Hello everyone!
Here's a quick tutorial I put together before the Big Move and never had a chance to post. It's a how-to on sewing corner pieces together - have you tried this?
I didn't even realise that I didn't know how to sew corners like this, until I sewed myself into one (more mentally, than physically) and was rescued by a brilliant sewing instructor who showed me the way out of my right-angle traffic jam... and then the possibilities opened up.
For this tutorial, Fabric 1 is the flowered fabric and Fabric 2 is the pink fabric.
See diagram below:
*Lay Fabric 2 face down on top of Fabric 1 (right sides together).
*Match the edges of the first seam you are going to sew. (Here, the top edge of Fabric 1)
*Stitch down the length of your first steam and stop at a pivot point, where the two corners diverge
*When you get to the pivot point, drop your needle in the fabric and lift your sewing machine foot.
*With scissors, snip the top fabric only (Fabric 2) close to the needle, but not all the way through to the needle.
*Pivot both pieces of fabric clockwise 90 degrees, so that the second stitch line is in sewing position. Open the top fabric (Fabric 2 - the one you just snipped) and pull it around clockwise so that it matches the edge of Fabric 1.
Don't overthink this -- as my wise sewing instructor said, "it will be obvious!"
*Sew down the length of the second seam.
It's really worth practicing this a few times before you try this on your favourite fabric.
I got a little impatient on this blouse and didn't do a few practice runs first...with this there's really no going back!
This is a handy little trick when you have two pieces of fabric, neither big enough to be a blouse on their own. Simply draw seamlines onto an existing pattern, add seam allowances and stitch together as above.
Happy Sewing!
Thank you so much! Brilliant tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Thank you for sharing the steps. Great fabric combo -- so happy and summery!
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