Cut Out + Keep

Knit Blouse With Tucks

Stylish Dress Book

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/knit-blouse-with-tucks • Posted by Tuttle Publishing

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

3 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

Instructions

  1. Apply seam binding to back shoulder edges. Sew front and back together at shoulders.

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    Sew bias tape around sides and back of neckline, leaving 5/8 in (1.5 cm) overhang at each end. Clip into corners of blouse. Fold tape to the wrong side and topstitch.

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    Fold and stitch tucks on wrong side of front. Press tucks as shown. Apply seam biding across top and bottom of tucks.

  4. Topstitch over tucks as shown, using a guide (piece of card, marker chalk, sewing machine hem guide foot) to sew straight lines. (The center front neckline just above the tape will be a raw edge.)

  5. Sew sleeves to blouse, matching notches.

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    Sew underarm and side seams.

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    Fold sleeve hems, then sew with a zigzag stitch.

  8. Fold blouse hem, then sew with a zigzag stitch.