Does it matter?

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Sat, 10/29/2011 - 21:42
Cagney
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If a pattern says 5/8 seam allowance and you don't do that, does that just cause the garment to be bigger/smaller or does it actually cause some issue's when putting the garment together. I ask because I always just line the edge of the fabric with the sewing foot and sew. I think that messurement would be 3/8.
 
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Wed, 11/02/2011 - 14:26
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Nehzat
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Dear Birdie, If you sew the

Dear Birdie,

If you sew the seam lines with less seam allowance that it is indicated in the pattern you will end up with a looser fitting garment. This will affect the length of the garment as well.

Some of the issues you may encounter on some garments might be that some points might not line up or match. 

If your sewing machine does not have a 5/8 guideline on the needle plate, you can measure this distance from the needle point using a measuring tape and place a piece of masking tape on the needle plate. You can use the edge of the masking tape as your guide or you can draw a line on it using a ruler. Watch an example of how to do this by clicking here.

 

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

 

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