ5KhVSG767Vbm-zMa5TVhA1a6KmK6_f86JYCPkHK0HYXwuDkvxXxObbnfzGw8RXb/s2048/SewAlong31-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSd9tS2yNIllpq7CXqKhlk9YkIApgbmTv-jjDhlgDF6MHKZ7B6Xri-KnBLkz3nIPi23wCNFSuUwnbzZ5KhVSG767Vbm-zMa5TVhA1a6KmK6_f86JYCPkHK0HYXwuDkvxXxObbnfzGw8RXb/w400-h266/SewAlong31-31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">6. <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">If you are adding hanging loops, now is the time to add them. I placed two of mine 1" from the outer edges and then the third dead center. Simply fold the loops in half with the seam on the inside. Then, matching up the raw edges of the loops with the raw edge of the calendar. Pin in place. <br /></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhHovhD4Hjt9AAma1e3crJuuXbfBe2ZPn533xkwHeHepJtJDtwwH7B0IgSmHyogYQDCFjuce56X1ITe5xwZhBdevZnp4gcmuuei1gAeD_90yfTBiig3MCRR_mxuJCMFSI5l0e6qTTzNT3/s2048/SewAlong31-30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhHovhD4Hjt9AAma1e3crJuuXbfBe2ZPn533xkwHeHepJtJDtwwH7B0IgSmHyogYQDCFjuce56X1ITe5xwZhBdevZnp4gcmuuei1gAeD_90yfTBiig3MCRR_mxuJCMFSI5l0e6qTTzNT3/w400-h267/SewAlong31-30.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXApS4CpOFGSRA1DkzMtlvzAeXbnbRKSFMVR18NjjfXmLekM4Gt1aH_YbWpv-ODwSj0GrWLeurjPkhvO8k7PXzYGKijPe0PaJbjUHCJVEhAwjhvRmyNHezn7fm95hDkJBanc86WREzPyAl/s2048/SewAlong31-29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXApS4CpOFGSRA1DkzMtlvzAeXbnbRKSFMVR18NjjfXmLekM4Gt1aH_YbWpv-ODwSj0GrWLeurjPkhvO8k7PXzYGKijPe0PaJbjUHCJVEhAwjhvRmyNHezn7fm95hDkJBanc86WREzPyAl/w400-h266/SewAlong31-29.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">7. Once your hanging loops are pinned, quickly stitch over the loops, close to the raw edges, to tack them in place. I forgot to take a picture of this. Oops!</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">8. Now, grab your long binding strip. starting on a side of our calendar, pin (or clip) the binding to the back of the quilt matching raw edges of the binding strip to the raw edges of the calendar. You might want to work clockwise around the back of your calendar attaching the binding like I did. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">Make sure to leave a 5+" tail of the binding strip unstitched. Leave a little more if you have have never bound a quilt before. Trust me, it will make it easier for you when we finish off the binding. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eGndi1A5-Efrbj1a0GQyI3GxbeB6HgoDIo3zglZe4M208wOO9_GmnL4q4Ow01xTG6OWEp_pxGk3N9Bc3ikQoZQuGd_pXCtMX-dOJtlTrQwuyCqYSwnkvUj78KGo71-WN_wjb0sF9rkkl/s2048/SewAlong31-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eGndi1A5-Efrbj1a0GQyI3GxbeB6HgoDIo3zglZe4M208wOO9_GmnL4q4Ow01xTG6OWEp_pxGk3N9Bc3ikQoZQuGd_pXCtMX-dOJtlTrQwuyCqYSwnkvUj78KGo71-WN_wjb0sF9rkkl/w400-h266/SewAlong31-28.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">9. Begin stitching the binding down to the calendar edge, stopping 1/4" from the edge of the calendar. You can see I've marked it with a pin here.<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tDB6QpetY9myqCbus5uZ9NvlizAaDA1lt9NoXeJGedEvyBiix6vCRSuHmnVYH77g3x9YpeYClwIDJ3s8sgPT4UEEVist-WwWVM0CaSAR-tnWOeo0gE6Y1vM8mEN0i2IFPoiRrwyJ-9C3/s2048/SewAlong31-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tDB6QpetY9myqCbus5uZ9NvlizAaDA1lt9NoXeJGedEvyBiix6vCRSuHmnVYH77g3x9YpeYClwIDJ3s8sgPT4UEEVist-WwWVM0CaSAR-tnWOeo0gE6Y1vM8mEN0i2IFPoiRrwyJ-9C3/w400-h266/SewAlong31-27.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">10. Once you are 1/4" away from the edge of the calendar bury your needle, lift your presser foot, pivot 45 degrees and sew off the edge of the binding. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6dF1RqmHs8SfMd2_tep0aM6ecSTwFF0bSGBQboBKvS81ey_25VX1Vh8LqhBeWwR3-GS3z2pZkxKnnVLG_NfeF6TLiydZc9ascv1a2t8-u7viMstNHMKT9qEKHa-pk8MlZY0oZfEyZQiR/s2048/SewAlong31-26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6dF1RqmHs8SfMd2_tep0aM6ecSTwFF0bSGBQboBKvS81ey_25VX1Vh8LqhBeWwR3-GS3z2pZkxKnnVLG_NfeF6TLiydZc9ascv1a2t8-u7viMstNHMKT9qEKHa-pk8MlZY0oZfEyZQiR/w400-h266/SewAlong31-26.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">11. Your stitching should look like this.<br /></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2X69JIlU16bZ2rrw9cUnnT-rxDlCQI6bG9NYOUGX17LSSEKYn2YXUFMzxm41CJWDx1MjxXiqdhk_C8dRaeW0DYtrhzVvPMM_Q9y2XxQI7cPGjr1Fn0wYE0Jde7YQ66ds1_S7py1YEUFPo/s2048/SewAlong31-25.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2X69JIlU16bZ2rrw9cUnnT-rxDlCQI6bG9NYOUGX17LSSEKYn2YXUFMzxm41CJWDx1MjxXiqdhk_C8dRaeW0DYtrhzVvPMM_Q9y2XxQI7cPGjr1Fn0wYE0Jde7YQ66ds1_S7py1YEUFPo/w400-h266/SewAlong31-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click to Enlarge<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">12. Now, place your left thumb under the binding like so.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNfnu3iTMx4Pqr6B7qDHch_UwAP5BiXYMTLNcUsyxLKtaKwgcwKDigoqmC7DE224ApcJ-wC9xmAiN4O8EliPqllEGzvTKG1t97jp4QltBMCVcE0KDhzdeYNDvkMaol5eKkceQxiAyAFlH/s2048/SewAlong31-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNfnu3iTMx4Pqr6B7qDHch_UwAP5BiXYMTLNcUsyxLKtaKwgcwKDigoqmC7DE224ApcJ-wC9xmAiN4O8EliPqllEGzvTKG1t97jp4QltBMCVcE0KDhzdeYNDvkMaol5eKkceQxiAyAFlH/w400-h266/SewAlong31-24.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">13. Pull up the binding folding it as you do so and lining it up on the edge. If this part is confusing, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://youtu.be/HpCow6SC89k?t=135" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a></span> to see a short video tutorial. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvKNpMKInn97ajoHIOuTLExi8GvAA9J-GwxFzTS8NgMB1KphWQxX72tftP3uSITz4S0nQNvh5bnxP_GGcCefdiX22EowU_OHG8-kBIScZ1EfiZ-MSApfrmaUK093rBIthyphenhyphenj0aRufe_wjP/s2048/SewAlong31-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvKNpMKInn97ajoHIOuTLExi8GvAA9J-GwxFzTS8NgMB1KphWQxX72tftP3uSITz4S0nQNvh5bnxP_GGcCefdiX22EowU_OHG8-kBIScZ1EfiZ-MSApfrmaUK093rBIthyphenhyphenj0aRufe_wjP/w400-h266/SewAlong31-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-8rhxkpC7c81RcEEpZB8rY_XpNw86jTPtUKh0gzZ4FcRsLzDDCP_Qgkt32BgqBl2dw8oCaBgwdTwk2cKDq0QcsweYmvKdAcZ7BVK-kG_PuW3n10uzlEEQRNAsEVtITWNTV-Ih3hzGuZn/s2048/SewAlong31-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-8rhxkpC7c81RcEEpZB8rY_XpNw86jTPtUKh0gzZ4FcRsLzDDCP_Qgkt32BgqBl2dw8oCaBgwdTwk2cKDq0QcsweYmvKdAcZ7BVK-kG_PuW3n10uzlEEQRNAsEVtITWNTV-Ih3hzGuZn/w400-h266/SewAlong31-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">14. Continue to sew around your calendar attaching the binding. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBmwi6G7k83Yumd7CqFD6w1ZlgxY6mH3Dl8zeM55EE8HSMEaSq3Bwa8U0pd33q-MHBcxIV8gTAR_lgLKL2cRUK7KS5x0hYa5VOQ-bX3sOykLVrRY8NEtFbsaiTqkCiON23InAAn8z_Mkn/s2048/SewAlong31-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBmwi6G7k83Yumd7CqFD6w1ZlgxY6mH3Dl8zeM55EE8HSMEaSq3Bwa8U0pd33q-MHBcxIV8gTAR_lgLKL2cRUK7KS5x0hYa5VOQ-bX3sOykLVrRY8NEtFbsaiTqkCiON23InAAn8z_Mkn/w400-h266/SewAlong31-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">15. When you get to the side where you started attaching your binding, stop 5 inches (or more) from the tail you left. Measure up 2.5" from the end of the tail. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><b>Note: </b>If you binding is a different width you will need to adjust the 2.5". This measurement should ALWAYS match the width of your binding. So if you are using a 3" wide binding, measure up 3". <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7npAxVGDP2-IqVXRZ69dPGHQ0EosjQ8qvgzhII1akWSS0KKFHUh0BvIkJ5AP0Ji6zVgUB-5zppLt7HD-nPn6a_F-IlGU9PIrjnFbtHpBNfJ5atknh76pReUhqCfjlkyRZ9AXR_kySf2g/s2048/SewAlong31-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7npAxVGDP2-IqVXRZ69dPGHQ0EosjQ8qvgzhII1akWSS0KKFHUh0BvIkJ5AP0Ji6zVgUB-5zppLt7HD-nPn6a_F-IlGU9PIrjnFbtHpBNfJ5atknh76pReUhqCfjlkyRZ9AXR_kySf2g/w400-h266/SewAlong31-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">16. Overlap the two binding ends marking the 2.5" measurement. This is where you will cut your binding so measure carefully!! Remember, if your binding is wider you will need to adjust this number. Now cut the extra binding away. You should now have 2.5" of binding overlapping each other. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LzrL13AgX2xUSixe3eHI1v6aVoPY50Tou6ZP3A42MUbjEoN651Ck_8Bvfx1h7fVosN1LQ0V-fP9pmbT3TkdNTmmJK-Sx8pHwNSsKLh5kUlqw-_qSlWgxv80jJ46brSwckJmV_xLIf75l/s2048/SewAlong31-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LzrL13AgX2xUSixe3eHI1v6aVoPY50Tou6ZP3A42MUbjEoN651Ck_8Bvfx1h7fVosN1LQ0V-fP9pmbT3TkdNTmmJK-Sx8pHwNSsKLh5kUlqw-_qSlWgxv80jJ46brSwckJmV_xLIf75l/w400-h266/SewAlong31-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">17. Open up the binding on your right with wrong side facing up.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuY311pY82s5d4t2MKqYs2ANwfjuA7QX2tzff8UCZxNSWl3hn9uMphOhK8bsp2P_xyc6FgEXuB-fWMN3f85ckkIQn0QMB6_BLB3kyFsR3EoFpOaY57-mV-1sYbYSV4mgaeJiFurVcoSl0/s2048/SewAlong31-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuY311pY82s5d4t2MKqYs2ANwfjuA7QX2tzff8UCZxNSWl3hn9uMphOhK8bsp2P_xyc6FgEXuB-fWMN3f85ckkIQn0QMB6_BLB3kyFsR3EoFpOaY57-mV-1sYbYSV4mgaeJiFurVcoSl0/w400-h266/SewAlong31-19.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">18. Open up the left binding with right side facing up. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ne5mci9lTxeOPE30rJPhv7uKPK32Ks8fqXSjzY0U4YluL_-3l1zte3xN4ugHr2UlphT4B-9YM6lCvwwd3iCPjstnSqKRZkuTVPBESPqDeupb757XH_CKbZhKI8YzfmxXGnWxduc46Hy8/s2048/SewAlong31-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ne5mci9lTxeOPE30rJPhv7uKPK32Ks8fqXSjzY0U4YluL_-3l1zte3xN4ugHr2UlphT4B-9YM6lCvwwd3iCPjstnSqKRZkuTVPBESPqDeupb757XH_CKbZhKI8YzfmxXGnWxduc46Hy8/w400-h266/SewAlong31-18.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">19. Forming a right angle and matching up raw edges, pin the two binding strips together like so. I like to point my pin diagonally to remind me where I am supposed to stitch. If you would like, use a straight edge and draw out a stitch line. I also clipped my excess fabric on the calendar together with a binding clip to help make it easier to sew. It's hard to see, but look at the bottom center of the picture.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGwnpnBSu2pnNM6-MxeF2vZSOyl0ik9wIx3xqeu7ebFKccRspXuxH8EKnZ2w8rmXtOJkNotnj22zKHnVbaZ-PJq9XTzxn6hNZ7XOq8gtGJr91j0dE0yyu5BCCdRe4EVygZTklxJhzlUpc/s2048/SewAlong31-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGwnpnBSu2pnNM6-MxeF2vZSOyl0ik9wIx3xqeu7ebFKccRspXuxH8EKnZ2w8rmXtOJkNotnj22zKHnVbaZ-PJq9XTzxn6hNZ7XOq8gtGJr91j0dE0yyu5BCCdRe4EVygZTklxJhzlUpc/w400-h266/SewAlong31-17.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">20. Carefully stitch across the diagonal. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBBxbEqZMl5d3gB4ri8P_dVyZ_EApdGzpLjaPgYBGbJU9TWOHh608UtS8f4II0M6RYVHbnFSmqK-GIZDMvL-j01qghzXitSuNuk5Yc_KFUtVfzrXtma5AzRLR_mVNUUaRJGHYUUhw4ta9/s2048/SewAlong31-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBBxbEqZMl5d3gB4ri8P_dVyZ_EApdGzpLjaPgYBGbJU9TWOHh608UtS8f4II0M6RYVHbnFSmqK-GIZDMvL-j01qghzXitSuNuk5Yc_KFUtVfzrXtma5AzRLR_mVNUUaRJGHYUUhw4ta9/w400-h266/SewAlong31-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">21. Before cutting, fold your binding back down and make sure everything is done properly and fits.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNxpqSC4sE_6P1e5WRa6otsZE7bjL1g9UFladOdeIhK716l85Do1gM6j9tYQUoF9vxTMN8ygIGVvmEpr8SmwA66aUFKucn7GPdRhkgRYDH-oKgYfaM7WEgA7oLUkcZNnE5PbveZ02bL5q/s2048/SewAlong31-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNxpqSC4sE_6P1e5WRa6otsZE7bjL1g9UFladOdeIhK716l85Do1gM6j9tYQUoF9vxTMN8ygIGVvmEpr8SmwA66aUFKucn7GPdRhkgRYDH-oKgYfaM7WEgA7oLUkcZNnE5PbveZ02bL5q/w400-h266/SewAlong31-15.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">22. Once you have confirmed that your binding has been pieced together correctly, unfold and trim off the corner. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgU2jAC-D7nnEumIrCf0enjBYwktE_1_Pr3LQDqqrLLzCzG-rm_jBtsvIkkbrqwbF3U_WsNjBa2TNrl47duMXfz8SgG_v_cx8tWL_HCFnkVIZgYnNyeG7q5fGXXw1rml1sXPTYSVAPJWA/s2048/SewAlong31-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgU2jAC-D7nnEumIrCf0enjBYwktE_1_Pr3LQDqqrLLzCzG-rm_jBtsvIkkbrqwbF3U_WsNjBa2TNrl47duMXfz8SgG_v_cx8tWL_HCFnkVIZgYnNyeG7q5fGXXw1rml1sXPTYSVAPJWA/w400-h266/SewAlong31-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">23. We are now going to secure the hanging loops with a zig-zag stitch. Set your machine to zig-zag.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsxOMR_pqxfDjkEkVnnGKiu1ye-_3ha_BjPmyAPQPAq8LaBi6Rp7B9KVCqd6dKqE-t9gI9nkV9_QQSvkWbbeQT4sLIobtSKe5UYbm_ftoj_hlZAZSP_LoW0xYoDk9ZEkGg_jlAthkDjoZ/s2048/SewAlong31-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsxOMR_pqxfDjkEkVnnGKiu1ye-_3ha_BjPmyAPQPAq8LaBi6Rp7B9KVCqd6dKqE-t9gI9nkV9_QQSvkWbbeQT4sLIobtSKe5UYbm_ftoj_hlZAZSP_LoW0xYoDk9ZEkGg_jlAthkDjoZ/w400-h266/SewAlong31-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">24. Zig-zag stitch close to the raw edges of all three loops. You will have a sandwich you are sewing through that has the binding on top, loops in the middle, and calendar on bottom. This is to make sure that the loops are securely attached and will not get pulled off if little (or big) hands tug on the calendar.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTZuT_3sGAoNtXVpwkqMC4ul7vAYI75upUl4wbEzRvB5OXiCaWjrOYWqI6adabuIZRHf2G4lZvUnEQgT6Lm6pSZ3yP-3YBvJcf_8f6VZ3jaut35-wggvFy2Ef2UpqJCIZToou9s4tguMI/s2048/SewAlong31-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTZuT_3sGAoNtXVpwkqMC4ul7vAYI75upUl4wbEzRvB5OXiCaWjrOYWqI6adabuIZRHf2G4lZvUnEQgT6Lm6pSZ3yP-3YBvJcf_8f6VZ3jaut35-wggvFy2Ef2UpqJCIZToou9s4tguMI/w400-h266/SewAlong31-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">25. Now, flip your calendar over and pull your binding to the front. Flip your hanging loops up. Make sure both your binding and loops are smoothed out flat. Stitch along the upper edge of the calendar over where the loops are located, avoiding stitching the binding front. This will make sure the calendar hangs straight.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_l6uCGwQ4RWJkLfJCLseKX0VoOewlCB25LBB2mIpJlSyQE_n_q47DvwuGY-sy69jhg_pLtpBJ-EU3HIW2FLoYTSPmYP6uIJtJo2wejYRWrOOGz2TahHPCQmSih_qpLrlfolNLMxTUilD/s2048/SewAlong31-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_l6uCGwQ4RWJkLfJCLseKX0VoOewlCB25LBB2mIpJlSyQE_n_q47DvwuGY-sy69jhg_pLtpBJ-EU3HIW2FLoYTSPmYP6uIJtJo2wejYRWrOOGz2TahHPCQmSih_qpLrlfolNLMxTUilD/w400-h266/SewAlong31-04.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">26</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">. Your loops should look like this from behind.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Tjvi8G0Z_Xk5y3SvJcMpZrd5vKNlAJxbtu62dQJ_rjFT7YUrBIevFD-KzhNbaDdjVr-xmYfq6QrmWuY_Ks9WPcUQ6kxcZVOZW8eDeRLTc8ZwM0cOUsvpsfPTmM3Y4kcmoyTGiBQDWngF/s2048/SewAlong31-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Tjvi8G0Z_Xk5y3SvJcMpZrd5vKNlAJxbtu62dQJ_rjFT7YUrBIevFD-KzhNbaDdjVr-xmYfq6QrmWuY_Ks9WPcUQ6kxcZVOZW8eDeRLTc8ZwM0cOUsvpsfPTmM3Y4kcmoyTGiBQDWngF/w400-h266/SewAlong31-03.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">27. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">Begin pinning or clipping your binding to the front. As you get to the corners, carefully trim a tiny bit of the calendar corners off. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9QSGLvQwc5wjilszqpxIRqdD21JYMkcjKkW7SsWStFqiMbvTqf4J8it-NIU6TdN7rK3dlxMKO3UyUzZJCzXeq6MG1Ds4vPN2uPyq9mORhjT6mxS00B3jXSSPvGwrppPOVkq5-3yLDPhb/s2048/SewAlong31-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9QSGLvQwc5wjilszqpxIRqdD21JYMkcjKkW7SsWStFqiMbvTqf4J8it-NIU6TdN7rK3dlxMKO3UyUzZJCzXeq6MG1Ds4vPN2uPyq9mORhjT6mxS00B3jXSSPvGwrppPOVkq5-3yLDPhb/w400-h266/SewAlong31-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /> 28. As you get to the corners flip up and and examine the bottom binding. Whichever side of binding is on top on the back of the calendar you will want on bottom on the front of the calendar. Confusing? </span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">For instance, the binding on the left is on top of the binding on the right in the image below. So, reverse that for the front. The binding on the right needs to be on the top on the front of the calendar. This will help the corners lay flat.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HMbIMFv2qjgXtfWyay3tBOzZszCcxFX_dFuD8-K2bQS9cvpjE57C4BSUTCSImuFW6AMiEJyAtYp5Moso8CWzxOK2yIwZKiK238syasoBqnjfRwTTT3QHB1WDpITsm1M0pWHHwJCCEtEK/s2048/SewAlong31-09.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HMbIMFv2qjgXtfWyay3tBOzZszCcxFX_dFuD8-K2bQS9cvpjE57C4BSUTCSImuFW6AMiEJyAtYp5Moso8CWzxOK2yIwZKiK238syasoBqnjfRwTTT3QHB1WDpITsm1M0pWHHwJCCEtEK/w400-h266/SewAlong31-09.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Binding on Right Side is on Top<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI18rcm8UlTOIbHb5c-O13Gd4iehYJ-uZx4hRMR0C9WU8Z0BqenQJEXs__IxTmsh8wPUGJXAEkauQzNQ1C7Z9mlFf3hduzKKmqqZDT4bIgMvnKQte41RaNNqExD8MLLAeqnj45vtdnF7sL/s2048/SewAlong31-08.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI18rcm8UlTOIbHb5c-O13Gd4iehYJ-uZx4hRMR0C9WU8Z0BqenQJEXs__IxTmsh8wPUGJXAEkauQzNQ1C7Z9mlFf3hduzKKmqqZDT4bIgMvnKQte41RaNNqExD8MLLAeqnj45vtdnF7sL/w400-h266/SewAlong31-08.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thus, the binding on Right Side will need to be on Bottom for the front of the calendar.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXRvsLGuUePG5fawWZ_SpB5NaTayo-OclWUMLdUmJl9WzCzxLfH1uDLtgZOmjKkG7g8xiTNlBqTqo05fFH3PxzUIrJzSHuw-DcaRh5igIyI31jhOlxcL3tM8UwiXl8JEd8GxVFhxEeVfF/s2048/SewAlong31-06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXRvsLGuUePG5fawWZ_SpB5NaTayo-OclWUMLdUmJl9WzCzxLfH1uDLtgZOmjKkG7g8xiTNlBqTqo05fFH3PxzUIrJzSHuw-DcaRh5igIyI31jhOlxcL3tM8UwiXl8JEd8GxVFhxEeVfF/w400-h266/SewAlong31-06.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;">29. Pin or clip your binding around the entire front of your calendar, clipping corners and folding the binding properly at each corner. <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzFeIuhI-MsYZ4BYaOTT-1tanZOjjC_HnHsMUXQBL_FnWUX8LDLzFuVAPZwSfOSIk6LrDPGRiB2Q0o5a-b1DnfT7ygoFKdWBDr15dJSM_Plrne1LK_1ZUss_bpF6cMCTGoFfv4lgImN5w/s2048/SewAlong31-05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzFeIuhI-MsYZ4BYaOTT-1tanZOjjC_HnHsMUXQBL_FnWUX8LDLzFuVAPZwSfOSIk6LrDPGRiB2Q0o5a-b1DnfT7ygoFKdWBDr15dJSM_Plrne1LK_1ZUss_bpF6cMCTGoFfv4lgImN5w/w400-h266/SewAlong31-05.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">30. The final step is to top stitch you binding in place. I shortened my stitch length just a bit...</span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Surwb4PWm4dFjVPsvH40TrpC7GoDjFM-pHwqrNO7aH0F7QLsVNadzRNz0c7P8BzQAgQbyyW9p6ESRK5LcHyoVb1Znc4kv5ct_fIMWita6wOn1yhTvAWVAJ9EenRtpyKeci7Tn74CBnnW/s2048/SewAlong31-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Surwb4PWm4dFjVPsvH40TrpC7GoDjFM-pHwqrNO7aH0F7QLsVNadzRNz0c7P8BzQAgQbyyW9p6ESRK5LcHyoVb1Znc4kv5ct_fIMWita6wOn1yhTvAWVAJ9EenRtpyKeci7Tn74CBnnW/w400-h266/SewAlong31-02.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">...and carefully stitched as close to the edge of the binding as I could get. It's also super helpful to make sure your binding is fully pulled over from the backside as you go. Take your time and stitch carefully to create a beautiful finished edge. </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj088aHE963o_pR6sRKETANGqodfagbSbgoinbo5VqljRx7KeY5EG9B5QbrHSnMvXeiuO9IxEzVsK3M99e1pUXttx2RihVA8j-xO-bpBoaZ7_YN13pA9HPK_mkrXg_VeX-F7Le9M9_Yw8z5/s2048/SewAlong31-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj088aHE963o_pR6sRKETANGqodfagbSbgoinbo5VqljRx7KeY5EG9B5QbrHSnMvXeiuO9IxEzVsK3M99e1pUXttx2RihVA8j-xO-bpBoaZ7_YN13pA9HPK_mkrXg_VeX-F7Le9M9_Yw8z5/w400-h266/SewAlong31-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">That's it! We are all done. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdoPUeYINFWQRSIgYOsEEp64CPOKymCiWP3MUhYUnxncqKBGQdm5lnDiGJn5KVMYqQqxcZESpocpfYO-Zib5FSR_OY8oHHyXnKBqvicswR3OoswCzQ7V-IUWXyVntUFT5a3UhILD10HCz/s2048/SewAlong31-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdoPUeYINFWQRSIgYOsEEp64CPOKymCiWP3MUhYUnxncqKBGQdm5lnDiGJn5KVMYqQqxcZESpocpfYO-Zib5FSR_OY8oHHyXnKBqvicswR3OoswCzQ7V-IUWXyVntUFT5a3UhILD10HCz/w400-h266/SewAlong31-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">You can make cute little stuffies from the printed characters on the directions panel to place in the pockets. Or you can put small presents, coins, or candy in the pockets. We printed off these bible verses from <a href="https://happyhomefairy.com/bible-verse-advent-countdown-kids-free-printable/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Happy Home Fairy</a>, tucked them in each corresponding pocket, and will use them for family devotion time. Whatever you do with your calendar, make sure to admire your work of art and give yourself a pat on the back. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">Thanks for joining me!!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://happyhomefairy.com/bible-verse-advent-countdown-kids-free-printable/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxbxsV8ny2bak2BTPox89mkemSmVB_ZHrcyXpOndOb23DBe-e1XlsUbAwDNF2zJ6y2TlA26OEVY1UktqPLd2bzji2nj9UEPB1qodcvSWaGaGgvuVko9kr7wJn94R23pPRnSmooG7-Yjzg/w400-h306/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://happyhomefairy.com/bible-verse-advent-countdown-kids-free-printable/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="2048" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6qEQg6dxNF8hvc1fljcFQqtvEGl44hpg0hgxnbkFTkL5CiQlQ2Jf2rxQVYCpSgK3GfCxcyz9SHHdaU-Q8vgQGXzUMOCagdCa6Q-5R-AgW4djXL2Ouq_mw8A2zbtsvLTnNWPtLFfCPIpu/w400-h305/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Happy Sewing,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br />Danielle Storm</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/"><br />WhimsicalFabric.co<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">m</span></a> </span></span></span></span>
