Patch Pockets

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  Step 1

  This photo looks scarier than it really is!

  Cut out a square of paper measuring 15cm by 15cm.

  Rule in the Seam Allowances at 1.5cm. Mine are purple.

  Rule a line vertical line down the centre, 7.5cm from each edge. Mine is pink.

  Along this line, measure 4cm down from one Seam Allowance line. This is the black line between the two red circles.

  Parallel to this line, measure 2cm down from each of the edge Seam Allowance lines. This is the black line between the two pink circles.

  Rule a diagonal line between the lower red and pink circles, extending it out to the edge of the paper. Mine is green. Do the same on the other side.

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  Step 2

  You will then have this:

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  Step 3

  Cut along the diagonal lines, so it looks like this:

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  Step 4

  Add a 1.5cm Seam Allowance to the diagonal edge on the smaller piece, and this is the pattern piece for the pocket top. The straight edges are parallel to the grainline.

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  Step 5

  Cut out another 15cm by 15cm square, and this is the pocket pattern piece. Again the straight edges are parallel to the grainline.

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  Step 6

  Cut out two of each piece in your fabric. Snip through the point of the pocket top, just inside the seam allowance. This will help to fold the seam allowance under.

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  Step 7

  Fold the seam allowance (1.5cm) under to the wrong side, and press.

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  Step 8

  Pin the pocket flap to one edge of the pocket, lining the edges up. The pocket flap and the pocket are both wrong side up. Sew this edge together across the top edge.

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  Step 9

  Press the seam allowance down towards the pocket on the pocket right side. Trim the seam allowance to 1/4 inch.

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  Step 10

  Press the pocket flap down on top of the pocket.

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  Step 11

  Top stitch across the top edge, and also the diagonal edges of the pocket piece at 1/4 inch from the edge. (Sorry about the blurry photo!)

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  Step 12

  With the wrong side up, press the side edges of the pocket in by 1.5cm.

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  Step 13

  Turn the pocket so the right side is up. Press the bottom edge up by 1.5cm.

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  Step 14

  Fold the side edges out flat. With the the right side up and the bottom edge still folded over, sew along the pressed crease 1.5cm from the edge. Only sew within the bottom edge fold.

  That's a lot harder to explain than it is to do! Hopefully the photo below will make more sense. The wrong side fold at the bottom is the bottom edge that has just been pressed over. The right side bit to the left of the crease is the folded out side edge. Hopefully you can see where I've stitched in green on the wrong side.

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  Step 15

  Fold the bottom edge back to the wrong side. Push the corners out, I found the bottom edge of the seam gauge was just the tool for the job.

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  Step 16

  Give the pockets a press, and add some buttons for decoration if you want. I hadn't sewn my buttons on yet when I took this photo.

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  Step 17

  Pin the pockets where you want them on the skirt, and top stitch along the side and bottom edges 1/4 inch from the edge.

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