Alex wanted a skirt with pockets.
No point shopping for anything like that, right?
So I added lining and pockets to Butterick 4686.
(Its the yellow one, View D, except ours is BLUE, of course;)
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| Butterick 7686-D |
I hurried to get the skirt done so she could wear it to last day of school. And I did!
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| cut pockets in half, close to hand opening, leaving generous seam allowance. Open seams 5/8". |
Except, I should of had her try it on in stages. Alex is right, my made-up pockets are too small.
And lining fabric, while a good choice for dress-pant pockets,
is not strong enough to carry a smart-phone in a skirt.
What to do?
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| cut larger pocket "patches" from fashion fabric |
I needed to remake the pockets, larger and with stronger fabric,
hopefully without having to take apart the entire new skirt.
Here is how I did it:
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| Insert patches inside of pockets, right sides together, aligning with cut edge. |
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| Seam and edgestitch pocket patch to original pocket. |
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| With right sides together, stitch outside edge of pocket patches. Turn over and edge stitch in the other direction- fastest way to make sure you haven't missed anything. Finish with pinking shears. |
Have you done this before?
If you have a better plan, please let me know below- I'm sure there will be a next time;)
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| Pearl supervises Pocket Triage |
Nice save! I used to add pockets to every skirt I made. I ended up making a generic pocket pattern from interfacing to use with all. I always used fashion fabric and double stitched them.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I need to do Valerie, keep templates of pockets and fave collars, etc. I haven't done much ready wear since Alex was small. Guess its time to update those procedures, make room in stash for dress weights, you know. Thanks!
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