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   starzoe | Jul 07, 2008 05:22am | #1

   Nice pattern. It is possible to topstitch a tube, but not very convenient to do so. I would be inclined to fake it and top stitch by hand rather than try to get it under my presser foot although I would probably try to do it first as the pattern suggests.

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   Hansi | Jul 07, 2008 03:04pm | #4

   Thank you for the reply.

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   jjgg | Jul 07, 2008 07:50am | #2

   to top stitch the second seam, when the sleeve is in a tube, turn the sleeve inside out, start at the shoulder end of the sleeve (top of the sleeve and work your way down, it will get more difficult as you work your way toward the cuff end as the sleeve will be bunched up, you can only do about one inch at a time and have to stop and gather things up a little to get to the next bit, but it is possible to do this.

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   Hansi | Jul 07, 2008 03:06pm | #6

   Thank you!  I'm going to try it on the muslin first for practice.

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   jjgg | Jul 07, 2008 03:37pm | #7

   Hansi,
   It's ALWAYS a good idea to practice something. sometimes muslin works, sometimes you have to use scraps of the fashion fabric. I made a vintage vogue jacket once that had an unusual pocket on it, I did 3 or 4 trial runs of the pocket out of fashion fabric scraps before I tackled it on the jacket.

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   ThreadKoe | Jul 07, 2008 02:18pm | #3

   Hi Jay, I agree with Jigg on how to do the sleeve seam. It is possible. There should be enough room to do it if the pattern suggests it. It all depends on how much patience you have. Cathy

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   Hansi | Jul 07, 2008 03:05pm | #5

   Thank you for the reply.