tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864688565474192425.post3055915914310889997..comments2024-03-22T09:32:48.588-04:00Comments on The Itinerant Seamstress: Mod shift dress for springMashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05364861545043732582noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864688565474192425.post-38876799651815600182015-04-08T23:14:25.607-04:002015-04-08T23:14:25.607-04:00I have never found bias edges 'quick', in ...I have never found bias edges 'quick', in fact i don't find any finishes quick. I guess I am just slow.<br />Very sweet dress and a lovely story to boot!<br />xx Nmotherof5https://www.blogger.com/profile/10195031588051037622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864688565474192425.post-40469480179522029812015-04-08T20:34:58.846-04:002015-04-08T20:34:58.846-04:00That makes sense. My dirty secret: I skipped the ...That makes sense. My dirty secret: I skipped the stay-stitching on this one. I figured "this will take no time to sew, how much could it stretch?" Bad Masha. I think that definitely contributed to the problem. Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364861545043732582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864688565474192425.post-15226214376867928252015-04-08T20:19:41.229-04:002015-04-08T20:19:41.229-04:00I love this one so much!! So I have some thoughts ...I love this one so much!! So I have some thoughts on the bias facings, although I'm by no means an expert. First, I stay stitch the curved necklines so they don't stretch. When I'm pinning the bias facing on I'm careful not to yank or pull those curves. After I've sewn it on I snip the seams, then I understitch, only THEN do I trim everything nice and short inside. <br /><br /Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.com