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Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-76859286243559145482020-11-17T01:00:00.002-06:002020-11-21T12:55:15.679-06:00Sew-Along #34 - Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar - Lesson #1<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day 1 of the Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar<i> </i>sew along!</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Important: </span></span></b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">if you would like to see an image on our blog in a larger format, just click on it to enlarge. This may prove helpful for some of the steps in our sew alongs</span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><i>Please note that links to products within this post are either links to our website or
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">1. <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The first thing you will want to do is to cut the directions edge off of the panel. Just cut along the outer edge of the snowflake print, detaching the directions. Do not worry about cutting off the selvages or trimming up the panel yet. Just cut off the directions.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Note:</b> We will be using a 3/8" seam allowance throughout this entire project unless otherwise noted. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPthD5tqLoBdHwD3I-rPx2rJ4lKhGgrgMx4zTh4XuF-Ru3TguE3LuKDb-LHKKgITSl50PIqwR_Ykb6eLqr6TWILYNLet1WKzaUOcwMLjnF6ItbHLUeiB1JpMXfn1XzMDmzTL9fbrHgaYcr/s2048/SewAlong31-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPthD5tqLoBdHwD3I-rPx2rJ4lKhGgrgMx4zTh4XuF-Ru3TguE3LuKDb-LHKKgITSl50PIqwR_Ykb6eLqr6TWILYNLet1WKzaUOcwMLjnF6ItbHLUeiB1JpMXfn1XzMDmzTL9fbrHgaYcr/w400-h266/SewAlong31-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2. Next, fold pocket row 19-24 to the line below pockets 13-18 and press well. You may have to roll the fabric slightly. Make sure that the snowflake print in not visible in between the two rows.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmPNsIyfL0HwX56J1ar8XmNe02sDX6nMuKLunbwPSHVO8giWN8lZl20MdiH5_Q2Djr7XEXQiyCqf_uYYjTBIATvh6AD4T9_itg9h7XA2FV6WnVhyphenhyphenzvR-EojO8oqkf79QyCXTF0bx5gLEc/s2048/SewAlong31-71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmPNsIyfL0HwX56J1ar8XmNe02sDX6nMuKLunbwPSHVO8giWN8lZl20MdiH5_Q2Djr7XEXQiyCqf_uYYjTBIATvh6AD4T9_itg9h7XA2FV6WnVhyphenhyphenzvR-EojO8oqkf79QyCXTF0bx5gLEc/w400-h266/SewAlong31-71.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span><br /></div><p>3. Pin in place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz1hyphenhyphenqr37jlDp2JdprYcieV-4mmd9SYGMlF-61ZemmJMmiGAmrVKb-0Y22se2ajVKDz8qw5yXMXZERiJBrnc7k8KypYp4sfV3X8mPQ33ZdPqCh87Itc-tIaP6LwNZ1JJsDPioCa_PFvuc/s2048/SewAlong31-69.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz1hyphenhyphenqr37jlDp2JdprYcieV-4mmd9SYGMlF-61ZemmJMmiGAmrVKb-0Y22se2ajVKDz8qw5yXMXZERiJBrnc7k8KypYp4sfV3X8mPQ33ZdPqCh87Itc-tIaP6LwNZ1JJsDPioCa_PFvuc/w400-h266/SewAlong31-69.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br /></div></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">4.<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> I like to use a lot of pins for this!! You don't want these pockets to move.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ldr0iiFzqVt08SIsva4rCLhKlgzH0TbTjKhzR9Wdcx3nbjwy04vxume4CQxQkXX7vaO2XbGHFZqWcMvIyAPTgB74ghO2acmVTyD0VGcT4mBmvVRfre0O9r2d7uIJ81IN8yQbMoxfZw3-/s2048/SewAlong31-68.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ldr0iiFzqVt08SIsva4rCLhKlgzH0TbTjKhzR9Wdcx3nbjwy04vxume4CQxQkXX7vaO2XbGHFZqWcMvIyAPTgB74ghO2acmVTyD0VGcT4mBmvVRfre0O9r2d7uIJ81IN8yQbMoxfZw3-/w400-h266/SewAlong31-68.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">5. Repeat this process for row 13-18, row 7-12, and row 1-6, pressing and pinning well for each row before moving on to the next.<br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoxu6eKLyWablcn3afnNDsvNwZTs-mPmM7vJQFpmXF1l9rb7qNOT9Qyi5a4zCgCohBbylPCoZQCrWO4r117DI4RaA9Cn5av50XHU1pv796bL2ULVRk9F05iasbCGMXqyCKE_Hh6V1Q1BV/s2048/SewAlong31-67.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoxu6eKLyWablcn3afnNDsvNwZTs-mPmM7vJQFpmXF1l9rb7qNOT9Qyi5a4zCgCohBbylPCoZQCrWO4r117DI4RaA9Cn5av50XHU1pv796bL2ULVRk9F05iasbCGMXqyCKE_Hh6V1Q1BV/w400-h266/SewAlong31-67.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">6. Carefully flip the panel over and press the pockets from the back, making the folds crisp and sharp.<br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oIxbQuT1xDxzekPiYaBS6WYSx4Ylx2sJicD-uPmFwPskc0xLQUmpHEvryVcdUgYiCJ5-wkfCc3RELrVPInuzmBP2npnSz2bAgwzq2HPPOOT8AwXSJTkWaEEbqupaysiqFe8KRHg1lVR3/s2048/SewAlong31-66.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oIxbQuT1xDxzekPiYaBS6WYSx4Ylx2sJicD-uPmFwPskc0xLQUmpHEvryVcdUgYiCJ5-wkfCc3RELrVPInuzmBP2npnSz2bAgwzq2HPPOOT8AwXSJTkWaEEbqupaysiqFe8KRHg1lVR3/w400-h266/SewAlong31-66.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">7. <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">With right sides together, lay your pinned panel on top of your coordinate fabric, matching selvage to selvage at the top with cut sides of fabric to the right and left. </span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-YvFtUnKXv3OpT_Ca4YxtN1JpU68-HyOfly9koLaCCw91GxuqWe9oL1PhZItlJ65gcXhxlwtfUFTkb-5d-4c-5fI9TqSV3UcK5Afh5UPQgZSJm9LIbaUoMuOVGvl1PSP1l-OJ-eqCQE7/s2048/SewAlong31-64.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-YvFtUnKXv3OpT_Ca4YxtN1JpU68-HyOfly9koLaCCw91GxuqWe9oL1PhZItlJ65gcXhxlwtfUFTkb-5d-4c-5fI9TqSV3UcK5Afh5UPQgZSJm9LIbaUoMuOVGvl1PSP1l-OJ-eqCQE7/w400-h266/SewAlong31-64.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">8. Carefully cut away excess coordinate fabric.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ2Ea31Cd2fyagPL8QW8PfwN6BRi2fTvGal7W5FZCe3QCt59oeQzJMlFHpuDX5AdMxnvF7xITgY1VM07kWy1r_MiVEsTazfZHv5K8iFZ49Z3txEnBVq7sG7eaygElU-BhQinZ09CWmXkU/s2048/SewAlong31-63.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ2Ea31Cd2fyagPL8QW8PfwN6BRi2fTvGal7W5FZCe3QCt59oeQzJMlFHpuDX5AdMxnvF7xITgY1VM07kWy1r_MiVEsTazfZHv5K8iFZ49Z3txEnBVq7sG7eaygElU-BhQinZ09CWmXkU/w400-h266/SewAlong31-63.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">9. Cut off selvage on opposite end of your coordinate fabric. Then cut 5 strips of coordinate 2.5" wide by length of fabric. These should be 2.5" x 24" and will form your binding for your calendar.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Note: </b>I
wanted a bit of the snowflakes on cream background on my panel to show
along the pocket edges. If, however, you would like your binding to butt
right up to your calendar pockets please cut your binding strips 3" x
24". </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfEyDqov6kIX0ZxWdliFbu6uftBv_VGp3E5p0X22cLKGO9B-5kAc8_1kSJg1JDW4Ryjk0E8UlvV3eTk7FX7sXMpYElsY6-LgkzhS-8X5LbQcvhsnWrvyWKu7DnRSfDuMH2j7wZzM_F11g/s2048/SewAlong31-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfEyDqov6kIX0ZxWdliFbu6uftBv_VGp3E5p0X22cLKGO9B-5kAc8_1kSJg1JDW4Ryjk0E8UlvV3eTk7FX7sXMpYElsY6-LgkzhS-8X5LbQcvhsnWrvyWKu7DnRSfDuMH2j7wZzM_F11g/w400-h266/SewAlong31-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fZ6wu1uZqOhnXFaFkZuQIoYoeub_yYNvr9FfA99ZZhO1VOLx32G7jpOvEh5nwnjMXNBU-NbAj4OwqJj2UG8oAM_bVWGr2ZAQnaM5R1Hdl42UjZafAxVMPEpNNDvRVtK29UsNbZ2VRzHi/s2048/SewAlong31-62.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fZ6wu1uZqOhnXFaFkZuQIoYoeub_yYNvr9FfA99ZZhO1VOLx32G7jpOvEh5nwnjMXNBU-NbAj4OwqJj2UG8oAM_bVWGr2ZAQnaM5R1Hdl42UjZafAxVMPEpNNDvRVtK29UsNbZ2VRzHi/w400-h266/SewAlong31-62.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">10. I wanted to include hanging loops at the top of my calendar. If you would like to do so as well, cut those now. I cut mine 4" x 8" and they were perfect for what I wanted. Please cut 3 loops. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2U516NOf8xz-M7kosSjzAPTn5fDUNyJqb4kK_LgOHXrcdC5-YOB04Ym0lh5gY_smeOLwYC4Lk4dXpDRKj-F-KwPngK2fKfhHDm7UxwM_8e4BM33FU41WtnPSYOvzyOs4LAcGouvXdrWP/s2048/SewAlong31-44.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2U516NOf8xz-M7kosSjzAPTn5fDUNyJqb4kK_LgOHXrcdC5-YOB04Ym0lh5gY_smeOLwYC4Lk4dXpDRKj-F-KwPngK2fKfhHDm7UxwM_8e4BM33FU41WtnPSYOvzyOs4LAcGouvXdrWP/w400-h266/SewAlong31-44.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilgUSxoNcCJtMw1oiilhURhTt54FkJMoO9PgKhyphenhyphenDLqK1YD070KljPVuiP3T7FH5XbPXbWq1ul5Bos7c_TcXFfadMYxC5bSRjsmb5Uf6UHfZeIHWfFsYUDcvTkc95M5X6_vo2jHc29hYDw/s2048/SewAlong31-43.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilgUSxoNcCJtMw1oiilhURhTt54FkJMoO9PgKhyphenhyphenDLqK1YD070KljPVuiP3T7FH5XbPXbWq1ul5Bos7c_TcXFfadMYxC5bSRjsmb5Uf6UHfZeIHWfFsYUDcvTkc95M5X6_vo2jHc29hYDw/w400-h266/SewAlong31-43.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrFNYTXmgeqgQwfGYjFE8ceYCVG4o2KzIfZOmA5rJaAzgu9w_gN1CizHTFfK5gqNyLaEg7kgMZZ0T0xDj2oZNvcqw8qf5I4GIH8YWMGklmtfb9DaM1niey3JKNU6VYHjBB6p2gOJcaDp_/s2048/SewAlong31-42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrFNYTXmgeqgQwfGYjFE8ceYCVG4o2KzIfZOmA5rJaAzgu9w_gN1CizHTFfK5gqNyLaEg7kgMZZ0T0xDj2oZNvcqw8qf5I4GIH8YWMGklmtfb9DaM1niey3JKNU6VYHjBB6p2gOJcaDp_/w400-h266/SewAlong31-42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">11. Fold each of your binding strips (2.5" x 24" strips) in half with wrong sides together. Press well.</span></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDi7MMimPAcLPw_h7taI4vArQImfxebavem3cWjiQeXqldPlIn9p0lr1igJT8yM2mMW2hjzlusdKmUrLbBTy0RhWsUgwXBO80818qkZqHFdZ1Hkqc72SdvCsXxvEg5mbFrxgO5cW3ocmBt/s2048/SewAlong31-60.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDi7MMimPAcLPw_h7taI4vArQImfxebavem3cWjiQeXqldPlIn9p0lr1igJT8yM2mMW2hjzlusdKmUrLbBTy0RhWsUgwXBO80818qkZqHFdZ1Hkqc72SdvCsXxvEg5mbFrxgO5cW3ocmBt/w400-h266/SewAlong31-60.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">12. Grab two binding strips. lay one strip with right side up and place the second with right side down on top of the first like the image below. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJwCxMsXv41eSaItk9qFOYKBWYoCj4y40H4_Onwv13rl8NuwcIEMMgpVbR2qDNOMS4IPur1YT_hntReoY0V-7kHfunkbMxwAE0TNK8qWX3_1ibabuoSgB70J8MtDv1og799zCEfEP9d91/s2048/SewAlong31-58.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJwCxMsXv41eSaItk9qFOYKBWYoCj4y40H4_Onwv13rl8NuwcIEMMgpVbR2qDNOMS4IPur1YT_hntReoY0V-7kHfunkbMxwAE0TNK8qWX3_1ibabuoSgB70J8MtDv1og799zCEfEP9d91/w400-h266/SewAlong31-58.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">13. Draw a diagonal from the top left edge where the two fabrics intersect to the bottom right corner where they intersect. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNuW4EVMsOJ97SniWRvYcZgCkKDfDGa-h5aBLJoVo0ZuwoTcwu7dK1D2o5IQkP3yBs1W0c1qiR8XrC3M4QH6LaQAbSrkj54v-x2IrQ_wL7P2utAmyEHdht4DRJOv5tfBfZmdghpfS7ru5/s2048/SewAlong31-54.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNuW4EVMsOJ97SniWRvYcZgCkKDfDGa-h5aBLJoVo0ZuwoTcwu7dK1D2o5IQkP3yBs1W0c1qiR8XrC3M4QH6LaQAbSrkj54v-x2IrQ_wL7P2utAmyEHdht4DRJOv5tfBfZmdghpfS7ru5/w400-h266/SewAlong31-54.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">14. Sew along this line joining the two binding pieces. (I wing it and don't actually draw a line.😆)<br /></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Pv7S3v5acYMywrOuvn5qtoH7WAT00WK682ybjj6SZcX1SDzPrx47AYkhbaHMqMNPguhm7R2EeROGfD7RXYcVHEMjmSNpMi_yZrW0ELXf4eoRv492z5s7vv1zyxcz9tAIK3hfPUkSgixm/s2048/SewAlong31-56.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Pv7S3v5acYMywrOuvn5qtoH7WAT00WK682ybjj6SZcX1SDzPrx47AYkhbaHMqMNPguhm7R2EeROGfD7RXYcVHEMjmSNpMi_yZrW0ELXf4eoRv492z5s7vv1zyxcz9tAIK3hfPUkSgixm/w400-h266/SewAlong31-56.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">15. Trim down your seam. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzfn-ebsmn9TDrMdY0paVt5iUtLzgroS0u5Pmp0nvelLJ3vqfzoEJozsvhrr-c_SoBjwUCDp_REjxz7XKeP5sjwbRDfgNECZUlm6Gfip8a1Cvnso_UWTt4oY8Vbs_GdNTeszqfWgjUpdX/s2048/SewAlong31-55.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzfn-ebsmn9TDrMdY0paVt5iUtLzgroS0u5Pmp0nvelLJ3vqfzoEJozsvhrr-c_SoBjwUCDp_REjxz7XKeP5sjwbRDfgNECZUlm6Gfip8a1Cvnso_UWTt4oY8Vbs_GdNTeszqfWgjUpdX/w400-h266/SewAlong31-55.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">16. Continue attaching all 5 of your binding strips into one long strip.Press seams open, then fold the long binding strip in half pressing well. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA18GdeWn-oc7wWZ3Ht_HHPPXahkb69_0cvFMWK2RwGvFCRpNsvB4RZDodt8YyeP51yU9To3yZwQ8QKJN4GHmY3eC6nu7Neh9YwOxQLfUvWVfGmW3LD9RnNh-Xburj0V7feE3Pi1vElke/s2048/SewAlong31-53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA18GdeWn-oc7wWZ3Ht_HHPPXahkb69_0cvFMWK2RwGvFCRpNsvB4RZDodt8YyeP51yU9To3yZwQ8QKJN4GHmY3eC6nu7Neh9YwOxQLfUvWVfGmW3LD9RnNh-Xburj0V7feE3Pi1vElke/w400-h266/SewAlong31-53.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaihNUDYNTwGRROGVKVRSa2TTwENABjOyyL_vOZJ3a62UjnMRJCMndhytlZiEXJj_9HavX08k0xNDG7GQGg8-PKgIrxlE8sWMfKquHZjaXuV4j7AssXl0ZJzJc8fNFN9YNhzFToJVKuDY/s2048/SewAlong31-52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaihNUDYNTwGRROGVKVRSa2TTwENABjOyyL_vOZJ3a62UjnMRJCMndhytlZiEXJj_9HavX08k0xNDG7GQGg8-PKgIrxlE8sWMfKquHZjaXuV4j7AssXl0ZJzJc8fNFN9YNhzFToJVKuDY/w400-h266/SewAlong31-52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">17. If making hanging loops, grab them, fold them right sides together and sew down the long side forming a loop. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1VYttMq67siJ0xe7LyAReZQmbDUZkmorvT_Ua4rcHQeUbhxz8Dahf6kDy7mYsS5mvr1jUNiHOPnF1-7uQzP03h0E6ppYnIISDOC8i6uZ_shuHk-yB2BnmvVT11H3-tnzPlY-GAnhhU0V/s2048/SewAlong31-41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1VYttMq67siJ0xe7LyAReZQmbDUZkmorvT_Ua4rcHQeUbhxz8Dahf6kDy7mYsS5mvr1jUNiHOPnF1-7uQzP03h0E6ppYnIISDOC8i6uZ_shuHk-yB2BnmvVT11H3-tnzPlY-GAnhhU0V/w400-h266/SewAlong31-41.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1Ba2OzKLYhwKGQccgv7BcEwZQryvQ_nUtJG8rnXD5IXBcHmMz5ap7P8ZM5eBmYKwbE6-o7NgkV5dJDaL40YgHFtp3cMmUHXHR_8_nnC8dqipgnjTKRGE93JhjVQxEENyEGD8Slvw9vO8/s2048/SewAlong31-40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1Ba2OzKLYhwKGQccgv7BcEwZQryvQ_nUtJG8rnXD5IXBcHmMz5ap7P8ZM5eBmYKwbE6-o7NgkV5dJDaL40YgHFtp3cMmUHXHR_8_nnC8dqipgnjTKRGE93JhjVQxEENyEGD8Slvw9vO8/w400-h266/SewAlong31-40.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">18. Trim down seam a bit. Turn and press with seam in the back center. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXQ752ISmNg8sbqw2Gt17vRrLfubianEzEGV3WIdIQsWPVGiBvZQ1V-ZGLGyAnLm6Aomgk5pjHY-KyD4bZchf9W5eOBME69a9lkJTf3PSBT2Cz7UU1mzvT0NQWzdDCYPFW88YVHhzT-Z9/s2048/SewAlong31-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXQ752ISmNg8sbqw2Gt17vRrLfubianEzEGV3WIdIQsWPVGiBvZQ1V-ZGLGyAnLm6Aomgk5pjHY-KyD4bZchf9W5eOBME69a9lkJTf3PSBT2Cz7UU1mzvT0NQWzdDCYPFW88YVHhzT-Z9/w400-h266/SewAlong31-39.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_ZmbGXe31uouqFQL86drJN_2ciGxrZOj0l7N9R9ckW7x73I68_Rown0hO2hU_psuR9xENCtg9we_5kbmrC_OkY2dHdyv8qLbJtLhr64JNLm9p6u4wjgowNo4yTXsRhT3oajIiDl1FZnP/s2048/SewAlong31-38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_ZmbGXe31uouqFQL86drJN_2ciGxrZOj0l7N9R9ckW7x73I68_Rown0hO2hU_psuR9xENCtg9we_5kbmrC_OkY2dHdyv8qLbJtLhr64JNLm9p6u4wjgowNo4yTXsRhT3oajIiDl1FZnP/w400-h266/SewAlong31-38.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">19. Lay your fusible fleece interfacing with the glue side (rough side) up on your ironing board. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIB58X6u6bxfA39pLOB7V0FKVoFs7NTND9BHlU9SiFZ4IUKOuOVl5e2f3Gm2pHBSQdrSyj2HerLz2IpA7le80RrzDuleXnUqXRv4cSNpd7rHnJpMxEwZR2R62AS-kPjXw81fXnTwXiynO/s2048/SewAlong31-51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIB58X6u6bxfA39pLOB7V0FKVoFs7NTND9BHlU9SiFZ4IUKOuOVl5e2f3Gm2pHBSQdrSyj2HerLz2IpA7le80RrzDuleXnUqXRv4cSNpd7rHnJpMxEwZR2R62AS-kPjXw81fXnTwXiynO/w400-h266/SewAlong31-51.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">20. Lay your pleated panel carefully on top of the fleece with right side up. Be very careful and make sure that all the folds in the back are flaying flat and not folded onto themselves. Double and triple check. Go slow at this point because you don't want to make a mistake here. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ1jI-z8MX9pPlyI_aiQY4SAjZ-dEvCakYfRGfMzgnSDQW8LWWIF6yh-TMEQx2qVO2sVBRsbcrW76-VOCV9atmdCFN3UE_zK01XiPRUx6O_ZzNCjaT9ppx5lQCOVRmAPOul2aj_zZRsab/s2048/SewAlong31-50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ1jI-z8MX9pPlyI_aiQY4SAjZ-dEvCakYfRGfMzgnSDQW8LWWIF6yh-TMEQx2qVO2sVBRsbcrW76-VOCV9atmdCFN3UE_zK01XiPRUx6O_ZzNCjaT9ppx5lQCOVRmAPOul2aj_zZRsab/w400-h266/SewAlong31-50.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">21. Slowly and carefully press the panel onto the fleece. A few good shots of steam as you go will help. Be careful to NOT slide your iron back and forth. Press, steam, and lift. Press, steam, and lift. Pay close attention to the edges and be careful to not place your iron on any of the overhanging fleece or you will need to clean your iron. 