NOTES

Materials / Notions

• Fabric (Remnants - est. 2yds): Polyester Twill, Thrift Store

• 6 LaMode 3/4” (19mm) Wooden Buttons (Made in Haiti), JoAnn

• Thrift Store Blue Serger Thread

• For Buttons: SimFlex Sewing Gauge; Fray Check, Button Punch & Button Pad

Machines

• Sewing Machine - construction, buttons

• Serger - seam finish

Resources Used

• How to Understitch // Tilly and the Buttons // Youtube Tutorial

• How to Stitch in the Ditch - Sewing Machine // Howcast // Youtube Tutorial

• The Hows and Whys of Underlining Fabric // ClosetCore Patterns // Website Article

• How to Sew a Curved Hem // Professor Pincushion // Youtube Tutorial

• How to Use An Automatic Buttonhole Foot // Sewing Parts Online // Youtube Tutorial

Modifications

• Omitted the pleats at the waist due to the heavier weight of my fabric, I did not want extra bulk at the waist.

FINAL THOUGHTS

I like this pattern a lot. The curved waistband was an added bonus.