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From: wifetod
Date: 04-13-2004, 04:52 PM (1 of 4)
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I am currently sewing McCalls 4024, view A jacket. I am to the point that I am working with the facings. the front of the jacket has a self facing. This is the first time I have worked with a pattern where the facing was part of the jacket. I have it figured out for the most part but this is where I am at and I can't get McCalls on the phone right now. "Turn self facings to outside along foldlines. Pin facing to neck edge. Stitch. Trim. Understitch facing as far as possible." The picture for this step shows the stitching along the neck edge and I have the facing folded back so the right side of facing is against the right side of the front. Just like the picture shows. The next instruction reads "Turn facing to inside; press. Tack at shoulder seams." Ok, here is what is not making sense to me. I must just be dense with these instructions. I see stitching for the seam on the neck edge, but they don't show the stitching going down the front of the jacket. Then where the instructions and picture show it being turned inside, you see the understitching on the neck edge and along the front and I never saw in the picture or the instructions where I was sewing along the front edge. How do you understitch a front edge if you have never sewn a seam there and it is along a folded edge? Did I miss something here? Is it me or poor instructions again? Jolene 
Jolene
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User: wifetod
Member since: 01-19-2004 Total posts: 149 
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From: woodywoodpecker
Date: 04-13-2004, 11:09 PM (2 of 4)
| Your right about understitching on the folded front edge. If this was mine and I wanted stitching done the front I would just sew it after it was turned and pressed, generally on the idea of top-stitching. |
User: woodywoodpecker
Member since: 11-07-2003 Total posts: 242 |
From: MartySews
Date: 04-14-2004, 01:57 AM (3 of 4)
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I think the idea was to eliminate the extra seam and when the facing is turned to the inside, the front is done. I made several similar tops during the winter months and added topstitching, decorative stitching and one with machine embroidery to create that "one of a kind" look. My edgestitching stopped at the neckline. As long as I interfaced the facing, it did fine. Happy Stitching! Marty 
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User: MartySews
Member since: 02-23-2003 Total posts: 504 
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 04-14-2004, 07:58 PM (4 of 4)
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If the center front has a row of stitching,, wouldn't it be stay stitching just for turning purposes ? (to kep the line straight for folding the facing to the inside)
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User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
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