😬<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSC5gZQ2LLdDgzQM6npWwSN5fvPMU1Lr4sMYf882mwXuCQ8zK37ImVA4x4KXmf9Qgh9X6fAja1HB91-WFbneV7QfCxJcWayvaIDVD3ucroQXeLSxu6mauPA3XqMII47_eai4ZtSfn_xGlU/s2048/SewAlong31-49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSC5gZQ2LLdDgzQM6npWwSN5fvPMU1Lr4sMYf882mwXuCQ8zK37ImVA4x4KXmf9Qgh9X6fAja1HB91-WFbneV7QfCxJcWayvaIDVD3ucroQXeLSxu6mauPA3XqMII47_eai4ZtSfn_xGlU/w400-h266/SewAlong31-49.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">22. Trim off excess fleece. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fZiS1AN_BDh8frP0o5eXP7chFegKYFH-sIVvOxrfSZFSQjFivA3YvzTZU2xvTZ1yRxUbXpHPi22UxMOhh2vQ5-0fWy-dcBivl-5wuHEWQcC4XHKOQUVXlHPzoh2r2SaZC5gClybkXuSD/s2048/SewAlong31-48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fZiS1AN_BDh8frP0o5eXP7chFegKYFH-sIVvOxrfSZFSQjFivA3YvzTZU2xvTZ1yRxUbXpHPi22UxMOhh2vQ5-0fWy-dcBivl-5wuHEWQcC4XHKOQUVXlHPzoh2r2SaZC5gClybkXuSD/w400-h266/SewAlong31-48.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">23. Flip your panel and fleece over, cover with a pressing cloth, and carefully press from the back making sure the fleece and panel are securely attached to each other. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzWCV1aB27vphTG8VaJnh9gyMnEAXmwzUhMxiVRhpz3hN2yuOzG7enfuR0GDhJw1eACVaUDy_SAkBk8Tsk7Qf79dUWxmgiCwQCRmGSiHxHng298NHewoV-Oj_pBf8pQ9jYItY9a3KKAWv/s2048/SewAlong31-47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzWCV1aB27vphTG8VaJnh9gyMnEAXmwzUhMxiVRhpz3hN2yuOzG7enfuR0GDhJw1eACVaUDy_SAkBk8Tsk7Qf79dUWxmgiCwQCRmGSiHxHng298NHewoV-Oj_pBf8pQ9jYItY9a3KKAWv/w400-h266/SewAlong31-47.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">24. Place your cut coordinate backing wrong side up. Place your panel fleece side down on top of your backing. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfRCIoLEOt3q3UnWNSNBXyEwUrWWhHtY2TQiNkA1Joe7ok3Ph9fiG4jw6cLxPYNoyEEZRVHqqT5Q2eRqy6-3lwwCXU3-whTybQikefVOb1NJInGC2EF56dVqza9WhYb2nf9rmGpw7ZXa9/s2048/SewAlong31-46.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfRCIoLEOt3q3UnWNSNBXyEwUrWWhHtY2TQiNkA1Joe7ok3Ph9fiG4jw6cLxPYNoyEEZRVHqqT5Q2eRqy6-3lwwCXU3-whTybQikefVOb1NJInGC2EF56dVqza9WhYb2nf9rmGpw7ZXa9/w400-h266/SewAlong31-46.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><br /> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">25. Pin all three layers together. Be generous in your pinning. </span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3jlWZ3JocuYNZTBieziNH-EQc1POmK1-5rIYgL3WWMD9ivIdsO1TTsNWNcz42GWjBjuLh7ovQlCzY5xGDutNiptvPSucaPSXSC1361DB7YRMl98LFsjrmzqbggf2M6eU5zbEBi5g5eMs/s2048/SewAlong31-45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3jlWZ3JocuYNZTBieziNH-EQc1POmK1-5rIYgL3WWMD9ivIdsO1TTsNWNcz42GWjBjuLh7ovQlCzY5xGDutNiptvPSucaPSXSC1361DB7YRMl98LFsjrmzqbggf2M6eU5zbEBi5g5eMs/w400-h266/SewAlong31-45.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title">That's it for today's lesson. 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Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-51399416003169681582020-11-16T06:00:00.001-06:002020-11-21T12:52:00.595-06:00Sew-Along #34 - Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar - Preparations<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar.</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="main-title"><i>Note: Links to products within this post are either links to our website or affiliate links. All items purchased help us afford to offer prizes during our sew alongs. Thank you.</i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">You
must have the Riley Blake Christmas Traditions Advent Calendar panel to complete this project. Unfortunately our store is totally sold out of the sewing kits now. <br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">You will want quilting pins to sew this project. These are <a href="https://amzn.to/3lvLUoC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my favorite quilting pins!</a> They are crystal headed so do not melt when you press over them with a hot iron. They are also the perfect length for going through multiple layers of fabric and batting. <br /><br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3lvLUoC" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGa2b_SVl0E_rP4UjQn9agoM6kImQyF6fA4pcWvXbF-metAwamtI7UesRfhX0WnIPxlPZxCTp3aeXssME1wn3dKsjBta-p0vE-s9b0qlK5zaHt_24tFQA4fsZkpQ8KixGMn6GI7AHu6LE/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div></span></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">A new to me find are these <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3pzYHcf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiskars Titanium Easy Action Scissors</a></span>.
These are life!! They stay super sharp and are so easy for my hands to
cut with. I love them so much I bought a second set and gave my older
and more expensive scissors to my 11 and 13 year old to use. <br /> <br /></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3pzYHcf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="936" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRCbB675i6pNGkbH6qpM9dGg6royoRkqfs-jkcAbzabwgIROLGoIsYUV_mp82TM44R1JSQidKjYxrQ-KJKqQ6HOk_6_836lGv5_C-0bnpd3Sx-R4RXlifUklLPOC-2Y25346PPQ8zK9nU/w400-h204/5.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></span></span></div></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/36CLBCh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonder Clips</a></span> are also nice for working with bindings. These little clips are great too for delicate fabrics that you worry about pin holes when pinning, such a swim fabric, rayon, voile, etc. If you don't own <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/36CLBCh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonder Clips</a></span> I highly suggest putting them on your notions shopping list. <br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/36CLBCh" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1271" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictHKpHLp1g2MXINW52Bqxprqa2Tr6VLOR4zKCcPNqlMLuTnzbtJc30EQ6IS6GgKzOOKILWkyC9KQwBGUIhv2OGVZH0g2qc0IBfPEEFvY8zawrxzZZd1gVmTS6wOQTIvQjYVOQDE8rL2R1/s320/2.jpg" /></a></div><br /></span></span>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> I also love this little handy <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/38LDE09" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seams Right</a></span> measuring guide and use it every time I sew. You will see me using it during this sew along.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/38LDE09" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkfwLG737AUUUm7GSu_tdJ5MAg1PoFJTpR6bDL-VvQX31ppmDgVu4AMLNtQtdr7FmJxllTTDmbOTEm6XbEu_yRphQCkGANfIKZDlrzwkjDBxFziGzE5sQ603WIbi22UwZAHM2zphflItU/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">One other measuring tool I couldn't live with out is this handy <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/38IXfOJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sewing Gauge</a></span>. Yup, you will see me using mine during this sew along. <br /> <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3kzBWkM" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="679" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxAFouWroMAAsybh0iSAaPSPTM2YPXHXkuls5HI6icbEM_FTfqGnm2KYNd5Vsxn9H2r7WPwX_C3o64PBguGmCgPn-_j-5x5BA6v1ybNQV5ZPP4BMtNyMewARxl9E6qHIY3se0JfrOdc68/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span><br /></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">And
finally, you will need a <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=sewing%20machine&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=QITA5KJ5ATLJCTIA" target="_blank">sewing machine</a></span>, all purpose sewing <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3nuyxFW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thread</a></span> (my favorite is Gutermann), a good <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=iron&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=L46EWS2D2LHZVJ2K" target="_blank">iron</a></span> (a steam
iron is preferable for sewing), a <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=quilting%20ruler&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=JOBU6LJEDTJWASMU" target="_blank">quilting ruler</a></span>, and a fabric <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=sewing%20pen&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=WJE2IWCIQHC6COCX" target="_blank">marker/pen</a></span> or <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=sewing%20chalk&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=I77RBQA7KIY5XUE7" target="_blank">chalk</a></span>. <span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span> of the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank"><i>Ellie Inspired Sleepy Bea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r PJ</span></i></a> sew along!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you do not have your pattern yet you can purchase it from the shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is a PDF so you can print today and be ready to start. You can
purchase a kit as well from the shop. It has everything you need,
other than thread<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> to make a set of cozy pjs!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank">Sleepy Bear PJ Kit</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Befo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">e you begin today's lesson please read all of the pattern
directions. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During t</span>oday's lesson we will be sewing the doll matching set to
our children's Sleepy <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B</span>ear pj's. The doll version is much like the
children's, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">except</span> the shirt has <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h</span>ook and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l</span>oop tape on the back side so it is easy to dress a doll.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. Just as with the children's shirt, we are going to add<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>fusible interfacing to the shoulders on the front shirt piece.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">2. Pin the two back bodice pieces at shoulders, with right sides facing
the front shirt<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. S</span>ew in place. Press the seam to the back of the shirt.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">3. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>e are going to hem the doll shirt in the same manner as the
children's version. On the doll we will press it under a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>", then again <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>". Stitch in place with your twin needle as before.</span></span></span><br />
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the right side of the shirt, matching the center of the sleeve with the
shoulder seam. Sew in place.</span></span></span><br />
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so that it makes a V point in the front with the folded edges facing up
and the raw edges facing down. Baste the V point together.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">8. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">C</span>ut the center back of the neck binding opening. This will allow the neck binding to fit the open back of the doll shirt.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span>. Just as withe the children's version, start by pinning the V point on
the wear's right side. Pin the neck binding all the way to the back
opening of the right side of the shirt.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><i>**Note, the neck binding will be a bit longer than the shirt, Just trim that off.**</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">10. Sew the right side of the neck binding in place, then pin the left side of the neck binding in place <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd sew</span></span>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">11. At the V point, I like to tuck my serger threads in with a tapestry needle for a clean finish.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">12</span>. To finish the sides of our shirt, fold the shirt in half with the
right sides facing and matching the under arm seam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in in place, then stitch. Repeat with second shirt side.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span></span>. Finish the shirt back side edges.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">14</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fi</span>nish the shirt's bottom edge.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">15</span>. To hem the shirt, I like to press up a tad more than a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>" then stitch this hem in place with my twin needle.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">16</span>. Hem the back of the shirt in the same manner as the bottom of the shirt.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">17</span>. Now, we are going to add the hook and loop tape to the back side of
the shirt. Take your hook and loop and cut <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to</span> the length needed.
Then, cut the hook and loop tape in half, cutting right down the center of
the width to create a long skinny piece. The piece to the left is
the full size hook and loop tape and the ones to the right are<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>cut to the right width.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">18. To sew the hook and loop tape on, place the rough side facing up on the
wear's left side and the soft side onto the wear's right side and facing the
inside of the shirt. Stitch these both in place. </span></span></span><br />
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done!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Now, onto the doll pants!! These are quick to sew<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>I love them!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">19</span>. Press the bottom of the pants <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">up</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>" twice<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. S</span>titch the hem in place and repeat with second pant leg.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20</span>. Fold one of the pants legs in half, with the right side tog<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ether</span> and
pin the pant leg section<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>leaving the rise portion of the pants
unpinned. Stitch in place<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span>press seam.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Repeat with second pants leg.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">21</span>. Turn one pant leg right side out<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen, slip it into the other pant
leg so that the right sides of the pant legs are facing each other.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">22. Match the center seam up, pin in place. Then<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>continue pinning the pants together along the rise.</span></span></span><br />
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pants under a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ¼</span>"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>han again <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" to create the casing for the elastic.
Stitch around the waist band leaving a 1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" opening for inserting the
elastic.</span></span></span><br />
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band just like that of the children's version. Lastly, stitch your
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span> of the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank"><i>Ellie Inspired Sleepy Bea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r PJ</span></i></a> sew along!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you do not have your pattern yet you can purchase it from the shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is a PDF so you can print today and be ready to start. You can
purchase a kit as well from the shop. It has everything you need,
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directions. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In t</span>oday's lesson we will be sewing the pj top together. I sew my shirt in a different order to make the neck binding easier. <b>Note:</b> If you would like to know how to create a </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">lettuce edg<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e hem on your shirt, please<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> read <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">those ins<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ructions at the very end of this lesson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>e will <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">start by pressing</span> under our pockets at the top. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span>i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rst press</span> under a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>", then again a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>".</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5</span>.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> T</span>ake your shirt front and turn it over to the wrong side<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. A</span>dd stabilizer to the shoulders where the seam will be. I use
small bits of interfacing for this. You can also use a pi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ece of ribbon, twill tape, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=72_100&products_id=6584" target="_blank">Mobilon</a> elastic,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> etc.</span> </span></span>The stabilizer helps keep the
shoulders from stretching while sewing and being worn.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">6. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span></span>lace <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the shirt back </span>over the shirt front, with the
right sides facing and pinning at the shoulders. Stitch in place. (I
sew mine with my serger, but if you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">do</span> not have one you can sew it on
your sewing machine with a stretch stitch.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8</span>. Taking the neck binding, fold it in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and press well.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">9. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span>old <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e neck binding</span></span> into a "circle" with a V point at the front.
