To keep the seam allowances your pattern requires, you’ll need to divide the seam allowance in half. If that is important for the pattern, you would want to try another finishing method.įrench seams will require just a little math at first because you are actually going to sew your seam twice. When using a French seam, you will not be able to press your seams open. French seams can get a little bulky with heavier fabrics, so it’s best to try another finish on something heavy weight like a denim or thick canvas.
This seam finish works really well for light weight fabrics. The first seam we will sew is a French seam. Seam Finish 1: French Seams French Seam Overview The width of each piece doesn’t matter too much.įor this tutorial, a 5/8” seam allowance is used throughout, but the process will be the same for other seam allowances. From here, you’ll want to cut your fabric into five pieces that are roughly equal in length. These finishes will be best demonstrated if it’s easy to tell the right side of the fabric from the wrong side. A quilting cotton will work great for this. Sewing Machine (I used the BERNINA 535)įor this seam finishes sampler, you’ll need about a quarter yard of fabric or a fat quarter.¼” yard or a fat quarter of cotton fabric.How to Sew a Seam Finishes Sampler Materials You can then easily refer to it when deciding what finish to use on your next project. In this tutorial, we’ll make a sampler to display different seam finishes. It’s common to think that you need a serger or overlocker to finish seams, but there are plenty of beautiful finishes you can do with only your sewing machine. Finishing your seams will ensure that this doesn’t happen and will give you a garment that looks just as good from in the inside as it does on the outside. When sewing garments, it can be so frustrating when you wash them for the first time and all of the raw edges inside start to fray.
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