Sew the Sadie Knit Top with a Serger (2320 Views)

Since the official Burda instructions for the knit top explain how to sew it with a regular sewing machine, this How To will explain using a serger to sew this great basic top. We’ll also show how to make a pattern piece for binding at the hem. (This is how we constructed the top for the photoshoot.)

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Step 1 of 5

Cut out pattern pieces 1, 2, 3 (neckline binding) and 4 (armhole binding).

We need to make our own pattern piece for the hem binding. To do this: mark off the 5/8” Seam Allowance at hem and side seem for the front shirt piece, and measure the resulting stitch line. Double this number; this is the measurement of the front hem. The front and back hem pieces are the same for this shirt, so we can make our pattern piece on the fold.
Step 2 of 5

Make a straight line the length of your front hem measurement on the paper. One end will be “Cut on Fold”; the other end, add 5/8” seam allowance. The width should be the same as pattern pieces 3 and 4, unless you want a thicker band. Then you can increase the width. Cut this pattern piece.
Step 3 of 5

Serger shoulders and side seams of the shirt. Serge the short ends of all the strips together, right sides facing, making them into circles.
Step 4 of 5

Turn shirt right side out. Fold strips in half, wrong sides facing. Pin to shirt, matching seam of strip with seam of shirt (side seam for armhole and hem, shoulder seam for neck). Serge at 5/8”, press.
Step 5 of 5

Serge at 5/8”, press edgings flat.