The top will have the folded edge up and the raw edges should be facing
down.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">10. T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he</span> point will have four layers of neck binding placed together<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. B</span>aste
these all together to help hold them in place. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">11. Find the center back of
the neck binding and mark with a pin. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">12</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>tart pinning your neck binding in place<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. F</span>irst take the V
point in hand and place it flush with wear's right side<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span></span>in it in
place with the right side of the neck binding facing the shirt. (We will
be working with the shirt right side out). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">13. Then, take the center back of the neck binding and pin in place.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">14. Slowly working from the front to the back, fit the neck binding in place
by slightly stretching the binding, pinning it as
you go.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">15. Now we will pin our wear's left side in place. Gently fold the V point
of the shirt to fit into the neck binding, being careful not t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o </span>make a
pleat in the shirt at the V point<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span></span>in the neck binding in place. Then, as
before, slightly stretch the binding to fit the shirt,
pinning in place as you go. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">16. This is what you should have at this point<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is now time to sew the binding in place! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">17. To sew the neck binding in place, start with the V point on the wear's right side and sew around to the wear's left side.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">This is how the second side should look when sew<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n</span>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">This is the point all sewn. I tuck my serger threads in using a tapestry needle for a clean finish.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">18. Press the neck binding up with the seam facing down. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">19</span>. We will now take our sleeves and hem them before we sew them onto the
shirt. Take one sleeve in hand and press the bottom edge up a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen another <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>". Knit fabric can roll here fairly easy so I like to
use a hot steam iron to hold my hems in place.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">20. To sew the hem in place use a twin needle<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. S</span>ew the hem on the right
side of the fabric. The twin needle will sew the hem in place while
making a zig zag pattern on the back side of the stitching to allow the
knit to stretch easily. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>ew just inside of your
hem line. My finger is pointing to where my outer fold is<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>I use the
markings on my metal plate o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f</span> my sewing machine to know where to sew the
hem at</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">21. This is the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> sleeve</span> hem all sewn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. R</span>epeat with th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e </span>second sleeve. The sleeve may
stretch some during sewing but knit has "recovery" to it,
so if this happens<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> take a steam iron and hold it right above the knit (</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">not touching it) </span></span></span>and steam the fabric<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>to help the knit go back into place. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">22</span>. Take your sleeve and starting at the center point, pin in place with
the shoulder seam. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>orking your sleeve from the outside edges towards the center, pin in place. Sew<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">23. Press your seam towards the shirt. Repeat with the second sleeve. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">24</span>. To sew our side, fold the shirt with the right sides together,
matching the under arm seams and pin in place. Sew from the
bottom edge up through the sleeve hem. Repeat with second side.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">25</span>. To finish our shirts we are now going to hem the bottom. First press
it under a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen again another <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>". Stitch in place just as we did
with the sleeve hems. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">That's it!! We are all done!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">L</span>ettuce <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">E</span>dge Hem</b></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">I would like to show you an alternate way of hemming your sleeves and
shirt bottom. I used my serger to create a lettuce edging on my
daughter's shirt sleeves and bottom hem<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. Take your left needle out of your serger and un-thread your left
needle as well<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. B</span>e sure to tighten the needle screw back in place
before you start to serge.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">2. Disengage your cutting blade on your serger and set your serger from S to R<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>R is for rolled hem.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">3. Now, adjust your dials to the R on the side (rolled hem)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>he bottom
one I set between 1.5 and 1.0. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Note: </b>E</span>ach serger varies, just like sewing
machines<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> so be sure to read your manual first before adjusting
your dials.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">4. To sew the rolled hem, serge right on the edge of the fabric all the way
around the bottom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. A</span>s you come back to the front, trim the beginning rolled hem where it comes off
the fabric so that it is flush with the shirt bottom.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span> of the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank"><i>Ellie Inspired Sleepy Bea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r PJ</span></i></a> sew along!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you do not have your pattern yet you can purchase it from the shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is a PDF so you can print today and be ready to start. You can
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before you begin today's lesson please read all of the pattern
directions first. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During t</span>oday's lesson<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> we </span>will be sewing the pants together.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. This is a tip that I like to use when I sew anything together in this
manner<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. M</span>ark your two inch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>opening fo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r turning. T</span>hen, mark your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>" seam in a L
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where the stitching should be at. It will make for a nicely turned
pocket. The seam allowance on the opening will fold to the inside of
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I just eyeball it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to decide</span> where it looks <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">best. C</span>onsider the top waist band fold
lines for this part as well. When I like where I have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the first pocket,</span> I measure <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how far down from the top edge</span> and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how far in from the sides, </span>so that I can place the second pocket in the
very same place on the other back pant leg<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in both in place.</span></span></span></span></div>
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pin at the rise<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (</span>or curved part<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">)</span> only. Sew with a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>" seam.</span></span></span></span></div>
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just inside my first seam line. Finish your seam, then press. Repeat
with the front pant<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> pieces</span>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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place the front and back pants together with the right sides facing,
match your seams<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in in place. I like to place one seam to the left
and the other seam to the right to help "lock" my stitches as I sew.</span></span></span></span></div>
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again and pin the outside seams. Sew in place, then finish the seam.
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that my kids and daddy can tell the back from the front. Cut the ribbon
about an 1" long and fold the ribbon in half<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen, place in the back
opening before <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ou</span></span> stitch it closed.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-74813392237201610982015-12-14T02:00:00.000-06:002015-12-14T18:02:15.613-06:00Sew-Along #30 - Sleepy Bear PJs - Lesson #1<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sleepy Bear PJs</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ellie Inspired</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day 1 of the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank"><i>Ellie Inspired Sleepy Bea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r PJ</span></i></a> sew along!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you do not have your pattern yet you can purchase it from the shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is a PDF so you can print today and be ready to start. You can
purchase a kit as well from the shop. It has everything you need,
other than thread<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> to make a set of cozy pjs!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Before you begin today's lesson<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> please read all of the pattern
directions first. Today's lesson will include how to make a modification
of the short sleeve into a long sleeve, and cutting our <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fabric</span> out. We
will only be making the shirt and pants during this sew along. Lets
begin! </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We will s</span>tart by making our long sleeve pattern piece. This is just a
simple modification of the short sleeve pattern piece. The kits have
enough fabric for either the long or short sleeves<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> so you can make </span>w</span>hichever one you prefer. Trace out the sleeve size that you need onto tracing paper<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>tissue paper, or freezer pa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">er, etc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span></span></span> first. Be sure to transfer all the pattern markings onto
the paper.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">2. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake your child/grandchild and measure down from the edge of the
shoulder to the wrist. My son's arm is 11<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" long. I then added in a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" for growing room and an 1" for seam allowance, for a grand total
of 13". (My kids all grow super fast so I like to make their pj's
sleeves a bit longer.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">3. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">U</span>sing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the</span> straight edge of a quilting ruler (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o</span>r yard stick if you
do not have a quilting ruler) <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span>easure 13" down from the top of the
sleeve. I like to take my sleeve sides out just a tad so that they are
not tapered to much at the ends. See the picture below for this<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At t</span></span>he bottom
of the sleeve pattern piece I have my quilting ruler 1/8" away from the pattern edge and the top of the quilting ruler aligned with the
top <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">edge</span> of the short sleeve pattern.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">4. Trace 13" down (or whatever your measurement <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is). R</span>epeat with second side of the sleeve.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">5. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake your ruler and connect the bottom of the sleeve you just traced to finish your long sleeve pattern piece.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">This method is what I use whenever I am making a long sleeve out of a short shirt sleeve <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">shirt<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> pattern</span></span>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">This is what the pattern piece will look like now. The black ink is the
short sleeve pattern and the blue <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ink is the one</span> we just made.. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A cute</span></span> option for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span> girl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s top</span> is finishing with a
lettuc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> edge on the sleeves and hem line. If you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">decide to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> finish</span> your top </span>this way, be sure to trace your sleeve pattern out with the bottom
hem line, the blue line on the picture below.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Now you are ready to trace the rest of your pattern out and start cutting!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">This is the list of the pattern pieces you will need to cut out.</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>ne <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>hirt <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span>ront</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>ne <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>hirt <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B</span>ack</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>wo <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>leeves </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">One <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ocket </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>ne <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">N</span>eck <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B</span>inding - </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">not using ribbing you will need to add 2" to your neck bi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nding. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For those<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> who purchased kits<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are using the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">knit tee fabric for the binding, please make sure to add the 2".</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Two <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span>ront <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ant <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">L</span>egs</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>wo <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B</span>ack <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ant <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">L</span>egs</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Four <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B</span>ack <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ockets for the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ants</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></li>
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flannel<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>I fussy cut <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span>he shirt pocket in the flannel though so
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span>f you are like me and your daughter loves to have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">her</span> dolls match
her pjs, you can also make a pair of doll pj's with your kit's left over
fabrics. The kits give you enough fabric to cut out both! Just cut out
the same as the list <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">above, </span>except for the pockets, and you are good to
go! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">J</span>ust cut </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span>he neck binding on the doll </span></span></span>as the pattern calls for<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>he shirt for the doll ha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span> hook and loop tape on the backside for ease
of dressing.</span></span></span><br />
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Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-70889346780299268702015-12-11T01:02:00.000-06:002015-12-11T01:04:55.737-06:00Sew-Along #30 - Sleepy Bear PJs - Preparations<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sleepy Bear <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Js</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ellie Inspired</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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able to take part in this sew-along. If you have not yet purchased
this, please do so <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank">here</a>.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This pattern is an instant download <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and you will have access to download it as soon a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s your pu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hase is completed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the time of this writing we have have lots of <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank">fabric kits</a>
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also have lots of nice fabric selections on our <a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The PJ pants req<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uire <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=72_100&products_id=1917" target="_blank">3/4" wide elastic</a>.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span></span>ur Sleepy Bear fabric <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank">kits</a> all come with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">elastic</span></span>. If you are not purchasing a <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_587" target="_blank">kit</a> from u<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span>, please make sure you have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some</span></span> on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>hand.</span></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sharon will be teaching <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o lengthen the sleeves <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for this pattern. If you choose to do this step you w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ill want some<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">printer paper, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BZYCNK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000BZYCNK&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=GPKUUVQ2GI2QBHCI" target="_blank">freezer paper</a> (see below), or </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>tissue paper,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> etc for<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>this.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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finally, you will need <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=72_93" target="_blank">pins</a>, a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=sewing%20machine&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=QITA5KJ5ATLJCTIA" target="_blank">sewing machine</a>, a good <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=iron&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=L46EWS2D2LHZVJ2K" target="_blank">iron</a> (a steam
iron is preferable for sewing), a pair of
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=sewing%20shears&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=YO66C5JCSV4KLSO5" target="_blank">fabric shears</a> or a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=rotary%20cutter&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=NLFQIIJE55PXKEY4" target="_blank">rotary cutter</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=rotary%20cutter%20mat&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=42VKQALOJAZO4FS6" target="_blank">mat</a>, a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=quilting%20ruler&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=JOBU6LJEDTJWASMU" target="_blank">quilting ruler</a>, and a fabric <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=sewing%20pen&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=WJE2IWCIQHC6COCX" target="_blank">marker/pen</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=sewing%20chalk&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=I77RBQA7KIY5XUE7" target="_blank">chalk</a>. </span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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to trace out all my pattern pieces on freezer paper. We will not be teaching this step, but you can read
more about it</span> <a href="http://whimsicalfabricsewalong.blogspot.com/2012/03/sew-along-1-lesson-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <span style="color: black;">Feezer paper can be bought at most grocery stores (</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">by the wax paper and aluminum foil</span></span>) or on</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BZYCNK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000BZYCNK&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=GPKUUVQ2GI2QBHCI" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><b>Things to Do</b></span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Make
sure to prewash and preshrink all of your fabrics. I wash my fabrics
on warm or hot and then I dry my fabrics in the dryer with no
softeners. I <b>always</b> preshrink in this way when I am using fabric
for clothing construction. I would hate to work hard on something only
to have it shrink and not fit when I was done. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Press all of your fabrics well. I try to do
this straight out of the dryer so that the wrinkles come out
easier. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Make
sure to download the pattern<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> PDF</span> onto your computer, tablet,
or smart phone. Your pattern will be located in your order history on
our site. Log into your account, then click on the My Account at the
very top right hand side of our site. You will then see a list of your
orders. Click on the correct order and a download link will be
available</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lease make sure to have printed <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pattern pieces </span></span>and taped <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">them</span> together before lesson
1. We have not included this part in the lesson. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Happy Sewing,</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Danielle Storm</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/">www.whimsicalfabric.com</a> </span> </span></span></span>Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-11354818931428966712015-12-10T02:00:00.000-06:002015-12-10T03:17:43.262-06:00Sew-Along #29 - Fairy Tale Dress - Lesson #4<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy Ta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">le</span></span> </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">Dress</a> b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oliver+S</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span> of the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_324_330&products_id=4959">Oliver<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">+</span>S Fairy Tale Dress </a>sew along!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you do not have your pattern yet you can purchase it from the shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in</span> PDF format so you can print today and be ready to start. You can
also purchase a kit as well from the shop. It has everything you need,
other than thread, to make a gorgeous dress.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_324_330&products_id=4959">Fairy Tale Dress PDF P<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>ttern</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577">Fairy Tale Dress Kit</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before you begin today's lesson please read all of the pattern
directions. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In t</span>oday's lesson we will be finishing up our dresses! We
will make the slip skirt with crinoline, add the belt to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">V</span>iew A, hand
sew the lining onto the zipper and add the hook and eye to the top back of the dress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Finish the back center edges of the skirt lining. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Then, t</span>ransfer the
dot from the skirt pattern. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>e are going to measure <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" down from
this mark and mark <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as second</span> spot. The line (the newest mark we just
made) will be our new sewing starting point on the skirt lining. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Take
the two back skirt lining pieces and pin them together with right sides
facing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. S</span>titch them together starting at the mark we made, stitching down to the
bottom of the skirt.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. P</span>ress the seam open all the way to the top of the skirt back, even
the un-sewn part of the skirt. This will make it easier to add the crinoline<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>onto the dress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Take your lining skirt front and sew it onto the lining skirt back with
the right sides facing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>Finish your seams and then press open.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6</span>. To hem the lining skirt, sew a basting stitch <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" from the raw edge all the way around.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Press up your bottom edge at the stitch line all the way around. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Take your hem and fold it over so that the raw edge is sandwiched inbetween the fold<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>ress in place. This will make for a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>" hem.
Press well all the way around, then machine stitch in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span>. Sew the tulle crinoline in the very same manner as the lining skirt,
but <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">do no<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span></span> hem or finish the edges as the tulle does not unravel. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Pin
the tulle crinoline skirt to the lining skirt with the two wrong sides
facing together. Pin along the top and the back opening with the two
skirts flush with each other.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Now, stitch the two together all the way around, including the back
opening part for the zipper, pivoting at the bottom of the opening and
continue sewing up the other side. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">12. Next, sew a gathering stitch all the
way around the top of the lining/crinoline skirt.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">13</span>. Turn the dress inside out and pull the lining bodice up away from the main dress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">14. With the lining skirt right side facing the lining bodice right side,
pin together starting at the folded edge of the skirt and bodice. Do not
unfold these but rather pin them together as is.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">15. Working your way around, match up the notches on the skirt lining to the
side seams, darts, and notches of the bodice. Gather the skirt up evenly
and pin in place. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">16. Sew together. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span>inish the seam allowances.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">17. For this part of the dress I tuck my serger threads through the top of
the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">overlocked</span> threads with a tapestry needle for a clean look. This is
how I finish all of my serger ends that are visible<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, l</span>ike View A's
sleeves.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">18. Press the seam on the dress lining up towards the bodice.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">For View B Skip Down to Step <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span></span>.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">19. <i style="font-weight: bold;">View A <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>nly<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> -</span> </i>Take
your belt piece that was cut along the bias and fold it in half
lengthwise, with the right sides facing together. Pin as you go. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20. Stitch
the long edge of this piece, stretching it slightly as you sew.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">21. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Trim the seam down for turning.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">22. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>urn your belt piece. I use a sturdy safety pin for mine<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span>but you can also use a bodkin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">23. Take your turned belt and roll it with your fingers to help the seam to
lay flat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Do not</span> press the tubing flat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. L</span>eave it as is so it has some
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">24. </span>To add the belt to the dress, take the one raw edge of the belt and tuck <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" of the end inside the tubing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">25. Pin this to the back edge of the dress, but do not but it up against the
very back edge, pull it out about a 1/16" so that you can still
unzip/zip the dress easily. Pin the belt around the entire dress to the
opposite back edge. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">26. Cut the belt a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" longer than where
it me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span>ts the back edge<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span></span>uck <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a ½</span>" of the raw edge back into the tubing as before. Pin in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">27. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">H</span>and stitch the belt into place. I use a ladder stitch for this
as well. I start on the short back end of the belt and stitch it to the
dress, taking lots of very tiny stitches.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">28. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span></span>o sew it to the long side of the bodice, insert the needle into the belt and pull it back out, making an 1/8" stitch.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">29. Take the needle and p<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ush </span>it into the dress at the bottom of the bodice
seam line right where the needle came out of the belt<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>ull the needle
through <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">an </span>1/8".</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">30. Now<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> pu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sh</span> the needle into the belt again right above where the thread<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> c<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ame out of</span></span> the bodice<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span></span>ull the needle through 1/8" again.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1</span>. Pull all these threads <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">taut. T</span>his is what it should look like. Repeat
this stitching all the way around until you reach the other side<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> of the zipper opening. S</span>titch the short end of the belt down, then come back up and ladder
stitch the top of the belt in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span>. </span>To make the bow for the belt, take <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the</span> left over piece
that you cut form the belt and cut it to 7<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" long. Mark the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>", 2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" and 5" spots on the tubing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span>. Then, fold up your tubing, matching the markings you just made.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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bow (this side that is pictured will be the back of the bow). Fold the
raw edge of the tail up and wrap it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to </span>the back side of the bow. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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like a dress<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> W</span></span>e are almost done!! If your little girl is anything like
mine she had to try it on at this point. Yes, my little girl gets just
as excited as I do about sewing dress<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">es.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span></span>.<i><b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span>ll Views</b></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - F</span>lip the dress inside out and pin the dress lining to
the zipper tape. Notice how the lining does not go all the way to the
edge of the zipper tape. This is so the zipper can go up and down
without being caught in the lining bodice. Ladder stitch the lining
bodice and the top of the skirt lining in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span> of the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_324_330&products_id=4959">Oliver<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">+</span>S Fairy Tale Dress </a>sew along!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you do not have your pattern yet you can purchase it from the shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in</span> PDF format so you can print today and be ready to start. You can
also purchase a kit as well from the shop. It has everything you need,
other than thread, to make a gorgeous dress.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_324_330&products_id=4959">Fairy Tale Dress PDF P<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>ttern</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577">Fairy Tale Dress Kit</a> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before you begin today's lesson please read all of the pattern
directions first. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In t</span>oday's lesson we will be sewing the collar<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>attaching the bodice lining to the main bodice, sewing the sleeve or arm
binding (depending on which view you are making), and sewing the skirt
hem. You can machine stitch your hem and arm binding but I will show
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Grab</span> your collar pieces for either view A or B<span style="font-family: inherit;">. U</span>sing a hot iron, a<span style="font-family: inherit;">pply</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">your</span> interfacing pieces to the wrong side of two collar pieces only</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (I have both views show here.)<span id="goog_2041335554"></span><span id="goog_2041335555"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Take your other two collar pieces and place them <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on top of</span> the interfaced collar
pieces with the right sides together. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>in around the collar<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> leav<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing</span>
the top (or the neck side<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">)</span> unpinned<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Stitch around the collar where we just pinned<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>leav<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing</span> the the
top of the collar un-sewn. Trim the seam allowance<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>and clip the
corners. This allows for sharper points and smoother edges when
turned. The collar piece on the left is before trimming and the one on
the right i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span> the trimmed collar piece.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Turn and finger press<span style="font-family: inherit;">. B</span>e sure to push </span>the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> corners out well. This </span>will<span style="font-family: inherit;"> insure a nice and evenly pressed collar. Then, press with a hot iron.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5</span>. Baste the top of the collar <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(neck side) </span>to hold the two collar pieces
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6</span>. Take your dress <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and </span>unzip it. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>hen, turn it inside out. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake your collar pieces and match them up to the
center front of the dress at the center notch mark<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in in place.
