Pattern/Technique: Bo box top by Seamwork, size 18
Modifications: Shortened length by 1.5”
Materials: 1.75 yds (44” wide) Ruby Star Warp & Weft Holiday
New skills: Bias facing
Lessons: When attaching the cuffs, the instructions tell you to topstitch (aka not in the ditch of the seam, but offset from the seam), so you want to align the inner cuff with the line of stitches, rather than overlap it.
Collar staystitch should be a scant 1/4” (some of mine was visible below the seam because I wasn’t accurate.
When making bias tape with a bias tape maker, it’s important not to pull on the fabric tape itself (or drag your iron over the folded edge while you’re pressing it) , which will cause it to stretch out and not fold correctly when being fed through the tool. Instead, just pull on the tool and repeatedly press and lift your iron in little sections.
What I'd do differently: I’d like to work on making the spacing more even on my topstitching by slowing down my sewing speed.
I'll only shorten the top by 1”. On the bottom hem I could only do the 1.5” fold before I hit the same length as the Torrena box top, so I serged the raw edge instead of doing the 1/4” fold to hide it.
Care: Machine wash cold, dry flat.
