Easy Turning Through the Seam

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Stitch in the seam allowance for a perfectly turned opening

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When I leave an opening in a seam to stuff or turn the lining through, I shorten my stitch length where I want one end of he opening positioned, pivot, and sew perpendicular to the seamline and off the edge. Then I repeat the same process at the other opening.

This stitching in the seam allowance makes the opening fold neatly inside and is particularly useful when stuffing because the edges hold without popping stitches, even if you stuff firmly.

-Shirly Schoen, San Francisco, CA

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msbyrdt writes: Great tip, never thought of doing that. Seems like it would work great with a lot of patterns that are made with panels too. Like Kayla Kennington patterns.
Posted: 2:15 pm on November 16th

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