Holey Pocket Sew-Along

[marzipan]

Caveat: this is my way, based on a quick reading of the directions in Ottobre. It may be wrong, but it works for us!

1. Pick your pattern. Here I have chosen the Otto keyhole top with an Olivia added onto the bottom of the dress. Place the pocket pattern piece round about the waist of the dress.

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2. Here I have traced the holes outline and cut a slash into the holes to help me cut out the holes. That's the pattern piece off to the right.

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3. Here are the holes cut out.

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4. Now I am cutting out the pocket lining. Well, not actually because I am really right-handed, but I wanted to give you the illusion of being right there with me.

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5. Here is the pocket fabric cut out, along with two binding strips. I cut 10 inch strips because any shorter I've found that the fabric pulls too much causing a pucker on the outside of the dress.

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6. Now we are at the sewing desk. I have sewn the binding strips into loops. Now I am about to serge them onto the backs of the hole openings on the dress. Serge them on right side to wrong side of the dress.

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7. Here they are serged on.

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8. Now I fold, fold, and twin-needle them down around the outside of the circle.

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9. Here they are bound and ready for the pocket piece.

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10. Now I have pinned the pocket piece to the back of the dress, right side to wrong sde.

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11. Stitch the pocket on. I am using my twin needle again, and just go by feeling the pocket fabric underneath the dress fabric, but if you want, you can trace the pattern piece onto the front too, and stitch along that line.

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12. You're done! Sew up the rest of the garment and voila.

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13. Voila!

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[stacey]

ahhh, thank you!

I did my first last night and I did it the same way, except you made attaching the bindings to the holes way easier then I made it...

[Mommatothebear]

Sew cool! ;) I'm def. Going to try this pattern sometime!

[Corey]

That's how I did it too. This sew along will be very helpful! :)

[JustImagine]

I felt like I was there :p
Your directions and photos make it very clear, I look forward to trying this for my girls.
Thanks for sharing.

[christine]

Cool! Thank you for the great tutorial!

[ljkdh]

OMGosh that is super cute!...I think I may just have to try and trace this over the weekend. Is that Lucy's...do we get a SNS???

[evatgirl73]

Great tut Audrey!! Your great SnSs of these have wore me down, I'm going to have to add some of the holey pockets to some fauxlivias! :D

[just peachy]

That was a great tutorial! Thanks!

Debbie

[RTA]

Thanks for the great tutorial! I must try this now!

[KelliR]

Batman! :o Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Excellent sew-along!

[niceli]

thank you! I've been meaning to try out some of those holey pockets for awhile and your sew along is perfect! I love that fabric you used for the dress!!

[littlewillow]

Oh I couldn't have pictured that fabric making any sweeter of a set. I love it and great tutorial.

[sewsue]

Thanks for a great tutorial! I'm another one that couldn't wrap my brain around the process. Your pics and directions make it look easy. :)

[marzipan]

Yay! Glad I could help somebody out ;)

Amy, I can't tell you how swoony I am over your fabric package. You were so generous in your cuts, and the qualityof the fabric is superb. Thank you SO much!

[Krista]

Awesome sew along Audrey!

[the8dunlaps]

That's awesome. So helpful for my need to SEE it to understand. :yes:

[L Easler]

Great tutorail! I can't wait to try that someday! I have to have written instructions and pictures. Thanks. Love the outfit too.

[bnylund]

Thanks!!!

[radish]

THANK YOU! i couldnt wrap my brain around the holey hoodie either.

[just peachy]

Is there a place to "put" this thread where it won't get lost and we can come back and look at it when we get ready to work on our projects?

Debbie

[cajunbaglady]

great tutorial I willl have to try this out very detailed thank you so much

[SewKnitMama]

That's great, thanks so much for taking the time to put this together, Audrey!
I want to give this a try for Lucas's birthday hoodie in the next week or so. :)

[mommy2maya]

Thank you! That was a great sewalong!

[littlewillow]

I'm so thrilled you are happy. I have got to show hubby what the fabric he picked has been turned into,:yes:, he'll be tickled...
I can' t wait to see what the other mamas make.:D:hug2:

[lisaquilts]

THanks for this excellent tutorial. I feel much more confident about putting it together now. Thanks for taking the time out. Is there a way to save the tute as a pdf and put it in the Files section of the SM site?

Take care,
Lisa

Oh, wait--two questions: 1) before serging binding to holes, do you press the binding strip lengthwise into 3rds? 2) does the right side of the binding face the right side of the dress or is it different? TIA!!

[marzipan]

Lisa, please--did you see an iron anywhere in this tutorial?? J/k--I'm sure *all* my sewing would be improved by pressing, but I'm a short-cut taker.

On the binding, you can bind it any way you like, of course, but I serge (or sew) it on right side of the binging to wrong side of the dress (ie, behind the holes), and then wrap around and topstitch down. Does that make sense? Just play with it and it should become apparent.

[lisaquilts]

Hey Marizpan,

You're fast! Or you're a night owl, like me! I could actually be *sewing* something now, but I'd much rather talk about it on the Internet!

Thanks for the tip. I am a pretty avid iron-er. I do not pin, but I can iron like the wind. (but only when it involves garment construction, after the clothes are completed, everyone is pretty much on their own...)

I will play with it and I'll cut my bindings a bit longer. One last question--what did you do (if anything) about the raw edges of the pocket piece? Feel free to pm me if you'd prefer.

TIA and thanks for taking the time to post. I have saved and printed your tute for future reference!

--Lisa

[LAB]

What a fun adaption of 3 different outfits! I hadn't thought to put the holes on an Olivia, but it works so well and looks super cute! I may need to make some for my girls now! Thanks so much for the sew along!

Laura :)

[marzipan]

Hee..it's only 8:30 here--I'm putting off the dishes.

If the pocket lining is a knit, I just leave it raw--if it's a woven I'll serge around.

Can't wait to see what you make!

[LAB]

I showed my DH and he can't quite grasp the look! Can you post a modeled pic so he could see how cute it is?

Laura :)

[fournavybrats]

very cool :)

[bnylund]

Thank you for the great tute!

[LittleBuggaBugs]

LOVE the outfit you made! And thanks so much, and definitely going to give this a try!

[LittleBuggaBugs]

How did you do it without the hand holes scrunching up? Maybe I cut the binding material too short???