Match the notches in the center of the collar up to the shoulder seams
and pin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. C</span>ontinue pinning the collar in place. (Note that
the collar will stop before the back edge<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. A</span>lso be sure that the back
seam allowance is unfolded.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Baste collar in place leaving the dress inside out for easier stitching.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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bodice and lining bodice together<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, m</span>atching shoulder seams and
notches<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>in in place.<b style="font-style: italic;">
Keep the main bodice back seam allowance unfolded and keep the lining
bodice back seam allowance folded. The lining bodice seam will be sewn
while folded in place. </b>Stitch around with a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" seam.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10</span>. To finish the back edge, take your main bodice (the edge that has the
zipper on it) and fold it over onto the back lining. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>ee the next two
photos below of this step. Pin in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou will sew the back folded edge in place with a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" seam allowance. This will make for a nicely turned edge where the top back
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">13</span>. With the lining of the bodice pulled back, press the seam towards t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he</span> bodice lining all the way around.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">14. To help keep the dress lining from rolling forward while the dress is
worn we will be under stitching the seam to the bodice lining. I stitch
mine with a 1/16" seam as close to the back edges as I can and all the way<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">around</span></span>. The most important thing is to be sure to sew the seam to
the lining. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">15. Turn the lining inside the bodice and press well. Your dress is starting to look impressive already!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">16</span>. Take you bodice, and working on the right side now, match the
bodice main to the bodice lining at the arm holes<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in in place and
baste together with a 3/8" seam.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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lining side up under my presser foot. This also works well for sewing
tiny baby dress sleeves.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For View A Skip Down to Step <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">29.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></i></div>
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sides together lengthwise and press. Be careful not to stretch this
part out as it is cut along the bias. It can be very easy to stretch. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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arm hole opening<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (t</span>he raw edge is facing my iron). This step it is easy
to stretch it out as well so take your time so as not to stretch it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20. T</span>ake your bodice and trim the 3/8" seam you just basted down to a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>" seam.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">21. Take your arm bias band piece and match up the top notch to the to
shoulder seam and the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bottom seam</span> to the bodice
side seam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>in in place. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>orking slowly, continue pinning
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">22. Stitch in place with a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>" seam. One again, I leave the dress right
side out and stitch from the lining side to make for easier stitching.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">23. Trim you seam down to 1/8" all the way around.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">24. Now, press the arm bias band out with the seam facing the arm bias band.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">25. We are going to under stitch the arm bias band just like that of the
bodice lining.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>I stitch mine with an 1/16" seam. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stitch</span> the seam to the arm
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">26. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ress the arm bias band to the inside of the dress, still being careful
not to stretch the band<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in in place all the way around.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">27. Now, for this part you can machine stitch the arm band in place, but I
prefer hand stitching mine. I use a small ladder stitch. When,
sewing this part be sure not to let the needle go through both sides of
the dress, but rather only put the needle and thread through the lining
layer. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">28. This is the outside of the arm opening when the hand sewing is finished. No visible stitching! Repeat with second arm opening.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">29</span>. <i style="font-weight: bold;">View A <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-</span> </i>Take
your Sleeve lining piece that corresponds with the main sleeve
(Remember we cut these with mirrored images, one for the left sleeve and
one for the right sleeve) and place them together with right sides facing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Pin</span> along the bottom of the sleeve. Make sure your front and
back sleeve notches are matched up for this part. Stitch the bottom
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">30. T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r</span>im the seam allowance down. I trim mine to a 1/8".</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">31. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ress the the seam towards the lining of your sleeve<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. M</span>y lining is the red dotted fabric.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">32. Just as we under stitched the bodice lining, we will under stitch the
sleeve lining as well. Stitch the sleeve lining all the way across.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">33. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ress your sleeve with the wrong sides facing together, while
slightly rolling the sleeve lining towards the back. This way the sleeve
lining will not be visible from the right side of the sleeve.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">34. Now, we will fold the tulip cap sleeve together. Take your sleeve and
place it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>right side down. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">M</span>ine has the front side of the sleeve
to the left (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o</span>ne notch side) and the back side of the sleeve to the
right. (the two notch side). Take the front of the sleeve, or the one
that has the one notch mark, and fold it towards the center with the
notch at the top rounded part in the center.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">35. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake the back part of the sleeve<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (</span>or the side with two notches<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">)</span> and
fold it over with the notch at the top of the rounded part<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> matching</span> the
notch <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at </span>the front of the sleeve. Pin in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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of the sleeve facing the right side of the bodice. Match the top sleeve
notch to the shoulder seam and match the rest of the notches on the
sleeve to that of the arm opening<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. G</span>ather stitches evenly<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen, pin in
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under my presser foot and the bodice lining facing the outside. Finish
your seams <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and</span> press the seam towards the sleeve.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">40.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> W</span>ith the sleeve in hand, take the top tulip sleeve "petal" only
(the very next photo below) and pull up towards the dress leaving the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">41. Just as we under stitched the bodice lining, we will under stitch the
sleeve seam to the under tulip "petal" sleeve only. Stitch only the top
part of the under sleeve with a 1/16" seam and only where the stitching
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all the work. Now repeat with your second sleeve and admire how great
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou can machine stitch your skirt, but as I said before, I prefer hand
stitching mine<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>f you do decide to hand stitch, find a comfy place on
the couch and a good movie to watch because it will take some time to sew<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. But, it </span>is completely worth it. The hand stitching is my favorite part of
this dress to be honest<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t puts so much love into it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">44</span></span>. <b>Hand stitching:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Be sure to use a th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">read color that matches your fabric very well<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>for
this part. I use a ladder like stitch to sew my hems. {A <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B</span>lind Hem
Stitch is the real name I think<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span>} <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>e are only going to make tiny
stitches on the front side of the skirt. First, insert your needle only
through the hem itself. Then, put the needle through <b><i>only 2 strand 's of fabric</i></b>. This will keep your stitches nearly invisible on the front side.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">45. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake your needle and put it through the fold of the hem only. Put it
through <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" of your hem fold and bring the needle back out. Now,
repeat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>putting your needle through only two strands of the fabric's
thread and pull the needle through. Pull the thread taught. Repeat all
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is what the front side of your hem will look like when it's all
sew<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n. P</span>retty impressive<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, y</span>our friends will think! Well worth all the time
it takes to sew it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-24808962381949515262015-12-08T02:00:00.000-06:002015-12-08T02:51:02.908-06:00Sew-Along #29 - Fairy Tale Dress - Lesson #2<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy Ta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">le</span></span> </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">Dress</a> b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oliver+S</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you do not have your pattern yet you can purchase it from the shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in</span> PDF format so you can print today and be ready to start. You can
also purchase a kit as well from the shop. It has everything you need,
other than thread, to make a gorgeous dress.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Before you begin today's lesson please read all of the pattern
directions first. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During t</span>oday's lesson<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> we<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will be sewing the bodice (main and lining), making the skirt, and adding the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">invisible zipper. Do not worry if you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">do not have an invisible zipper presser foot, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you can use a regular zipper presser foot as I did. I
will go over each step <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or the invisible zipper insta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">llation</span></span></span>, so there will be lots of pictures today.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. We are going to transfer the darts on the pattern pieces to the wrong
side of the bodice main and bodice lining pieces. To do this mark the
dot and bottom part of the dart onto the fabric. Then, using a quilting
ruler (or anything with a nice straight edge) draw a line to connect
the two. I used a fabric marker to mark the darts onto the lighter
colored fabric and a chalk pencil to mark the darts onto the
darker fabric. Do this with both th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e </span>front and back bodice pieces.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. If you are making <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ew</span></span> A, mark the dots onto the right side of the
sleeve pattern pieces. Be sure to mark the correct side as the pieces
are mirrored. The back side of the sleeve has two notches and the front
side has one notch. Do the very same with the sleeve lining pieces.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span></span>tay stitch the main bodices. (I also stay
stitch my lining bodices as well, but it does not have to be done, it's
only my preference.) This stitch will be a 3/8" seam allowance.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>nto sewing the darts. Fold your bodice piece with right sides
together along the dart lines you made. I first pin at the bottom with
both darts lines lined up and then<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>pin the very top of the dart. I work my way from the top of the dart down to the bottom using
straight pins to push through both sides on the dart line to help line
up both sides <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">perfectly</span>. Pin in place as you go.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(See two pictures below) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a picture of the back side of the picture above. I make sure
that the pin goes through both the front and back side of the dart line for
even stitching.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before we sew the dart, set your sewing machine's stitch length to
a shorter <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stitch</span>. I normally sew with a 2.5 on my machine and I set my machine to a
2 length for sewing darts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Starting sewing at the raw edge of the
bottom of the bodice, locking your stitches here<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. B</span>egin sewing the
dart along the dart line you made, up to the top of the dart.<b> <u style="font-style: italic;">At the top of the dart <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">D</span>o <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">N</span>ot lock your stitches!</u></b> Instead, sew to the very edge of your fabric and leave a long tail of threads for hand<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ying</span></span></span> a knot.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. T</span>ake your long threads and hand tie a knot right next to the bodice.
Tie a few and make sure they are snug next to the fabric, but be careful
not to pull the threads tight on your bodice.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Trim the threads short, then repeat with all the darts on the main and lining bodice pieces.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ress your dart while it is still folded to "set" the threads on the dart. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span>. Then<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, p</span>ress the dart to the center of the bodice. (The back bodice will be pressed to the center back.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now we have a beautiful dart on the front side with no puckers! Repeat
with all remaining darts on both back and front bodice pieces.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10</span>.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>n the right side of your main back bodice pieces mark a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" seam allowance down the center back. D<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o this</span> on each main back bodice piece.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11</span>. T</span>ake the top of your main back bodice pieces only and mark down 7/8"
from the top. This will help us with our zippers later on.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b>For View A Skip Down to Step 1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7</span>.</b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span></span>. <i><b>For View B <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Onl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y</span></span></b></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - </span>Take your sash piece and fold it in
half with right sides together<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in in place along the slanted edge
and the long edge leaving the short straight edge unpinned. Sew along
the slanted edge and the long edge but leave the short end un-sewn for
turning.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span></span>. Sew two rows of gathering stitches along the short end of the sash to gather.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5</span>. Before we attach the sash to the side of the dress bodice, measure up a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" form the bottom and mark. This is were we will sew our sash above the
seam allowance of the bodice/skirt area.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6</span>. S</span>lightly gather the sash's short end<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in the sash starting at<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the</span>
bottom of the sash and at the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" mark you made at the bottom of the
bodice. Pin the sash in place and baste on using a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" seam allowance.
Repeat with the second sash.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7</span></span>. <b style="font-style: italic;">For <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span>ll Views<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - </span></b>Take
your back bodice pieces and front bodice pieces and
place them right sides together, matching up the raw edges of the side
of the bodice and the shoulder of the bodice<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8</span>. Stitch with a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" seam allowance. I finish all my seam allowances
here with a serger. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ress the seams. Repeat with the second side of
the main bodice and both sides of the lining bodice pieces.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span></span>. Press the lining of the back center bodice <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">over</span> 5/8" on both sides.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20</span>. Take your main skirt center back and transfer the dot on the pattern
to the right side of the skirt. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">M</span>ark a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" seam allowance from
the top of the skirt to the dot your just transferred.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1</span></span>. Pi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n</span> your main skirts with right sides together<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, o</span>nly pinning
at the sides. (Only sew the main skirt together at this point and not
the lining skirt.) Stitch the sides up, the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n</span> finish the seam allowance on
both sides.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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pin <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the skirt</span> to our main bodice<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>right sides together, matching up the
notches on the pattern pieces of the skirt to the notches and darts
along the bottom of the bodice. Gather the skirt up evenly and pin in
place<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen, stitch the skirt onto the bodice.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span>. Finish
the skirt/bodice seam you have just sewn with either a serger or trim<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> &</span>
finish with a narrow zig zag stitch. Press this seam up towards the
bodice.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">C</span>ut your back interfacing piece and attach it to your dress at
the raw edge of the center back, starting at the dot you transferred f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ro</span>m
the pattern on the skirt. Repeat with second side.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2<span style="font-family: inherit;">5</span>. Take both of your back edges and finish </span>the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> raw edge with either your serger or a </span>narrow<span style="font-family: inherit;"> zig zag stitch<span style="font-family: inherit;">. <b>B</b></span><b>e careful not to trim any of the fabric along the back edge at all.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, we will install our invisible zipper! If you have not sewn with
one before I will break this down into every step along the way<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span> I have
included lots of photos that I hope will help you out. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2<span style="font-family: inherit;">6</span>. First, open your
zipper up and press it flat from the back side of the zipper. The
pressing will take the "curl" out of the zipper to help you sewn it in
nicely. Be sure to press the zipper flat with a low setting so you do not melt your zipper teeth. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2<span style="font-family: inherit;">7</span>. M</span>ark the top of your zipper tape
on the wrong side where the zipper sits when fully closed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2<span style="font-family: inherit;">8</span></span>. I find this next tip helpful<span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span>I lay the zipper on top of my
dress as if <span style="font-family: inherit;">it </span>was already sewn in properly<span style="font-family: inherit;">. That way </span>I can see where
it needs to <span style="font-family: inherit;">be</span> to be pinned and sewn to the dress correctly. This helps
me <span style="font-family: inherit;">keep from twisting</span> my zipper as I sew it <span style="font-family: inherit;">in</span>. I have done that before...more than
once...on the same dress... Now, starting at the the top of your zipper<span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span>match th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e</span> marking you made on the <span style="font-family: inherit;">zipper </span>up to
the marking on the top of the dress<span style="font-family: inherit;">. P</span>in in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2<span style="font-family: inherit;">9</span>. Continue to pin the zipper all the way down until the dot you
transferred from the pattern piece on the skirt. You can baste the
zipper in place but I only pin mine. I use lots of pins to hold it in
place well.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">30</span>. Now, using a <span style="font-family: inherit;">zipper foot, </span>stitch the zipper as close to the zipper teeth as you can<span style="font-family: inherit;"> be<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing</span></span>
careful not to sew over the teeth of the zipper itself. Stop sewing
at the dot on the skirt you transferred from the pattern piece. When
you are finished sewing the zipper in place, zip the zipper closed to
make sure you have sewn as close to the zipper as you could. If a
place or two is not sewn close enough, you can go back and sew these
places a bit closer.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3<span style="font-family: inherit;">1</span></span>. With the zipper closed again, mark on the wr<span style="font-family: inherit;">ong side of the</span> zipper<span style="font-family: inherit;">, on the side of the zipper that isn't sewn to the dress yet,</span>
where the waist line seam is <span style="font-family: inherit;">located</span>. Unzip the zipper. </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>aking this mark you just made, match it to the back side of the
dress where the center seam is at. Double check at this point that your
zipper is in place correctly. Now, pin the top of the zipper with the
top zipper marking and the top dress marking<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. C</span>ontinue to
pin the rest of the zipper in place. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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side of the zipper. Zip the dress up to double check your zipper is
sewn in properly and press the zipper area of the back of the dress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span></span>. To finish the back of the dress skirt, pin the skirt back seam
together under where the zipper was sewn in. For this step I switch back
to my regular presser foot to sew the seam.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">35. Start stitching <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼</span>" above the stitching on the bottom of the zipper,
being sure to lock your stitches. While sewing with a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span>" seam, sew all <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the</span> way down to t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he</span> bottom of the skirt.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6</span>. P</span>ress your seam open and press the right side of the dress again.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7</span></span>. If your zipper is too long it is a super easy fix. First mark 2"
down from where the zipper is sewn in the dress. Stitch over the zipper
at this mark many times<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> locking your stitches.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">C</span>ut the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">z</span>ipper just below where you stitched<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span></span>. Now, for both a zipper that has been shortened and one that has not been shortened,
sew the zipper to the seam allowance of the back skirt only on both
sides. (See the next three photos of this step.) Be careful not to
sew the dress skirt onto the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">z</span>ipper on this step. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">40</span>. Our last step for today! Fold the top of the zipper out to the raw edge and stitch in place on both back bodice pieces.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/">www.whimsicalfabric.co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span></a> </span></span></span></span>Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-84277151398514862492015-12-07T02:25:00.002-06:002015-12-07T02:28:08.278-06:00Sew-Along #29 - Fairy Tale Dress - Lesson #1<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy Ta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">le</span></span> </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">Dress</a> b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oliver+S</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day 1 of the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_324_330&products_id=4959">Oliver<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">+</span>S Fairy Tale Dress </a>sew along!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you do not have your pattern yet you can purchase it from the shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>t is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in</span> PDF format so you can print today and be ready to start. You can
also purchase a kit as well from the shop. It has everything you need,
other than thread, to make a gorgeous dress.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_324_330&products_id=4959">Fairy Tale Dress PDF P<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>ttern</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577">Fairy Tale Dress Kit</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Before you begin today's lessons please read all of the pattern
directions first. Today's lesson will include how to make muslin of the
bodice for the perfect fit <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on</span> your little gir<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l. We will also be</span> cutting out all the pattern
pieces<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">day</span></span>. I highly recommend making a muslin as the patterns calls
for, as this dress pattern is a more fitted dress for young girls. It
really is worth the extra time put into making it and does not
require that much time to ensure a good fit.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">To start, measure your child and trace out the bodice size the best fits<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> her</span>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>e will <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">now </span>be cutting out fabric for the muslin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span>f you purchased a kit <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">there </span>will be a small amount of white fabric
that was included. I you did not purchase a kit you can use a batiste or
broadcloth for<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>making your muslin. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">If you know before hand that
there will be a fitting issue with a certain area, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">such as</span> the belly is
measuring snug already, please add extra inches of fabric to the side of
the pattern pieces when you cut out the muslin. Cut only one front and two back
bodice pieces <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ou<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t of your muslin fabric</span></span>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span></span> mark all your darts with a pen onto your fabric. You want these
markings to stay and not wash or rub off. If you added "extra" to the
sides of the pattern piece be sure sure to mark the original side of the
pattern piece too. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">We will now sew our muslin bodice pieces together at the shoulders and
sides along the pattern seam line with a long stitch length. This is so
that when we are done sewing and making our changes, if needed, we can
take this stitching out. I also sew a line for the seam line at the
neck and back. Make sure to use a dark colored thread so it is more
visible.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Now cut some slits into the neck seam line onl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y. B</span>e sure to stop
before you cut through the stitching line. This will help the muslin to
sit properly on your child while you are make fitting adjustments.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake straight pins and pin all the darts into place on both the front and back bodice pieces. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take your muslin and try it on your child now.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the back, fold one side on the stitching seam allowance and place
at the opposite side seam allowance<span style="font-family: inherit;">. P</span>in in place.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">C</span></span>heck for proper fit. On my child's back side the bodice is
too loose. She is broad shouldered<span style="font-family: inherit;">, so</span> it fits perfect at the top but not
at the back bottom. The bodice fits very well on her front side. So I am
leaving the front side as is, but if your fitting problems is on the
front the same concept will work for adjusting that area.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can see with the photo below at the back dart how much extra fabric
is there. (There is quite a bit!) So to fix this problem I am making the
dart a 1/4" bigger. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, I mark the bottom of the dart where I want to
take the dart too<span style="font-family: inherit;">. T</span>hen, I redraw my line<span style="font-family: inherit;">s for</span> the dart on both sides, using the new mark at the bottom <span style="font-family: inherit;">and</span> the dot transferred f<span style="font-family: inherit;">ro</span>m the
original pattern piece. (see photo below)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I then redrew
both darts on the back and repined the darts
with the new lines to check the fit. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I</span>f your little girl has not
enough room in the belly area you can take this same method and
let the darts out. You can do this to the front and back darts (or on ju<span style="font-family: inherit;">st</span> th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e</span> front or on just the back<span style="font-family: inherit;">) </span>to make a great fit on your girl. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If the tummy has some real fit issues you can add the the side
seam allowance as well. This is
very helpful for chubby toddlers bellies. Just mark on your muslin
where and how much the bodice sides need let out, resew the new side
seam and retry it on your little one to ensure a good fit.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you are all done it should be a nice fit but not tight. My
daughter's bodice has about 1<span style="font-family: inherit;">½</span>" -<span style="font-family: inherit;"> 2</span>" ease. The fit should be
spot on but have wiggle room. (As my daughter calls it<span style="font-family: inherit;">.)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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need to <span style="font-family: inherit;">make</span>, take your muslin apart at the seams and use this
and the markings to make your pattern pieces for your final dress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ready to start cutting out your dress now? This is always my favorite part of this dress!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before we cut into our fabrics I want to point out three lines on the
skirt pattern pieces. The top arrow points to the cutting line for the
tulle skirt of the dress. The middle arrow is pointing <span style="font-family: inherit;">to</span> the cutting
line for the lining skirt of the dress. After the lining skirt is hemmed
it will be the same length of the tulle skirt. The bottom arrow is
pointing to the bottom line on the skirt pattern, where the main skirt will
be cut.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>This skirt will have a deep hem<span style="font-family: inherit;">. This</span> is why it is much
longer than the lining skirt's cutting line.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here <span style="font-family: inherit;">are</span> all the dress<span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>s skirts stacked up. It's hard to see the tulle but it is a<span style="font-family: inherit;"> ½</span>" shorter than the lining skirt. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For <span style="font-family: inherit;">d</span>ress <span style="font-family: inherit;">V</span>iew A you will need to cut out: </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">F</span>ront and back bodices out of main fabric</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Front and back bodices out of lining fabric</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Four collar pieces and two collar interfacing pieces</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span>wo main sleeves with mirrored images</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two lining sleeves with mirrored images</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">O</span>ne waist band cut on the bias</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two of each of main skirt, lining skirt and tulle skirt back</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">O</span>ne of each of main skirt, lining skirt and tulle skirt front</span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For <span style="font-family: inherit;">d</span>ress <span style="font-family: inherit;">V</span>iew B you will need to cut out:</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">F</span>ront and back bodices out of main fabric</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Front and back bodices out of lining fabric</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Four collar pieces and two collar interfacing pieces</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span>wo arm bias strips</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two sashes</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two of each of main skirt, lining skirt and tulle skirt back</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">O</span>ne of each of main skirt, lining skirt and tulle skirt front</span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Danielle Storm</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/">www.whimsicalfabric.co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span></a> </span></span></span></span>Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-19071435347506490352015-12-04T17:09:00.000-06:002015-12-04T17:09:07.998-06:00Sew-Along #29 - Fairy Tale Dress - Preparations<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy Ta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">le</span></span> </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">Dress</a> b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oliver+S</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy Ta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">le</span></span> dress <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pattern requires a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n</span> invisible zipper</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sharon will show you how to cut it down a zipper that is too long in the lessons</span></span>. Again, our fabric <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">kits</a> all come with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">z<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ippers</span></span>. We like to make those <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">kits</a> easy for you. If you are not purchasing a <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">kit</a> from us though, please make sure you have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a zipper</span> on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>hand.</span></span><br />
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iron is preferable for sewing), a pair of
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more about it</span> <a href="http://whimsicalfabricsewalong.blogspot.com/2012/03/sew-along-1-lesson-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <span style="color: black;">Feezer paper can be bought at most grocery stores (</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">by the wax paper and aluminum foil</span></span>) or on</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BZYCNK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000BZYCNK&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=GPKUUVQ2GI2QBHCI" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><b>Things to Do</b></span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Make
sure to prewash and preshrink all of your fabrics. I wash my fabrics
on warm or hot and then I dry my fabrics in the dryer with no
softeners. I <b>always</b> preshrink in this way when I am using fabric
for clothing construction. I would hate to work hard on something only
to have it shrink and not fit when I was done. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">I also prewash my fusible
interfacing to preshrink it. This will prevent any wrinkles or waves
that might arise when you iron or launder your garment. To prewash your
interfacing simply soak it in a sink for about <span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">5
minutes in very
warm water. You don't want the water too hot to avoid removing the
iron-on finish, but you do want it warm enough to shrink the
interfacing.
