[Evansbee]

I can’t seem to figure out how to pin this sleeve in without puckers using the ease method. I’ve looked online for help and found one sew along but I must be dense because I still don’t understand. I know this sleeve isn’t gathered but how do I get it pinned in without the gathers puckering? Please help! I need this dress finished by Easter. Thank you!

[Nicole]

Its is not gathered or full but you will still need to ease the sleeve in with gathering threads.

I don’t have a tutorial for the Jumprope as there is a brilliant one online(I will try and find it for you)

but this is how I do sleeves.

http://fiveandcounting-motherof5.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/221-sweet-blouse-part-3.html

Just scroll down a bit. I hope this is some help to you?

~Nicole~

[Evansbee]

Hmmmm I still don’t understand how it fits without it staying gathered while sewing. I mean how do you even pin it in to where the gathers are no longer gathered?

[with love Heidi]

Are the gathers there to allow the seam allowances to match but when you sew you almost sew in an eased sleeve. I haven’t made the jumprope, but I noticed when I was making my harry potter robes from the narture walk pullover pattern that I needed to gather the sleeve cap just slightly to make the sleeve fit, I only discovered this after making the first two and wondering why I had to make so many clips into the seam allowance, THEN I read the instructions.

Just easing the sleeves in and cliping the seam allowance http://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/8226632742/in/set-72157631749713525

Slightly gathering the sleeve to help it fit better into the arm hole oppenig and all the gathers ended up in the seam allowance.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73669617@N07/8335360131/in/set-72157631749713525

You can see there are no gathers on the second one on the outside, all the gathers ended up in the seam allowance.

Hope this helps.

[Evansbee]

Ok I think I understand! Here goes!! Thank you Heidi and Nicole!

[Brittney]

Here is a link to the sew along for the jump rope with what looks like all of the links listed, good luck!

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2010/09/jump-rope-dress-sew-along-pockets-skirt-prep/

[with love Heidi]

Your welcome Evansbee, look forward to seeing your jumprope in the flicker group.