Making a skirt - part 3

 Having cut out the back and the front of the skirt , it is time to line them up, right sides together.
On this pattern there are only two places where these little nicks need to be lined up - one on each side just below the waist.







Pin the seams together, then tack them , by hand, using large stitches which will come out easily when you have machined the seams.









This seam has been machine stitched . The 'seam allowance' is usually about a centimetre or so. It tells you on the pattern how much it should be. I have a mark on the sewing machine that I use to keep the seam straight.
Once you have removed the tacking threads you can knot the threads at the ends, and press the seam open flat.





This looks like the waistband, turned over and pressed. The raw edge was pressed under to start with. The hem at the bottom would look roughly the same.
I will show you more of the waistband next time.