[Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing comments

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I am sorry I did not make a comment regarding Di's question about  sewing.  
As far as a pocket placement if I was making a shirt that needed a  patch 
pocket and if I had sighted help I would have them help me pin it in  place.  I 
would pin under the seam allowance and top turn down and have  shirt pocket and 
lay pattern on top, .  With someone's help pin the top  right and left corner 
in place.  You can pin the rest in place yourself  just be sure to have it on a 
flat surface.  Then top stitch it in  place.  
 
If I did not have sighted help, I would finish the shirt and put it  on.  
With the pocket pinned turned under I would play with it and feel  where I think 
it feels best and likewise pin the top corners in place.  I  would take it off 
then and lie it flat and measure from say bottom hem line if  it is a 
straight edge or fold up a straight edge and measure to check if pocket  is not on an 
angle.
 
  If you had 2 pockeone on each side, I would do the same thing and  get one 
pinned in place and then fold shirt in half and you could line the other  one 
up and pin in place.
 
You just need to think these things out of how you can do it.
 
This is the place to come and get help on tips and tricks of doing  things.
 
This is how I would handle it.
 
Joyce 



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I am sorry I did not make a comment regarding Di's question about sewing.  As far as a pocket placement if I was making a shirt that needed a patch pocket and if I had sighted help I would have them help me pin it in place.  I would pin under the seam allowance and top turn down and have shirt pocket and lay pattern on top, .  With someone's help pin the top right and left corner in place.  You can pin the rest in place yourself just be sure to have it on a flat surface.  Then top stitch it in place. 
 
If I did not have sighted help, I would finish the shirt and put it on.  With the pocket pinned turned under I would play with it and feel where I think it feels best and likewise pin the top corners in place.  I would take it off then and lie it flat and measure from say bottom hem line if it is a straight edge or fold up a straight edge and measure to check if pocket is not on an angle.
 
  If you had 2 pockeone on each side, I would do the same thing and get one pinned in place and then fold shirt in half and you could line the other one up and pin in place.
 
You just need to think these things out of how you can do it.
 
This is the place to come and get help on tips and tricks of doing things.
 
This is how I would handle it.
 
Joyce 
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