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Step 4. Attach the pocket panel to the front panel.
Place the lined side of the pocket panel onto the Right side of the front panel, matching up the side and bottom raw edges, and pin the panels together. Stitch a
1
/
2
″ seam down both sides and across the bottom raw edges, backstitching at each end.
FIGURE 1B
FIGURE 2A
FIGURE 2B
FIGURE 2D
FIGURE 2E
FIGURE 3B
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 8
FIGURE 9
FIGURE 10B
Step 5. Make the pocket compartments.
On the
Right
side of the front panel, with the pocket attached, measure and mark across the top of your pocket at the following increments, starting from the left side: 2
1
/
2
″, 6
1
/
2
″, and 10
1
/
2
″. Then, measure and mark the same increments across the bottom raw edge. Using a yardstick, match up the coordinating measurements and mark chalk guidelines down the length of your pocket. Next, stitch the pocket compartments from at the bottom of the first guideline to the top of the pocket, backstitching at each end. Repeat this step to stitch the other 2 guidelines on the pocket to make the compartments.
(
FIGURE 5
)
Step 6. Fold the sides for the front panel/pocket.
Fold the front panel/pocket back toward the lined side at the 2
1
/
2
″ and 10
1
/
2
″ stitch lines that made the pocket compartments. Press a hard crease along the stitching all the way to the top of the front panel. This will create each side on the front panel/pocket. (You will attach the bottom raw edge of the front panel between the 2
1
/
2
″ and 10
1
/
2
″ stitch line to the long side raw edge of the exterior bottom panel in step 8, and the bottom raw edge of these sides to the short side raw edge of the exterior bottom panel in step 11.)
Step 7. Find the center of the exterior bottom panel.
Fold the exterior bottom panel in half across the width and gently press a crease. Then, open up the panel.
Step 8. Attach the exterior bottom panel to the bottom of the front panel.
With the
Right
sides together, match up one of the long side raw edges of the bottom panel with the bottom raw edge of the front panel/pocket. Place the center crease on the bottom panel onto the center stitching (the 6
1
/
2
″ marks made for the pocket compartments in step 6) on the pocket and pin it in place. Begin stitching a
1
/
2
″ seam, starting
1
/
2
″ in from the side raw edge on the bottom panel, stopping
1
/
2
″ in from the other side raw edge, and backstitching at each end. Then, turn the panel over to the lining side of the front panel.
(
FIGURE 8
)
Step 9. Clip the seam allowance
*
on the front panel/pocket.
Using your scissors, clip into the bottom seam allowance on the front panel/pocket only at the 2
1
/
2
″ and 10
1
/
2
″ marks that you made in step 6, making sure not to clip your stitching. Do not clip the bottom panel. These clips will allow the front panel to turn at the bottom corners when the bottom panel is attached.
(
FIGURE 9
)
*
See page 170
for an explanation of clipping into the seam allowance.
Step 10. Attach the bottom lining panel to the front lining panel.
a.
First, with the
Wrong
side of the bottom lining panel facing up, fold each short side raw edge
1
/
2
″ in toward the
Wrong
side and press.
b.
Then, place the
Right
side of the bottom lining panel onto the lined side of the front panel, matching up the long side raw edge of the bottom panel with the bottom raw edge of the front panel, centering it between the clips. Starting at one of the folded side edges of the bottom lining panel, stitch a
1
/
2
″ seam across the matched raw edges, stopping at the other folded edge, backstitching at each end. Make sure to stitch across the folded edges on the bottom lining panel.
(
FIGURE 10B
)