Burda Style For people who sew

SHOULDER SEAMS (brought forward)
Position the front piece on the back piece, right sides facing. Stitch shoulder seams (seam 6). Press the allowances inside the back piece. Topstitch the seams narrowly.

SHOULDER TAB
Position the pieces with and without interfacing together, right sides facing. Stitch the edges together. Trim allowances. Turn the tab. Press the edges and topstitch narrowly (a).

Work TOP of SNAP BUTTON in the taps. Pin the taps on the shoulder seams as marked, stitch on the allowances of the armholes (b).

Work the BOTTOM of the SNAP BUTTON in the shoulder seams.

COLLAR
Pin the collar pieces together, right sides facing. Stitch the edges together according to the image. Trim allowances, cut the corners at an angle. Turn collar and topstitch the edges narrowly ©.

Pin the collar onto the neckline (seam 7), right sides facing and centers meet; the cross lines on the collar meet the shoulder signs (d).

SLEEVES:
Trim the allowances of the facing curve (piece 18) to ¼“ (0.7 cm); then turn inside. Press.

Pin the facing on the marked line on the upper sleeve and stitch narrowly. Double stitch from * to * along the curve using basting stitches. Position the upper and undersleeve together, right sides facing. Stitch the UNDERSLEEVE (seam 9). Press allowances inside the sleeve. Topstitch the seams narrowly (e).

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