After soaking, just pat it with a clean towel and hang it to dry.</span> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">You <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DO NOT</span> need to prewash your m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ulin fabric<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> or your tulle.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Press all of your fabrics (but not your fusible interfacing) well. I try to do
this straight out of the dryer so that the wrinkles come out
easier. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Make
sure to download the pattern<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> PDF</span> onto your computer, tablet,
or smart phone. Your pattern will be located in your order history on
our site. Log into your account, then click on the My Account at the
very top right hand side of our site. You will then see a list of your
orders. Click on the correct order and a download link will be
available</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">having a printer print your last page, don't wait to the last minute to have that done. Some printers have a couple of days w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ait for such th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ings. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are printing the pattern yo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">urself,
please make sure to have printed it and taped it together before lesson
1. We have not included this part in the lesson. For<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> help in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pri<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ting and taping, please see this previous lesson<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> -</span></span></span></span></span></span> <a href="http://whimsicalfabricsewalong.blogspot.com/2013/07/sew-along-6-class-picnic-blouse-shorts_29.html" target="_blank">Class Picnic Lesson 1</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Don't forget to join our </span><span class="main-title"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701707403388641/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="main-title"><span class="userContent">Whimsical Fabric & Me Group</span></span></a>
so you can post your progress pictures. Everyone who posts completed
lesson pictures, on time, to the Facebook Group, will be entered into
drawings to win some awesome prizes! <b>Please note that this is a
different group then what we have hosted the sew-alongs in the past. Please make
sure to join this group so you don't miss out if you haven't already.</b></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The Prizes</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the close of the Sew-Along we will be giving away <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span> <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=71_324_330" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oliver+S</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=71_324_330" target="_blank"> PDF patterns</a> as prizes. Winners will be able to p<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ick <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which pattern they desire form <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">any of the Oliver+S patterns we stock. </span></span></span> It's the perfect chance to snag some <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wesome</span></span></span> pattern<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to</span> sew<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the new year</span></span></span>. </span></span></span>Make sure to join the</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701707403388641/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so you have a chance <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> win</span></span></span>! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> prize pattern has up to a $1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6</span>.95 value.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We will
give out entries for the prize pool drawing during the sew-along. There
are three different ways to earn entries into the prize drawing.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each day that you
turn in an assignment on time you will receive 1 entry per item you create. Thus,
the more items you make, the more entries you will receive. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We
will also
award 1 entry for purchasing the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy Tale</span> pattern from us using the coupon code <b>SewAlongSavings</b> or from the </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">Sew-Along #2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span> Category</a></span></span>. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In
addition, if you purchased a kit from the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_577" target="_blank">Sew-Along #2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9</span> Category</a>
we will award you another 2 entries for each kit purchased. *Note: Patterns
purchased within the kit count as pattern purchases outlined in step #2
above.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Danielle Storm</span></span></span><br />
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Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-12436074254834458042015-11-13T02:00:00.000-06:002015-11-13T02:51:26.731-06:00Sew-Along #28 - Bistro Dress - Lesson #4<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_568" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bistro</span></a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dress b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liesl+Co</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Today we will be sewing the sleeves, hem on both the dress and dress
lining<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and the sash. T</span>h<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ese</span> will be our last steps and our final day of our sew
along. I hope you ladies are excited as I am!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Let's g<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o</span>!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><b>Sleeves </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. Sew a gathering stitch at the top of the sleeve between the notches
on both sleeves. Next, sew a row of basting stitching with a 5/8" seam
allowance. This line will help us make a nice<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>neat, even hem.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">2. Press your sleeve bottom up just at the basting stitch row. Then,
fold the top raw edge of the sleeve into the fold crease and press
again to make a narrow hem. Repeat with second sleeve.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">3. Unfold the sleeve hem at the side and sew with a 1/2" seam. Trim and finish seam here. Repeat with second sleeve.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">4. Refold the sleeve hem and press well. Stitch the hem in place<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen remove your basting stitch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">es</span>. Repeat with second sleeve.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">5. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>ith your <b><i>sleeve right side out</i></b> and your <b><i>dress wrong side out</i></b>,
slip the corresponding sleeve into the inside of the dress (the right
side of the dress) matching notches and seams. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>in. Gather
threads gently so there are no pleats or puckers. Pin in place all the way around.
Stitch with a 1/2" seam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>rim the seam and finish the raw edge. (I
used my serger for this step.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">6. Press you sleeve seam towards the sleeve. Repeat with second sleeve.</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Onto the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">H</span>em!</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1</span>. Sew a row of basting stitches a 1/2" from the raw bottom edge of the
dress, this will be our pressing guild. It makes it easier to get a
lovely hem on a curved surface. Press the hem up at the 1/2" stitch
line.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake your tailor's chalk and draw a line 1 1/2" up from the
bottom edge of the hem.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> P</span>ress up at this line, pinning in place.
Stitch in place.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span>. For the lining we will need to cut off 2" from the bottom. To do this, take your tailor's chalk and draw a line around that
is 2" up from the raw bottom edge<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. C</span>ut this part off. Repeat steps <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1</span>
and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span> with the dress lining.</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">S<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ash</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. For the sash we will press each short end up a 1/2" to the wrong side. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span>old in half length wise (or the long <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">way</span>).</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">2. Sew down only the long side of the sash<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>not on either short ends.
Trim the seam to 1/4" and press the seam open<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen, turn the sash and
press once again with the seam in the center back (just like our belt
loops.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">3. Fold <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and</span> press t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e </span></span>ends </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1/2" </span></span></span>up inside the sash<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. E</span>ither hand stitch or machine stitch each end closed.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">The last and final step?!? Try your new dress on!!!! Well, okay, if you are
me I had already tried my dress on without sleeves, with one sleeve, then
with the hem....well you get the point. Now you can show this dress
off!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Danielle Storm</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/">www.whimsicalfabric.co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span></a> </span></span></span></span>Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-5267496216811614552015-11-12T02:00:00.000-06:002015-11-13T04:47:37.181-06:00Sew-Along #28 - Bistro Dress - Lesson #3<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_568" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bistro</span></a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dress b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liesl+Co</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Today we will be sewing the shoulders and the neck lines, I sewn mine
with View A but I will also give a run down on View B as well. So let's
get started on today's lesson!</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">llar, Shoulders, Facings</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. <i><b>For <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">V</span>iew B</b></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <b>-</b></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If </span>you have not done so already, fuse the interfacing to
the wrong side of one set of collar pieces. Sew your collar pieces
together with right sides facing only on the curved edge<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>rim seam
allowance<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, t</span>hen turn, and press. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Place the collar pieces onto the right
side of the front dress with the dot of the collar matching the dot you
transferred from the pattern onto the dress front. (Let's pretend mine
is not the pattern here and is a collar piece.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) </span>The collar piece
will only go as far as the shoulder seam and not onto the back. The side
raw edges of the collar will be sewn into the shoulder seam.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">2. For all views, pin shoulders together on main dress only and sew together.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">3. I trimmed my seam allowance here and the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n</span> pressed my seams open.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">4. <i style="font-weight: bold;">For View B <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>nly<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - </span></i>Now
we are going to do some more pretending here for a minute. My yellow
chalk lines are where your View B dress lining is cut at. (Mine is cut
for the lining of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">V</span>iew A) Take your back facing piece and pin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>the
bottom of the facing to the top of the center back with right sides
together.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Pin the outer edge of the facing to the top edge of the shoulder. Now,
working slowly, pin the rest of the facing to the dress lining, cutting
notches into the dress lining as needed. (Be careful not to trim into
the seam line itself. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Stitch with a 1/2" seam allowance. Trim your
seam and press seam towards facing.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">5.<i style="font-weight: bold;"> For View A Only </i><b>-</b> Take
your front and back facing pieces and pin together with right sides
facing, stitching together at shoulder. Trim should seams and finish
this raw edge. (I used my serger for this one).</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">6. Serge or zig zag stitch the bottom raw edge all the way around. Set a
side. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">7. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Sew the lining of the dress front and back together at shoulder
seams, right sides together on both views. Press shoulder seams open.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Zipper</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Now onto sewing the zipper in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> If you have not sew<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed</span> with an invisible
zipper yet, don't worry, it really is not as hard as you think. My first
invisible zipper I ever sewn was with and Oliver and S pattern<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span></span>t
came out great with the directions given by Liesl!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. With the zipper closed and facing wrong side up, mark the zipper tape where the top of the zipper sits.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">2. Now, with a lower setting on your iron (as not to melt the zipper teeth) you
will unroll the zipper coil and press it flat with the zipper wrong side
facing up. Do this to both zipper sides. The flat zipper will be easier
to sew in correctly.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9BXiMuSYhJ2trb-5gsGHJChC1ai8HcCHnkzXm44Y7mJkGY_wmpDm-qjolVN-GtAukQEEkOWppzRlNUgrNhsmeFwEdJsAf8lMzg6kWhZA5bLjHpGzLtKJ1dYm-IGtIctoZ6S6SdWmAFLk/s1600/Lesson3_10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9BXiMuSYhJ2trb-5gsGHJChC1ai8HcCHnkzXm44Y7mJkGY_wmpDm-qjolVN-GtAukQEEkOWppzRlNUgrNhsmeFwEdJsAf8lMzg6kWhZA5bLjHpGzLtKJ1dYm-IGtIctoZ6S6SdWmAFLk/s400/Lesson3_10.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">3. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>ith the right side of the back of the dress facing up, working
on the wear's left side, place the zipper with the wrong side of the
zipper facing up and matching the line of the top of the zipper to the
dot you transferred from the pattern onto the dress. To help get the
zipper placed on right I always lay my zipper onto the dress as if it
were sewn in and finished, then I flip the zipper over the pin in
place. This way I do not get my zipper all turned around and twisted. I
have done this a few times on my second side and taking seams out on a
zipper is not any fun, trust me. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTwBE7DEv8QJXtLfJXb27X0K9KIfauBsVojgrQRgc0W3k2NUc1JLY-69GXzn7kW0nT5lcgy7k4oHd-Q9qwWukBf20kum_8N2OF6NV4laVPOywLJQBZf62HD9D7wpYqdS8CA7EsUiinQ2u/s1600/Lesson3_11.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTwBE7DEv8QJXtLfJXb27X0K9KIfauBsVojgrQRgc0W3k2NUc1JLY-69GXzn7kW0nT5lcgy7k4oHd-Q9qwWukBf20kum_8N2OF6NV4laVPOywLJQBZf62HD9D7wpYqdS8CA7EsUiinQ2u/s400/Lesson3_11.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">4. Now, line the zipper teeth edge up with the seam allowance line you
made and pin in place. The pattern recommends that you baste the zipper
in place before sewing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> I will not lie, if you do this, it sews in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ch</span></span>
easier, but instead I pin mine a lot, then sew the zipper in place.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1b42Pdf-91mAnaM8yGE7p8zGZ6jq4Sd_30poHEG-nZdVl7X4VLlzFK1pASHQLOgqvP0ZNhN35TmtntHuvEqPWHk2mHJVCZ5iWDJwlZhFGX2wwP__3G3w3w8KvqCUncguyAUfyKPtBtHTe/s1600/Lesson3_12.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1b42Pdf-91mAnaM8yGE7p8zGZ6jq4Sd_30poHEG-nZdVl7X4VLlzFK1pASHQLOgqvP0ZNhN35TmtntHuvEqPWHk2mHJVCZ5iWDJwlZhFGX2wwP__3G3w3w8KvqCUncguyAUfyKPtBtHTe/s400/Lesson3_12.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>n the bottom of the zipper transfer that bottom dot<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>his will be your
sewing stopping point. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>he top one is your stitching starting point.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YQah52jL43DHKwNB9ZlEHaOznolr-Lr5onM2_CEKnu68kCZPQ28WpUxp1075ZtTiDHVAj9962d41Wzj7ahd-nxdWl4YT4paNuw0ZQ1gtlHG-LkK0zMgC4hMQ0q4b6DpD08W8qystdbpx/s1600/Lesson3_13.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YQah52jL43DHKwNB9ZlEHaOznolr-Lr5onM2_CEKnu68kCZPQ28WpUxp1075ZtTiDHVAj9962d41Wzj7ahd-nxdWl4YT4paNuw0ZQ1gtlHG-LkK0zMgC4hMQ0q4b6DpD08W8qystdbpx/s400/Lesson3_13.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Sew the zipper in place as close to the teeth of the zipper, but with out
sewing over them. **<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">N</span>ote, if you have an invisible zipper presser foot
be sure to use it here<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>f you do not, use a regular zipper foot. I used just a
regular zipper foot to sew mine.**</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7qlo5BIxESTO2VEotr31XtfBLsiqOLK6GmthwZsD8l74nZdfvJWVeSxoxPyQJ6gpPurBmyx16BSBVcEhFPinEtBvazuCkc71gqw4zEXHAXDxmFzvdsVjlbdGCKkmTcKu6-Qp7uJd64s0/s1600/Lesson3_14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7qlo5BIxESTO2VEotr31XtfBLsiqOLK6GmthwZsD8l74nZdfvJWVeSxoxPyQJ6gpPurBmyx16BSBVcEhFPinEtBvazuCkc71gqw4zEXHAXDxmFzvdsVjlbdGCKkmTcKu6-Qp7uJd64s0/s400/Lesson3_14.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">5. After sewing on one side of the zipper, zip the zipper closed and
mark on the un-sewn side of the zipper where you stopped sewing on the sewn side.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw_8JPXywylY2YgZ8CWESIAmjnAUHO1AheX4HwFgQ93Eokx1n7O2VTgmBU_GAP6YshVD4bKpIC5Jwka-V7YL3FW0kAgWWjHvNtPh9c1frFwy3iyCBlceWDGsQU3r-bJn270qKvhumfU9a/s1600/Lesson3_15.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw_8JPXywylY2YgZ8CWESIAmjnAUHO1AheX4HwFgQ93Eokx1n7O2VTgmBU_GAP6YshVD4bKpIC5Jwka-V7YL3FW0kAgWWjHvNtPh9c1frFwy3iyCBlceWDGsQU3r-bJn270qKvhumfU9a/s400/Lesson3_15.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">6. Now, unzip the zipper again<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in the zipper </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on</span> the
opposite side of the dress</span></span></span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">with the right side of the zipper and dress
facing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be </span>careful not to twist the zipper.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp78BfxkTwR-1pYtEs-niI-isvhL4X5ByCEhx5P7uAcRNODeIVEdQ7ZPnZVwzsIMEbASQHq9TcMcDEN03MnU_WDEBoSqlmOfTSHdOgu_n5Cy879SM0ZSjJ21BXyZoFxoCaEs37XDxoQCLG/s1600/Lesson3_16.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp78BfxkTwR-1pYtEs-niI-isvhL4X5ByCEhx5P7uAcRNODeIVEdQ7ZPnZVwzsIMEbASQHq9TcMcDEN03MnU_WDEBoSqlmOfTSHdOgu_n5Cy879SM0ZSjJ21BXyZoFxoCaEs37XDxoQCLG/s400/Lesson3_16.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Match up the top mark on the zipper to the top dot on the dress, pin
place. Next, pin the bottom of the zipper where you just marked onto the
bottom dot on the dress. Pin the rest of the zipper in place.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJ2AuH_Vl_dMt9WReTEPxZ-1QOzlCYPllkGJ7fVNvVrN-cvvfBRWZgfBCVNq3eDkdI64BKSc5hlDHV4HwMD_yVTySVrMfAC2TghgeEVfKD4Es9ACBea5mWCfXnAUgsdHx4S4lDNdEFIi3/s1600/Lesson3_17.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJ2AuH_Vl_dMt9WReTEPxZ-1QOzlCYPllkGJ7fVNvVrN-cvvfBRWZgfBCVNq3eDkdI64BKSc5hlDHV4HwMD_yVTySVrMfAC2TghgeEVfKD4Es9ACBea5mWCfXnAUgsdHx4S4lDNdEFIi3/s400/Lesson3_17.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B</span>efore you baste and sew the zipper in place, recheck to make sure
that the zipper facing the correct way<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>not twisted, and will zip
closed. I have made this mistake way too many times...... all on one
dress, always check first. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LOL</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOAZinzc-7ZcpYQYoJBAw_KLi2b9-5oULHks82HO73akhkxO25GReM2NzAoEU6IDiWmpc6q3PKjTtzqoa_h_9RtCXGTas4b4zCm1qQMa14O-Ylev4hXiQ1O8-zwdDem-5pRBLpipp9oYk/s1600/Lesson3_18.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOAZinzc-7ZcpYQYoJBAw_KLi2b9-5oULHks82HO73akhkxO25GReM2NzAoEU6IDiWmpc6q3PKjTtzqoa_h_9RtCXGTas4b4zCm1qQMa14O-Ylev4hXiQ1O8-zwdDem-5pRBLpipp9oYk/s400/Lesson3_18.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">7. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>titch the zipper in place as close to the teeth of the zipper,
without sewing over <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">them</span>. Zip your zipper up to check to
see if you have sewn close enough to the teeth. If you see a spot <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or</span> two that you have not, now is the time to resew those places.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTww_wtuF6T3Wi9i9t3vigGKj5FRS4N-WX1bF1dhi2vK7ZYg9tZkfB5t9UPyk5obJkQr9My99SgBF2Fi1O4HB31ziXT1_RHsqLIatr3z13AWkZUMhj-1n4U-JNVlsqxkvQ_hXTghsa7Rh/s1600/Lesson3_19.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTww_wtuF6T3Wi9i9t3vigGKj5FRS4N-WX1bF1dhi2vK7ZYg9tZkfB5t9UPyk5obJkQr9My99SgBF2Fi1O4HB31ziXT1_RHsqLIatr3z13AWkZUMhj-1n4U-JNVlsqxkvQ_hXTghsa7Rh/s400/Lesson3_19.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">8. Take the top of the zipper and fold it over<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>the raw edge a b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span> S</span>titch in place.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqvLIJRYpm_gAzaK_bhXDxGyouxvX50oqXsTf8PVm7Em_zcZ-AE-MoAM3hcu2uwlGYbjycHauwjxTzJhZn0b7CXJxWNgfMVx36XZ4sQg3EgmSSU3IOfa9U-TF9CObsTosmwfDpOHpvJyG/s1600/Lesson3_20.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqvLIJRYpm_gAzaK_bhXDxGyouxvX50oqXsTf8PVm7Em_zcZ-AE-MoAM3hcu2uwlGYbjycHauwjxTzJhZn0b7CXJxWNgfMVx36XZ4sQg3EgmSSU3IOfa9U-TF9CObsTosmwfDpOHpvJyG/s400/Lesson3_20.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">9.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>To finish the side seam of the dress, pin the dress sides together
above and below the zipper with right sides together. Using your zipper
foot still, sew the top of the dress to the zipper with an 1/2" seam,
stopping at the dot on the dress. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>ew the bottom part of the dress, again
using your zipper foot<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>starting at the bottom dot. Sew down 2"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, stop, change your </span>presser<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> foot</span> back,
then continue stitching down the side seam to the bottom of the dress.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz-Myv3juu7MkXNNmxH3XtfmdSgWjaRktyE1HeTlOzli_Mto3V29_3s_lnpc1V2zImZyP4vpRaZw6LEfXhzAzcI_8LawwDoZaSl67HugW3snsKq-4IMWmiDH58kEQFMiDob2eJQvMAp9B/s1600/Lesson3_21.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlz-Myv3juu7MkXNNmxH3XtfmdSgWjaRktyE1HeTlOzli_Mto3V29_3s_lnpc1V2zImZyP4vpRaZw6LEfXhzAzcI_8LawwDoZaSl67HugW3snsKq-4IMWmiDH58kEQFMiDob2eJQvMAp9B/s400/Lesson3_21.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">10. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>ress your seams open<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span></span>lip your dress and admire your
invisible zipper and seam!! Yep, that zipper really is hardly
seen.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-8OQrPMl7j1bfydVFiSF6TeHMLj1atZUkT_XlFOSEftjlCjRcqwgT2cp97piyZAGDV5OmuyzYryfU0oCihv-VaWP1jt_4za9yLrXia-2YkGrTEoB-ED-J46Ams6eh2XAFEtZhzel9ona/s1600/Lesson3_22.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-8OQrPMl7j1bfydVFiSF6TeHMLj1atZUkT_XlFOSEftjlCjRcqwgT2cp97piyZAGDV5OmuyzYryfU0oCihv-VaWP1jt_4za9yLrXia-2YkGrTEoB-ED-J46Ams6eh2XAFEtZhzel9ona/s400/Lesson3_22.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">11. If your zipper is too long like mine was, sew the zipper about 2"
below where the bottom of the zipper is sewn onto the dress. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">C</span>ut off
the extra part of the zipper below this. Then, sew the bottom part of
the zipper that is hanging down (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span>he two inches that is left)
onto the seam.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGjVWRir2TwDYdrL39vMY3azfhySalG_FAkeo4Ushr7M9kyTqZ1GJe5zDEywDwn1GFdzbG9hWe-Dr7QGEpzojqO1HTE4PaMdWyJPQ0dKomGTFOO3pZjUQFrWJJTRlAMESQrnXuYw3UHKx/s1600/Lesson3_23.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGjVWRir2TwDYdrL39vMY3azfhySalG_FAkeo4Ushr7M9kyTqZ1GJe5zDEywDwn1GFdzbG9hWe-Dr7QGEpzojqO1HTE4PaMdWyJPQ0dKomGTFOO3pZjUQFrWJJTRlAMESQrnXuYw3UHKx/s400/Lesson3_23.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">12. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake and pin the wear's right side together and stitch. Press seam open.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">13. On the lining of the dress, on the wear's left side, pin the lining
together with right sides facing, but not pining the area between the
dots<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>These dots were used for the zipper on the main part of the
dress. Sew the seam starting at the bottom of the dress and stopping at
the first dot, then starting up again at the next dot and sewing up to
the top.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Press this side seam open and press the un-sewn area between the dots
with a 1/2" seam as well. This will be where the lining sews onto the
main dress zipper area. Ne<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">x</span>t, sew the second side of the lining in same manner as main dress second side. Press seam open as well.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">14. <b><i>For View B <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>nly -</i></b> Place the dress lining over the main
dress with right sides together, pinning all the way around the neck
line. Sew with a 1/2" seam, trim the seam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> turn and press well.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">15. <b><i>For View A <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>nly</i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <b>-</b></span> ***<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> T</span>his is a modification I made to
the dress to fully line this version. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>his step in not in the pattern.
