14 0 2 B E LC A R R A B LO U S E / 3 V I E W S SEWING INSTRUCTIONS / ALL VIEWS

(View A is shown unless noted)

1. View C 3.

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Turn under top edge of pocket along fold line and press. Turn raw
edge in to meet the fold and press again. Turn the folded top edge to
the right side of the pocket along the fold line, right sides together,
and sew with a 5/8" (1.5cm) seam allowance across both ends.
Place pocket on left side of front, lining up top edge of pocket along
pocket placement line. Pin or hand-baste pocket in place. Edgestitch
around the pocket edges.

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4. View B

Trim corners diagonally, and turn top edge right side out. Press
7 press tucks
under side and lower edges of the pocket. Edgestitch along folded this direction
edge to finish pocket opening. If you plan to embellish or embroider
the pocket, do it now before it's attached to the garment.

Fold front sleeve along pintuck lines, wrong sides together. Sew 1/8"
(3mm) away from the fold to make pintucks. Be careful not to stretch
or pull the fabric as you sew each tuck. Press tucks down.
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5. All Views
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Sew front sleeves to front. Finish seam allowances and press open.
6. All Views
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2 Fold neck binding in half lengthwise with wrong sides together
Repeat with back sleeves and back, finishing seam allowances and
pressing them open.
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Sew front to back along shoulder seams and side seams, leaving the
seam open 5/8" (1.5cm) before end at armholes. Leaving the seam
open at the armhole makes it easier to sew the cuff to the sleeve.
Finish seam allowances and press open. For the side seams, you
may want to trim the seam allowances before finishing them or serge
a little extra off, so they lie flat around the armhole and waist curves.
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Fold neck binding in half widthwise, matching edges of short ends.
Sew neck binding seam. Trim seam allowances to 1/4" (6mm) and
press open.
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to form a loop. Press lightly. Baste raw edges together without
stretching the piece.
10. place seam in
binding here
Pin binding to neck opening, right sides together. Place the binding
seam at the left shoulder seam, matching notches and lining up the
raw edges. Sew binding to neckline along 5/8" (1.5cm) seamline.
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Trim seam allowance to 1/4" (6mm) and press neck binding to inside,
so none of it is visible on the right side of the blouse. Edgestitch
closely along inside binding edge. If your fabric is slippery you may
want to hand-baste the binding before edgestitching. Or, for an
invisible finish slipstitch the folded edge of binding to the neckline,
catching only a thread of the blouse fabric.
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Fold cuff in half widthwise, matching short angled ends. Sew seam
in cuff between circles, starting and stopping 5/8" (1.5cm) from
each end. You may find it easier to mark the seamline in first with
a marking pen or chalk, then sew the seam. Clip seam allowance at
inner corners and trim seam allowances to 1/4" (6mm). Press open.
13.
Turn cuff right side out and fold in half lengthwise with wrong sides
together, forming a loop. Press lightly. Baste raw edges together
without stretching the piece.
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Pin cuff to sleeve opening right sides together, matching underarm
seams. Match up the open edges at the underarm with the open
edges of the cuff seam. Sew cuff to sleeve opening along 5/8" (1.5cm)
seamline. Start your sewing on one side of the opening and stop
once you reach the other side. Finish seam allowances and press
towards blouse.
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View C
Edgestitch all around the cuff on the blouse side of the seam, close
to the seamline. Sew with the right side of the garment facing up.
For View C, fold cuff up and tack in place at underarm through seam
allowances. Depending on your fabric, if it's slippery you may want to
also tack the cuff in place at the top of the sleeve.
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press up sew hem
Press up hem allowance of 1 1/2" (3.8cm). Finish raw edge, and
stitch hem.
Hem Options:
Topstitch the hem using a regular machine stitch.
This type of hem will have a visible stitching line along the hem.
Catchstitch the hem, using a hand-sewing needle and thread.
This type of hem will be nearly invisible on the finished blouse.
THE END!