Push the BUTTO Learn to sew a stand collar and a hidden placket while brushing up on your buttonholes and princess seams! Project CLAIRE GARSIDE Michaet Mitar pin cotton couture popin, £250 per FO. Trees Tenures mini heats poplin. £3 perFQ. Bothavailabe at wwuminarvacrafts.com 76 wwwilovesewingmegco utpa + eo MATERIALS & TOOLS ‘+ LSmshit or 5m ides ight or ‘medlum-veight fabric (ursuable forchecksor pcs) © Amoontas fai for bet(optional) Aulightweightinetacing 2buttons fem co-ordinating thread templates dounioaded rom ‘wun lovesewingmag.co.tk HOW TO MAKE: @ Toe tericken placket piece myer 7 “Mmnieamtrcomga endwith RST fold along the pf——fitiand_4—_ centre and press, @ Tum back the right-hand side cof the placket at the fold notch (marked at the top edge) anc press down the length cf the placket (See Pic A) © Opencut the centre fold create putorhotes in the right-hand side ofthe placket. (Gee Fic B) Oli necded, press the centre foldagsin so tis erp then fold back the left-hand side cof the placket as with the right, using therotch at the upper edge as a guide, Eneure this part ofthe placket fully covers the buttonholas, (Gee Fic C) With RST attach the the left side of placket inside right-hand side of the and top-stitch ‘concealed placket to the @ Press the left-hand side long right-hand side fas worn) of tho edge ofthe button stand over ‘rece, Prossthe cam allowance by LScrn, Place the button towards the placket then stand so the RS Faces the WS enclose the seam allowanceef of the front aligning the aw. SIZING CHART EEE nr alee CUE EL wu se 40" wast 28 oF ast BS LAYPLAN 45° layplan 7 3 ‘edges. Sew then press the searn towards the stand, Press the stand in half WST so the folded edge its neatly over the provious ine of stitching, then top-stiteh @ With RST join the front and side front aress pieces for ‘each ait. Tm and notch the ‘seams then press (0 one side (See Pic D) With RST join centre back. ‘anid side back for each pai. Tim ‘ond noteh the seams then press to one side, © With RST cin front and back eae at the shoulders. Press seam open. (Seo Pc E) Wit AST join colar pioces at ‘outer edges, vim and clip the ccomersthen turn the colar RS ‘out and push out te comers. witha point turner. (See Pc F) @ RST insert the collar pieces in-between the collar stand pieces (the raw edges willbe sandwiched in between the Inner and outer collar stand), won lovesewingmag co.uk 7atthe neckline (See Fic I) Press Upwards into postion the ‘umm under the inrer Use the collar notches as guides for placement. Stitch all, along the curved = colar stand edge seamallowance as shown. (See and slp-sttch Pe! closed Tim and With RST rch then ° AN pincach press the pocket piece ccollarstand , SY orto the crass downinto ae shown position and tack Usenotches the botiom edges 2 for placement together within the and then stitchin seematiowence. place witha tom seam (SeeFic H) allowance. (See Pic J) © With AST attach the ‘outer collr stand te the dese D Press the pockets outwards, with the seam allowance facing cut Lay the dress front and back RST and sew down the side seams pivoting at te pockets to sew around the pocket oags inone motion, Sew ane of stitches along the sleeve head curve within the seam allowance and then press the cuff turn up in place, (SceFic L) @ Wits RST join the sioave at the side seams. trapping the cuff in position and set the sleeve into the armhole. D Make the bel by folding in half along the length WST and stitch all the vey around, pivoting at the comer. } / > ee s Remember toleave a gap to tur through to RS, clip corners notch the seam allowance then |r through and sip-stitch the ‘gap closed, Alternatively tim the pattem piece by to a nicth ‘of 65cm and make o contrast faced batt as we cid by cutting ‘wo bettpieces and sewing 25 before Hem the sit ~ press up Sem and then top-stich in place. D Stizch buttons on dies front in marked positions to complete, Simple Sewpatters offersBitsh- designed ‘eng ptemsin printed ard PDF formats See the ullrange tkea peek that he blogger team heve been making ord find hel uteri — and tipsat www simplesewpaternscom