*** With dress right side out<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>slip the dress lining inside the dress. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>he dress lining<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s </span>wrong side must be facing the main dress's wrong side. Pin
around neck line, then baste in place using a 3/8" seam.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">16. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake you neck facing and pin it to the dress at the neck line
with right sides facing. Stitch around the neck facing using a 1/2" seam
allowance and also following the stitching guild for the V notch.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">17. Carefully trim the neck line<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and V notch</span> to 1/8".</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">19. Top stitch the seam allowance to the neck facing all the way around<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and</span> as close to the V notch <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as</span> you can.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">20. Fold the neck facing to the inside of the dress and press well.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">This is where we will leave off for today<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. C</span>ome back tomorrow so we can finish up our dresses!! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/">www.whimsicalfabric.co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span></a> </span></span></span></span>Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-43333007566931127682015-11-10T02:00:00.000-06:002015-11-13T04:47:59.220-06:00Sew-Along #28 - Bistro Dress - Lesson #2<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_568" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bistro</span></a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dress b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liesl+Co</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome back to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">D</span>ay 2 of Bistro <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dress Sew-Along.</span>
Before we begin please read all the directions first<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>You will need the pattern directions<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to follo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w also.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today is my favorite day of the sew along<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> I love sewing darts<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> The
darts are what gives this dress it's wonderful fit and shape. I hope you
will enjoy sewing them as much as I do<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. L</span>et's get started!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Sew a row of stay stitching onto the neck line of all the main dress
pieces and lining pieces. This will keep the neck line from stretching
out while we sew.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Fuse the interfacing onto the wrong sides of the neck facing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span>. For
View A transfer the V notch stitching lines onto the front neck facing.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. To sew the darts we will start with the neckline and side darts. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is how I make my darts so they are nice and even.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fold the dart in half, matching up the notches on the edge, with right sides of fabric facing each other.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pin the top and bottom of the dart<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, to make sure my dart is even, I take a straight pin and place it
through the dart line on the top side and then through to the bottom
side making sure that the straight pin passes through the dart line on
each side. Pin this in place. (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>ee the next three photos to see more
details on this.)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Start sewing the dart at the raw edge of the dress, locking your stitches <i><b>only</b></i> when you start sewing the dart.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stitch right on the line you transferred from the pattern for the dart.
When you reach the bottom end of the dart, where it tapers off the
fabric <i><b>do not lock your stitches here</b></i>.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Instead sew right to the very end of your dart on the fabric's edge and then leave a long tail of thread. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, take you long tail of thread and tie a few nice knots right next to
the fabric's edge. This will leave a nice flat dart on the front side.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Press your dart once to "set" your stitches.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, press your dart on the back neck line towards the back center. For
the front dress side darts, repeat in same manner but press the darts
down. Repeat with lining darts as well.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Onto the center waist darts! We will sew these in the same manner as
the top darts. I will show you a few pinning tricks to help you sew
these nice and even.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next pin the bottom of the dart with the dart folded in half.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take another pin and place it through the line of the dart on each sides
about an 1" up from the bottom of the dart. Pin this part of the dart
in-place. Repeat this until you have the dart all pinned in place.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the center of the dart, pivot your needle, then follow sewing the
dart line until you reach the bottom of the dart and sew right to the
fabric edge.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> O</b></span><b>nce again, do not lock your stitches. </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">L</span>eave a long tail of thread at both the top and bottom of this dart.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take the long thread tails and tie a few knots on both ends.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Press the dart to "set" the stitches.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. Press the dart going towards the center of the dress. Repeat with all
the center darts on both main dress and lining dress pieces.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Fuse the interfacing to the main dress on the wrong side for the
zipper. Be sure to transfer the dot for the zipper onto the interfacing
as well.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11. On the front side of the dress draw a 1/2" seam allowance line
between the top and bottom dots you transferred from the pattern.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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any of the dress pieces while finishing these edges. Finish the sides
and center back, and shoulder pieces if you would like to on this step.
(I did not finish my shoulders' edges, I wanted to trim them down after
sewn to reduce bulk in this area.)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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seam allowance<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen, trim down the seam to a 1/4" and press seam open in
the center.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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sewn. Finish the raw edges of each belt loop top and bottom. I used a
narrow zig zag stitch on mine but you can use your serger.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">16. Press the bottom and top of each belt loop to the back side a 1/4".</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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right over the center of the dart, using the pin as a guild<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>in belt
loop in place<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>hen remove the pin from the center backside of the dart.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">19. Sew the top and bottom of the belt loop in place. Repeat with remaining 3 belt loops. </span>. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/">www.whimsicalfabric.co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span></a> </span></span></span></span>Danielle Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111475514209774224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013098299626073191.post-68258836912761025042015-11-09T02:00:00.000-06:002015-11-13T04:48:08.672-06:00Sew-Along #28 - Bistro Dress - Lesson #1<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_568" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bistro</span></a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dress b</span>y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liesl+Co</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">D</span>ay 1 of the Bistro Dress Sew-Along. Before we begin, please read all the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pattern </span>directions first, even before
cutting the pattern pieces out. You will need the pattern directions at
hand for each lesson everyday. The directions for this pattern are
wonderful and will help you make one of the best garments you have ever
sewn yourself!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To start, you will need to measure yourself. You will need to get bust
measurements, hips and waist. The pattern is made to fit a B cup bra
size. Now if your measurements are in one size for hip and waist and a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> different size for bust</span> (like
myself, I'm a size 18, but my bust does not fit into the 18 size, I'm a D cup bra
size) it would be a good idea to make a Full Bust Adjustment, or FBA
for short. Maybe your bust size is smaller so you might need to make a
Small Bust Adjustment, or SBA for short. The best <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">way</span> to find your
correct bust size for a Liesl+Co pattern is to take a high bust
measurement. Liesl wrote an excellent blog post on it. Click on the
picture below to read more on how to measure correctly for this. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After you find your correct bust size go ahead and glue (or tape) your
pattern pieces together. I, myself, prefer gluing mine so I can press my
pattern later when I use again. I will walk you through the steps on
how to make the FBA and SBA. It really is not hard if you take it slow<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. The</span>
fit of your dress will be amazing when done<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. It's</span> so worth the time to make
one!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am also going to show you how to make a modification to the view A
dress (the V neckline version) to make it fully lined. Below is the back
of the dress pattern piece. I have traced the back dress dart with red
marker so you can see it better. (The pattern does not have the dart
lines fully there, just the starting point and ending point but you will
need to trace the whole dart onto the fabric) The next red line you see
(the long horizontal line) is the cutting line for the lining of the
dress. If you are making <i>view B, </i>or the collar version, <u><i>cut your dress lining<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>out on this line</i></u>. If you are making <i>view A</i> of the dress please <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><i>D<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O NOT</span></i></u></span><i><u> cut out the dress lining on this line, but rather cut the lining of the dress</u></i> just as the main back dress. This way we can fully line our dresses.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now onto the FBA or the SBA<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. C</span>ut your front dress pattern piece along
the waist line to create two pattern pieces and trace the top of the
waist dart onto a separate piece of paper. Add your 1/2" seam allowance
to the top portion of the front bodice as well.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now draw a first line (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">L</span>ine #1) right up the center of the waist dart
on your size. I drew mine about 2" taller than the top of the dart.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Draw a second line (Line #2) in the center of the side bust dart, meeting the previous line you just made.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Onto the third line (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">L</span>ine #3), this one will be drawn 1/3 of the way up
from the bottom of the arm opening. (I measured mine to get the right
spot) Draw a lin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> to meet the first two lines where they meet together.</span></span></span></span><br />
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right up to the seam line, pivoting at the center, stopping before
you cut into the seam allowance mark you made. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This part is now where it will become either a FBA or SAB. First place a
piece of paper behind your bodice piece. (I had to use two piece total
for mine to cover all the areas I needed) </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For a C cup FBA move the
bottom cut open 1/2", the upper cut portion will open up as needed to
fit the bottom opening you made. Tape the pattern pieces into place
along the openings so they stay in place. </span></span></span></span><br />
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the bottom opening over 3/4" and just as with the C cup the top opening
will move as needed on it's own, tape the pattern in place so the
openings do not move.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f you are making a SBA, move your opening to overlap a 1/2" to make the
bust area smaller. Once again the pattern opening you made at the top
will move on it's own as needed. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ape into place.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Note that the bottom of the pattern in now not even with the rest of the
top bodice so now we are going to fix this and the size dart as well.
Take a piece of paper and place it so that the bottom edge of the
pattern piece is even along the bottom edge.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the side dart add another piece of paper to retrace the dart on the
side. Just follow the dart lines that are on the pattern for your size
then go onto the new part of the pattern piece your making with both
dart lines meeting.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is a closer look at the side dart.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now just trim away the extra paper to give you new top bodice piece.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To make the full pattern piece, take you top and bottom front dress
pattern pieces and tape them back together at the waist line. Remember
the top center dart we traced? Take this and place it right over the
bottom dart on the pattern piece to give you to correct placement of the
center dart.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lastly we need to fix the side of the front dress. The side right now
does not match so to fix it add another strip of paper and draw a side
line to blend the top bodice piece into the bottom one.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is what the final front dress pattern piece will look like. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now cut all you pattern pieces out. If making view A be sure to cut out both neck facings as well as linings. <b>***Be sure to cut the back lining of view A with the same cut lines as the main back dress pattern piece.***</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Trace all your darts onto the wrong side of both your lining and main
fabric pieces. Now transfer your dots onto the dress pieces
according to the pattern<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T</span>his part is very important so that the
zipper placements dots are on the dress wears left on both the lining
and main dress fabric. Also cut out two pieces of interfacing 1" by
16".</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is where we will leave off for today<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We will </span></span>start tomorrow <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ewing</span></span></span>
all our darts<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>This is my favorite part of sewing this dress, it gives
it the lovely fit that I love! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sharon<b> </b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In addition to the main fabric for the dress, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you will want a lightweight fabric<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for the lining</span>. Lining the garment will <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">make<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the dress </span></span>look more professional</span> and will <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">give <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it a</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> more <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">luxurious<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> feel <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when worn</span>.</span></span></span></span></span> We highly recomme<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_514" target="_blank">voile</a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for this as it feels amazing against your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">skin. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>ur <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">value priced <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_292" target="_blank">Spechler-Vogel <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span>mperial Broadcloth</a></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">also works well<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for lining and feels great agains<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t the skin.</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-0esygytwievLlSvTYf9wQqrkfuoQXzCmJEAxLuWWWJJDqXbDF5ODG-eCs4pqK-rfyVirtUhXNiIU9NqsSqvpYWhV6LE_uyi7cX30NAVCA_lZwaj-AaJxYG6S7c1ZvEPKU7SYYXLVwjj/s1600/DenimBistro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-0esygytwievLlSvTYf9wQqrkfuoQXzCmJEAxLuWWWJJDqXbDF5ODG-eCs4pqK-rfyVirtUhXNiIU9NqsSqvpYWhV6LE_uyi7cX30NAVCA_lZwaj-AaJxYG6S7c1ZvEPKU7SYYXLVwjj/s400/DenimBistro.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Along with your fabrics you will need some fusible interfacing. A <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">½</span> yard should be enough. If you have or are purchasing a <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_568" target="_blank">kit</a>
from us it does include fusible interfacing. If you are not
purchasing a kit you will need to make sure you have some on hand. </span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bistro</span> dress <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pattern requires a 16" invisible zipper</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you can<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> no</span>t find a 16" just buy a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">zipper that is longer. Sharon will show you how to cut it down in the lessons</span></span>. Again, our fabric <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_568" target="_blank">kits</a> all come with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">z<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ippers</span></span>. We like to make those kits easy for you. If you are not purchasing a kit from us though, please make sure you have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a zipper</span> on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>hand.</span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And
finally, you will need <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=72_93" target="_blank">pins</a>, a sewing machine, a good iron (a steam
iron is preferable for sewing), a pair of
fabric shears or a rotary cutter and mat (a rotary cutter and mat is a
lifesaver!), a ruler, and a fabric marker/pen or chalk. </span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Optional Items to Collect</b> </span>-
The following items are totally optional. </span></span><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A quilting ruler will be very beneficial for making the darts. It's not <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mandatory, but if you don't have one and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are able to purchase one, we recommend it.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All O<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">liver<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">+S and L<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">iesl+Co patterns come with a really ne<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at feature. Did you know that the very last page<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(s) of the PDF <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is</span> the complete pattern pieces on a wide format page? You can take your file to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">most any printer and they can print <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this </span>out for you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>This will save you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a lot of</span> time<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>frustration<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and tape.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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to trace out all my pattern pieces on freezer paper. We will not be teaching this step, but you can read
more about it</span> <a href="http://whimsicalfabricsewalong.blogspot.com/2012/03/sew-along-1-lesson-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <span style="color: black;">Feezer paper can be bought at most grocery stores (</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">by the wax paper and aluminum foil</span></span>) or on</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BZYCNK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000BZYCNK&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=GPKUUVQ2GI2QBHCI" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><b>Things to Do</b></span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Make
sure to prewash and preshrink all of your fabrics. I wash my fabrics
on warm or hot and then I dry my fabrics in the dryer with no
softeners. I <b>always</b> preshrink in this way when I am using fabric
for clothing construction. I would hate to work hard on something only
to have it shrink and not fit when I was done. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">I also prewash my fusible
interfacing to preshrink it. This will prevent any wrinkles or waves
that might arise when you iron or launder your garment. To prewash your
interfacing simply soak it in a sink for about <span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">5
minutes in very
warm water. You don't want the water too hot to avoid removing the
iron-on finish, but you do want it warm enough to shrink the
interfacing.
After soaking, just pat it with a clean towel and hang it to dry.</span> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Press all of your fabrics (but not your fusible interfacing) well. I try to do
this straight out of the dryer so that the wrinkles come out
easier. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Make
sure to download the pattern<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> PDF</span> onto your computer, tablet,
or smart phone. Your pattern will be located in your order history on
our site. Log into your account, then click on the My Account at the
very top right hand side of our site. You will then see a list of your
orders. Click on the correct order and a download link will be
available</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">having a printer print your last page, don't wait to the last minute to have that done. Some printers have a couple of days w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ait for such th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ings. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are printing the pattern yo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">urself, please make sure to have printed it and taped it together before lesson 1. We have not included this part in the lesson. For<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> help in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pri<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ting and taping, please see this previous lesson<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> -</span></span></span></span></span></span> <a href="http://whimsicalfabricsewalong.blogspot.com/2013/07/sew-along-6-class-picnic-blouse-shorts_29.html" target="_blank">Class Picnic Lesson 1</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Don't forget to join our </span><span class="main-title"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701707403388641/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="main-title"><span class="userContent">Whimsical Fabric & Me Group</span></span></a>
so you can post your progress pictures. Everyone who posts completed
lesson pictures, on time, to the Facebook Group, will be entered into
drawings to win some awesome prizes! <b>Please note that this is a
different group then what we have hosted the sew-alongs in the past. Please make
sure to join this group so you don't miss out if you haven't already.</b></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the close of the Sew-Along we will be giving away <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5</span> Liesl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">+Co PDF patterns as prizes. It's the perfect chance to snag some <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se amazing</span></span> pattern<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to</span> sew<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>for yourself this holiday season</span></span>. </span></span></span>Make sure to join the</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701707403388641/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so you have a chance <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> win</span></span></span>! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> prize pattern has up to a $14.95 value.</span></span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We will
give out entries for the prize pool drawing during the sew-along. There
are three different ways to earn entries into the prize drawing.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each day that you
turn in an assignment on time you will receive 1 entry per item you create. Thus,
the more items you make, the more entries you will receive. </span></span></li>
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will also
award 1 entry for purchasing the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bistro</span> pattern from us using the coupon code <b>SewAlongSavings</b>. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In
addition, if you purchased a kit from the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_568" target="_blank">Sew-Along #2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8</span> Category</a>
we will award you another 2 entries for each kit purchased. *Note: Patterns
purchased within the kit count as pattern purchases outlined in step #2
above.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Happy Sewing,</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Danielle Storm</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Welcome to Day 4 of the Mamie Dress Sew-Along!! I hope you have been
enjoying the sew along as much as I have. Today is the most exciting day
as we finish up our dresses! So let us get started.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">1. First we will press the bottom hem up a 1/4" all the way around the bottom of the skirt. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">2. The next hem fold is up 3". So, to help the fabric leave a lovely
finish on the front side, we are going to sew two rows of gathering
stitches. The first one, 2" from the bottom of the dress. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">3. The next line of gathering stitches is sewn 5/8" from the bottom of the dress. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">4. Now, press the bottom fold of the hem first, being sure to keep the curve of the hem line.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">5. Next, line up and pin the back button placket in place. Then, gently pull the
gathering threads in so the hem of the dress fits the bottom shape of the
dress. You will creating small tucks as you go around the dress.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">6. Press well and pin in place. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">7. This is what the front will look like, a nice, smooth finish for
stitching. Continue working around the dress until you have all the hem
pressed and pinned. Stitch the hem in place with either hand stitching
or machine stitching. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><u><b>Adding Buttons and Buttonholes</b></u></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Stitch the button holes onto the back of the
dress on the wearers right side and sew the buttons onto the wears left
side. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Note from Danielle: </b>Once
all of your buttonholes have been stitched go ahead and rip them open.
One trick to keep from ripping too far is to place a pin in the end of
the buttonhole. Wouldn't you be crushed if you ripped right through the
bar tacks and ruined your placket. Use that pin!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Another Note from Danielle: </b>I really don't like hand stitching
buttons. If you have a button foot and like to use it, great. I dislike my button foot with a passion. I don't know why, we just don't get along. I'm going to
show you my little trick. You might already be doing this, if not, I
think you're going to be excited about how much time it will save you. Please promise me though that you will be VERY CAREFUL and not sew your fingers or catch a piece of needle in your eye!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. The first thing you will need to do is snap off your current foot and set it aside. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Next you need to set up your machine so it does a zigzag stitch with a stitch length of zero.<b> </b> The width of your zigzag will vary depending on your machine and on the buttons you will be using, though most have a standard hole spacing. These are my settings<b>.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Place the button exactly where you want it.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></b>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Now, center the button under the needle and slowly lower the presser foot. The shank will rest on your button like so.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Slowly lower the needle by turning the hand wheel, making sure it is centered on the hole<b>.</b></span></span><br />
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Keep turning the hand wheel until the needle is lowered into the second
hole. If your spacing is off, adjust the width of your zigzag.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Keep hand turning the wheel slowly until you make sure you have it set just right<b>.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. When it's right and you have a few stitches in, go ahead and sew that button on.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span></b><br />
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9. Continue with the rest of your buttons. Don't you just love how quick that was!! Now your dress is done.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Happy Sewing,</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Welcome to Day 3 of the Mamie Dress Sew-Along! Today we will sew the yoke of the dress. It will really start looking like a dress
today. Be sure to read today's lesson on your pattern first before
starting sewing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Sew a gathering stitch across the top neck line of the front dress,
back dress and sleeve ruffles starting and stopping at the X's on the
back side of the dress skirts. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Do not lock your gathering
stitches.)</span> I do this in two sections on either side
starting and stopping at the center front. I find this easier for me to gather my dress. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Take your main yoke and pin it at the shoulders on both sides and
stitch . Press the seam allowance open. Repeat with yoke lining.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. If you are using store bought piping, trim the seam allowance to a
1/4". If you are making yours lets get started! Take you
fabric and fold the bottom edge up to the side edge. The "angle edge" is
where we are going to be cutting to make our bias.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Place your quilting ruler over the folded angled edge 3/8" and cut
the full length. This will give us a 1/4" seam piping when sewn.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Cut a straight edge on the ends of the both
bias strips. Take your bias strips and lay them with right sides
together in a 90 degree angle as shown. Mark the top bias strip on it's
wrong side from the under bias strips top left corner edge to the top
bias strips bottom right corner edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Stitch right on this marking you made. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Trim the seam down to a 1/4" then press open.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. Press the bias strip in half with w<i>rong sides together</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9. Place your cording presser foot or zipper presser foot onto your sewing
machine. Place the cording into the center inside fold of your bias
strip.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10. Sew a row of basting stitching alongside the cording. (I used my regular zipper presser foot.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11. Take your piping and steam press it into a circle, this will make it easier to apply the piping onto your yoke. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12. Pin your piping along the bottom of the main yoke with the raw edges
of the piping and yoke even with each other, leaving a bit of the
piping over hanging on the back yoke edges. Stitch in place as close as
you can to piping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">13. Take the yoke and the skirts and place them right sides together. Match up the dots from the dress to the dots on the yoke and the center
front of the yoke to the center front of the dress. Leave a 1/2" area
un-gathered at the seam of the sleeve ruffle to reduce bulk in this
area. (There is a dot marking this area on the pattern.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">14. Next, pin the back of the skirt to the yoke with the back yoke extending the skirt button placket edge by a 1/4". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">15. Working around the entire yoke, gather the skirts evenly and pin as you go. (Yes I do use a lot of pins in this step!)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">16. Sew on the yoke's wrong side, right over the stitching from where the piping was sewn on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">17. Trim the seam allowance to a 1/8" all the way around the yoke. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">18. Now, press seam up towards the yoke.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">19. Take your lining yoke and sew a
row of basting stitches a 1/4" from the edge. Press up from the
basting stitches to the wrong side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">20. Place the lining yoke over the main yoke with right sides together.
