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4-H Apparel and Textiles—Sewing
4JD-01PB
University of Kentucky - Cooperative Extension Service - College of Agriculture
Sewing instructions: All seam allowances are ”
1. To prevent raveling, apply a seam finish
to all outside edges of each piece.
2. Suggested finishes: zigzag or serge.
3. With zipper facing down, pin zipper tape
edge even with finished edge of one side
front piece.
4. Using a zipper foot, stitch close to the zip-
per coil.
5. Flip zipper over to its right side and press
seam allowance away from the zipper
6. Topstitch inch away from zipper coil,
through all layers (Figure C).
7. Repeat for other side of zipper and re-
maining front side piece.
Pocket/Cover
Cut 1
Back
Cut1
Side
Fronts
Cut 1
Side
Fronts
Cut 1
Selvage
Selvage
Fabric layout for 45" fabric
Figure B
Important: Be sure to reverse the second side
front so you will have a right and a left side
Figure C
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