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Attaching the cuff to the sleeve

Ok, Nicole. I was looking at your tutorial and I'm so confused by the sleeve/cuff portion. First of all, I don't see anything in the pattern about topstitching where the sleeve meets the yoke. Did you just add that? When did you do it?


Secondly, I see where you folded the cuff 4/8ths. I don't see that in the pattern, either. I did everything as the pattern says to do and before I sewed it, I realized that wouldn't work at all. The pattern says to slip the cuff inside the sleeve (I've folded the cuffs, wrong sides together and basted them 3/8" from the edge, so they are already folded in half, lengthwise.), but it says to have the dress right side out, when I pin the cuff inside the sleeves. If I do that, I'll be stitching the raw edges from the right side and the seam allowance will end up on the outside of the dress. HELP! I'm almost done! Woohoo! Can't wait to make the next one, once I know what I'm doing! :)


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