Pin the yokes together at the back yoke edge and around the neck line.
Stitch with a 1/4" seam allowance. Trim edges and corners, turn and press
well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">21. Carefully pin the yoke lining to the inside of the
dress all the way around with the raw edges tucked in between the main
yoke and yoke lining. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">22. Hand stitch the yoke in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We will leave off here today. Come back tomorrow for the final
lesson so we can finish up our dresses!! I am excited and hope you are
too!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sharon</span><br />
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Welcome to Day Two of the Mamie Dress Sew-Along!! Today we will be
sewing the sleeves, the side seams of the skirts with French seams, and
prepping the back button placket on the skirts. Be sure to read the
pattern first before starting today's lesson. So lets get started!! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>Flutter Sleeves</b></u><br />1. First take the main sleeve piece and mark the 1/4" seam allowance on
the sides and bottom of the sleeve. These marks will help in placement
and sewing of the rick rack onto the bottom of the sleeves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Now, place the rick rack over the bottom seam allowance with the rick
rack's "valleys" just over the 1/4" seam line. To help the rick
rack lay nicely when sewn, also line the rick rack ends up (the short
side of the sleeve) so that a "valley" or the inner curve lays right on
the 1/4" side seam allowance. Either glue in place with fabric glue or
pin in place. (I just pinned mine in place). </span><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be sure to leave a little extra of the rick rack on both ends. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Now stitch your rick rack down right over the 1/4" seam allowance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Place the lining over the main sleeve with the right sides together.
(Remember that there is a front and back to the sleeves so be sure to
get the lining on on right.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Sew the sleeve with the wrong side of the main sleeve facing up.
Stitch right over the previous stitching line that you made while sewing
the rick rack onto the sleeve. Trim the seam slightly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Turn the sleeve and press. See how nicely the rick rack looks?! Repeat with second sleeve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Take the sleeve and pin the front of the sleeve to the front of
the dress arm opening with the right sides together. (The front of the
sleeve has more of an angle than the back side.) Stitch in place using a
1/4" seam allowance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. Now, take the back of the sleeve and pin it to the back of the dress
top arm opening with right sides together, pin in place then stitch.
Repeat with other sleeve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>Sewing the Side Seams</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are now going to sew the sides of the skirts using a French
seam. If you have not done this before, no worries, I will show you how. This is
my preferred method of sewing seams for any holiday wear or dress
clothes for all my children and I.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. First take the skirts on one side of the dress and lay them with the <i>wrong sides facing</i>. Be sure that the raw edges are lined up very well and pin in place</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Stitch the side of the dress with a 1/8" seam. Be sure to take great
care in keeping this seam at 1/8". Trim seam slightly. (Take you time on
this one!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Press the seam to one side of the dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Now fold the skirts with <i>right sides together</i>. Press the seam again well. This will make sewing the seam easier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Sew the seam again with a 1/8" seam allowance. This will enclose the raw
edges of the skirts from the front side and leave a beautiful finish on
the inside as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Press seam to the back side of the dress. Repeat with second side of the
skirts. Now sit back and admire your work! I love this part myself. Did
I tell you ladies that I <i>LOVE</i> French seam?!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>Binding the Arm Openings</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Now take the bias strip you cut for the arm opening and press this in half with <i>wrong sides together</i>. Be careful not to stretch the bias stripe at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. With the dress inside out, pin the bias strip to the right side of the
arm hole starting at the top of the sleeve/dress seam. Trim off any
extra bias that extends past the dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Sew the bias strip in place with the dress still inside out, using a 1/4" seam allowance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Trim the seam allowance to a 1/8". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Press the bias stripe to the inside of the dress so that it encloses the
raw edge. Pin in place and stitch. The pattern calls for this to
be sewn by hand (which is really easier than sewing it with the sewing
machine) but I chose to sew mine with the sewing machine because I like
the finish of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. If sewing it by machine be sure to take your time and sew along the outer fold of the bias stripe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. I like to give mine another good press when the seam is sewn. Repeat with second arm opening.</span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Preparing the Button Plackets</span></b></u><br />
1. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I first serge the back raw
edge. If you don't have a serger, you can just stitch over the raw edges with a zig-zag stitch. This will help keep the fabric from unraveling. T</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">his is personal preference and will help with the wash and wear of
the dress. </span>Press the edge (1/4") to the wrong side, then stitch the fold in place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Fold the back again 1½" and press well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. This step is not in the pattern but I always interface my button
plackets. Cut two strips of interfacing 1½" wide by the length of
the back of the skirts. Open up the button placket and place the
interfacing between the pressed fold lines. Refold and press the
interfacing into place. Repeat with second back skirt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. I also pin the button placket into place while I finish sewing the rest of the dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are done for today! Come back tomorrow as we will
sew the yoke and make our own piping! -Sharon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Welcome to Day 1 of the Mamie dress sew-along!! I
am excited to teach you some techniques that might be new to you. While
sewing this dress I will teach you how to hand embroidery the yoke
(optional, so don't worry if you are not wanting to add it your dress), how to make piping, and how to add rick rack to trim the sleeves. I
hope you are as excited as me! Let's get started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This pattern is rated for 3 out of 4 in difficulty as Ambitious, but
don't worry, it will not be as hard as you think. I will show you some
tips for the difficult parts so hopefully it will make it easier to sew.
I really enjoyed sewing this one up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Before starting today's lesson and the other lessons be sure to read the whole pattern first. </i></span><br />
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you have not done so yet, wash and dry your fabrics. Be sure to give
the fabric a good press too. Check the back of the pattern to see which
size you need to make. What I love about this pattern is that all the
sizes are printed alone so you can trace the size you are using or you
can cut the pattern pieces out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* One Front Skirt (cut on fold)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*Two Front Yokes (1 Main and 1 Lining - Lining is the White/Cream in Fabric Kits) <i>**Note, if hand embroidering the front yoke do not cut it out just yet**</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*Four Back Yokes (2 Main and 2 Lining)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*One Front Yoke Interfacing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*Four Sleeves (2 Main and 2 Lining) <i>**Be sure to cut mirrored pieces on these. There is a front and back on the sleeves. You might want to mark the front and back.**</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Two Bias Strips 20" Long (This was longer than I needed for a size 5 but the extra will be trimmed off when sewing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be sure to transfer all the dots and stars from the pattern onto the fabric cut pieces. </span></div>
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for that front yoke! Trace the front yoke onto a large rectangle piece
of fabric with a washable fabric marker or chalk pencil; make sure to
keep the grain line correct. Find the center of the yoke and mark it
straight down the center. Then measure the center of the yoke and mark
the middle. This will help you to center your embroidery pattern onto
your yoke. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is the way I trace my pattern onto my yoke, I find this works the
best for me. I tape the pattern onto a sunny window first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I then tape my fabric over the pattern, making sure to center the
embroidery pattern onto the center of the yoke. Then I trace my pattern
with a washable fabric maker. (I find this easier to trace the lines
better) Then add interfacing to the back of the fabric according to the
package directions. Now you are ready to start hand stitching. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First we will be making what is called a back stitch around the entire
deer outline. Take the floss and cut a length about 24" then take and
separate 2 stands of the floss. Then thread the needle and "run" the
needle up and down the thread to make sure all the twists are out of the
thread. Knot one end of the thread. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Insert the needle along the outline of the deer and pull thread up until
the knot is taught along the back side, but do not pull to tight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then take you needle and insert into the fabric about a 16th of inch. Pull thread through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take the needle from the back side and re-insert the needle about a 16th
of an inch from the last you made and pull thread through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Re-insert the needle back at the beginning of the last stitch made and pull thread through to the back side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take your needle and insert it gain in the fabric about 16th of an inch
from the beginning of the last stitch that was made and repeat around
until the entire outline is done. You will need to "run" the needle up
and down the thread ever so often to keep the threads from twisting up
and tangling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next up is the deer's spots, eye and nose. These are all made with
french knots. Take and cut about 16" of floss and take three strands of
the floss. Be sure to separate each strand first before threading
your needle and again "run" your needle up and down the thread before
knotting the end of the thread. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Insert the needle in one of the spots on the deer's back. Hold the thread taught in your left hand with the needle <i>in front</i>
of the thread close to the fabric. Wrap the needle with the thread
using your left hand going towards your body twice, keeping the threads
towards the bottom of the needle. (be sure to keep the thread taught in
the left hand after wrapping until the needle is pulled through the back
side of the fabric) Insert the needle into the fabric again a stitch or
two away form where the needle was first at. Pull the needle though the
back side, while still holding the thread taught in the left hand, as
the thread is pulled through as it is making the knot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Onto the pink cheek of the deer. We will doing a satin stitch for this.
Take four standards of the floss and insert in the bottom of the
"center" of the cheek circle. re-insert the needle into the "top" of the
cheek circle pulling the thread taught.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Re-insert the needle into the cheek "circle" again but this time insert
the needle just a tiny bit up. (this stitch will be shorter than the
last one made on both top and bottom.) Re-insert the needle with it not
going as high as the last stitch. This will give the it a circle
appearance to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Repeat this same stitch on the opposite side of the center cheek stitch. (The cheek will have three stitches to it).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the grass we will be making satin stitches as well in longer lengths
but each stitch will be alone. I just randomly placed these to match
the fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly to add the flowers, they are
the French knots that we made before but I used 3 strands of floss to
make them then I did another french knot with only
one strand in the center of the french knot to give it the flower look.
After you finish this up cut out the front yoke along the outer lines. I
washed out my blue lines here too because I was excited to see my
deer. </span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During the sew-along we will be making and adding piping to the yoke. You will need to have some fabric (a fat quarter should be enough) and some <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=72_40&products_id=820" target="_blank">petite cording</a>. Once again, if you purchased a <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_550" target="_blank">kit</a> you are set as all <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_550" target="_blank">kits</a> came with both.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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finally, you will need <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=72_93" target="_blank">pins</a>, a sewing machine, a good iron (a steam
iron is preferable for sewing), a pair of
fabric shears or a rotary cutter and mat (a rotary cutter and mat is a
lifesaver!), a ruler, and a fabric marker/pen or chalk. </span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
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The following items are totally optional. </span></span></div>
<ol start="1" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are going to hand embroider the yoke of the dress, you will need to have a needle and some embroidery floss. You can find these at most any store that carries sewing supplies. If you purchased the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=367_550&products_id=7571" target="_blank">Wander Woods kit</a> and are doing the deer that Sharon is teaching in Lesson 1, make sure to download and print off your template. Sharon used the following colors to create her deer; </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".c1.1:$mid=11439500428855=29cfd2869d202ef8d48.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".c1.1:$mid=11439500428855=29cfd2869d202ef8d48.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">blush, soft white, pale pink, dark pink, green and brown. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=embroidery%20hoop&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=YYJPQBZLMIAOWJTX" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=embroidery%20hoop&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=YYJPQBZLMIAOWJTX" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg03Vm0qG01yKI1jSGRWDpGXUkRlq_U2SCykr2Nin35NmZoIzZOzvc0YJuZMzm7xb-An932BElrEcTUG2KuA_NrUxGfEtkNw-R_3EGVS6kvYqV85C2pJr-ARHRu_5yhTQlp9Lhsc3kPM/s200/EmbroideryHoop.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the nice things about Children's Corner patterns is that they are not stacked. Each pattern piece and size is separate. That means if you cute out a size 4, you are not cutting into and ruining the size 6. Woot! But, alas, I still like to trace out all my piece on freezer paper. What can I say, I'm a freezer paper geek! We will not be teaching this step, but you can read more about it <a href="http://whimsicalfabricsewalong.blogspot.com/2012/03/sew-along-1-lesson-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Feezer paper can be bought at most grocery stores (</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">by the wax paper and aluminum foil</span></span>) or on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BZYCNK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000BZYCNK&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=GPKUUVQ2GI2QBHCI" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Make
sure to prewash and preshrink all of your fabrics. I wash my fabrics
on warm or hot and then I dry my fabrics in the dryer with no
softeners. I <b>always</b> preshrink in this way when I am using fabric
for clothing construction. I would hate to work hard on something only
to have it shrink and not fit when I was done. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">I also prewash my fusible
interfacing to preshrink it. This will prevent any wrinkles or waves
that might arise when you iron or launder your garment. To prewash your
interfacing simply soak it in a sink for about <span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">5
minutes in very
warm water. You don't want the water too hot to avoid removing the
iron-on finish, but you do want it warm enough to shrink the
interfacing.
After soaking, just pat it with a clean towel and hang it to dry.</span> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title">Press all of your fabrics (but not your fusible interfacing) well. I try to do
this straight out of the dryer so that the wrinkles come out
easier. </span></span><span class="main-title"></span><span class="main-title"><span class="main-title"> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="main-title">Don't forget to join our </span><span class="main-title"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701707403388641/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="main-title"><span class="userContent">Whimsical Fabric & Me Group</span></span></a>
so you can post your progress pictures. Everyone who posts completed
lesson pictures, on time, to the Facebook Group, will be entered into
drawings to win some awesome prizes! <b>Please note that this is a
different group then what we have hosted the sew-alongs in the past. Please make
sure to join this group so you don't miss out if you haven't already.</b></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The Prizes</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out these awesome prizes we will be giving away on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701707403388641/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> during the sew-along! Over $100 in prizes!</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ellie Inspired <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_324_484_519&products_id=7003" target="_blank">Sweet Pea Coat Pattern</a> (Sept sew-along) - $9.95 value.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ellie Inspired <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_324_484_519&products_id=7003" target="_blank">Sweet Pea Coat Pattern</a> (Sept sew-along) - $9.95 value.</span></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">$10 Gift Certificate to <a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/" target="_blank">WhimsicalFabric.com</a> - $10.00 value.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">$10 Gift Certificate to <a href="http://www.whimsicalfabric.com/" target="_blank">WhimsicalFabric.com</a> - $10.00 value.</span></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any in stock <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=71_325_39" target="_blank">Children's Corner Pattern</a> - $16.95 shipped value.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any in stock <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=71_325_39" target="_blank">Children's Corner Pattern</a> - $16.95 shipped value.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One yard of any in stock <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_514" target="_blank">AGF Voile</a> - $17.95 shipped value.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Santa%27s+Workshop&categories_id=11&manufacturers_id=&pfrom=&pto=&dfrom=&dto=" target="_blank">Santa's Workshop Fat Quarter Bundle</a> - $22.50 shipped value.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We will
give out entries for the prize pool drawing during the sew-along. There
are three different ways to earn entries into the prize drawing.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each day that you
turn in an assignment on time you will receive 1 entry per item you create. Thus,
the more items you make, the more entries you will receive. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We
will also
award 1 entry for purchasing the Mamie pattern from us using the coupon code <b>SewAlongSavings</b>. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In
addition, if you purchased a kit from the <a href="http://www.whimsicaldesignsclothing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_550" target="_blank">Sew-Along #27 Category</a>
we will award you another 2 entries for each kit purchased. *Note: Patterns
purchased within the kit count as pattern purchases outlined in step #2
above.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Welcome to
Day 3 of the Sun & Surf Tote sew along. Today we are going to
finish this baby up! So let's get the good times rolling! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first thing we need to do is make the button loop for the tote. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Note for Laminates:</b> Skip below and I will show a few tips for this step on the laminate fabric. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take your bottom loop piece and fold and press it in half, wrong sides together, along the long side. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Attach your loop to one side of the outside main tote panel, at the lower point of the triangle you cut out. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>To make the loop with the laminate fabric: </b></span></span><br />
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the loop and straps with laminate is a touch trickier because you rely a
lot on ironing to make those pieces lay nice and flat. I used a
combination of <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=basting%20spray&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=P6LOC7ST7ODU2OVR" target="_blank">basting spray</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZKPX8A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004ZKPX8A&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=677SWO7VFWQELIEO" target="_blank">Wonder Clips</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086ZZ3RG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0086ZZ3RG&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=TIYDUB5YAKUJQI3Q" target="_blank">Wonder Tape</a></span> to help me out with my loop and strap in the laminate. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before
folding the loop piece, I lightly sprayed the wrong side of the piece
with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=basting%20spray&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=JRFF6MGR3CAHIYXE" target="_blank">basting spray</a>. Then, I finger pressed it in half, unfolded it
(it will be sticky, but isn't a permanent hold) and then finger pressed
the two edges toward the center. The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=basting%20spray&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=JRFF6MGR3CAHIYXE" target="_blank">basting spray</a> helps hold them in
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then, I folded in half and used the </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZKPX8A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004ZKPX8A&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=677SWO7VFWQELIEO" target="_blank">Wonder Clips</a></span></span></span> to hold it until it was sewn up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Position the loop on the bag using a </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZKPX8A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004ZKPX8A&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=677SWO7VFWQELIEO" target="_blank">Wonder Clip</a></span></span></span> instead of a pin. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now, we are going to sew the lining into the bag. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Start with your main bag right side out and your lining wrong side out. </span></span></div>
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the main bag inside of the lining (they will be right sides together)
and match the side seams and the triangle cut outs. You might need to
smush the main bag a little inside of the lining to get the top edges to
match up. Pin or </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZKPX8A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004ZKPX8A&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=677SWO7VFWQELIEO" target="_blank">Wonder Clip</a></span></span></span> along the top edges and then sew around
the entire top edge with a 1/2" seam allowance (reinforce at the loop by
backstitching and stitching over it a few times). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once the top seam is sewn, you are going to turn the bag by pushing the
outer tote through the hole you left in the bottom of the lining, then
turning the lining right side out through the same hole. This is often
referred to as "birthing" the bag; you'll see why when you do it :) </span></span></div>
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bag is completely turned, but before you push the lining inside the
tote, put your plastic canvas bottom into the bottom of the main tote
through the hole. Get it nice and situated in there because it will be
a lot harder to adjust once the lining is sewn up. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now push the lining into the bag. Once the lining was nicely tucked
into the tote, I </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZKPX8A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004ZKPX8A&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=677SWO7VFWQELIEO" target="_blank">Wonder Clipped</a></span></span></span> along the top edge to make sure my edges
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then, I transferred it to my machine and topstitched along the entire top edge of the tote. </span></span></div>
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for the grommets. Your grommets should come with a template to draw out
the area to cut from your bag. Transfer the circle from the template
to the side of your tote, at least 1/2" from the top edge. Cut out the
fabric from inside of the circle. </span></span></div>
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very careful because the material here is thick and you can easily cut
too much while trying to cut through it all. If in doubt, err on the
side of too small and then cut more if you need it. </span></span></div>
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the grommets placed and snapped together is a little tricky because of
the seams and the fleece and the layers (those of you with laminates,
this step is actually easier for you! Yay!) </span></span></div>
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are two sides to your grommets, one side has a raised lip on the inside
of it, the other has teeth on the inside. I found it easiest to start
with the raised lip side and lay my grommet face down, then place my
tote on top of it and work the fabric around the lip of the grommet. </span></span></div>
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you have it all in place, place the teeth side of the grommet on top
and press it together. I won't lie, it was a little effort to get those
layers snapped into the grommet, but it will be well worth your
"purseperation" (yes, that is my own term for the effort that goes into
bag making). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You should double check that both sides are all tucked into the grommet
before moving to the next one. If they aren't, you can pop the grommet
open with a flat screwdriver and try again (we don't need to talk about
how I know that...)</span></span></div>
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the process with the second grommet on the opposite side of the
tote, making sure it is the same distance from the top edge as the first
one. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Okay,
moving onto the strap (the last step!) I didn't get good pictures of
the regular one I did, so we will use my laminate fabric pictures
instead. :) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the regular fabric strap, you will iron the short edges of the strap piece over 1/4" toward the wrong side. <b>For the laminate</b>, I used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086ZZ3RG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0086ZZ3RG&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=TIYDUB5YAKUJQI3Q" target="_blank">Wonder Tape</a> to fold over my edge. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One side
of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086ZZ3RG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0086ZZ3RG&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=TIYDUB5YAKUJQI3Q" target="_blank">Wonder Tape</a> is paper, the other side is sticky (it is wash-away,
although you won't wash laminate fabric, but good to know for other
uses). Once the sticky side is applied along the edge, remove the paper
and reveal the other sticky side. Fold it over and it will stay in
place. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now, match you long edges and finger press for laminates, or iron for
regular fabric. I actually used a cold iron to get a better pressed
line on this step on my laminate, but if you are going to do that, be
certain it is really completely cool. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For
regular fabric: Press each long edge into the center pressed line and
then refold along the center line and press well. Once your folds are
pressed, open it back up and add the small fleece piece into the center of
the strap, and refold. </span></span></div>
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You can spray the wrong side of the fabric with the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=basting%20spray&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=JRFF6MGR3CAHIYXE" target="_blank">basting spray</a> to
add tackiness and then fold in each long edge to the center pressed
line. Fold again along the center line and use </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZKPX8A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004ZKPX8A&linkCode=as2&tag=whimsfabri-20&linkId=677SWO7VFWQELIEO" target="_blank">Wonder Clips</a></span></span></span> to hold it
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both long edges and the ends of the strap, 1/8" from the edge. I added a
line of stitching to the center of my strap too just because I liked
how it looked. </span></span></div>
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edges are sewn, thread the end of the strap through the grommet and fold
the end up. Stitch or snap the end to the main strap. If stitching,
you can sew a rectangle with an X in the middle of it for added
stability. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">FINAL STEP...you are so close to being done!</span></span></div>
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you button onto main tote, on the opposite side from the button loop,
below the front "V". I used some cute cording I had because I am
terrible at sewing buttons on neatly. The cording makes it look like my
messiness is intentional :) </span></span></div>
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pictures in the group and carry your bag with the pride of a job well
done!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks so much for joining me for this sew along. I hope to see you back again soon!</span></span></div>
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