how to seam a wrap flap having a bias trimmed edge ?

If that was not clear .

I am creating a girl's top that has a *faux* wrap front. The wrap part seams to the side according to the instructions.

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However, I want to trim the edge of that faux wrap/flap with some bias binding (call is personalized styling).

Is there a proper or best way to accomplish this modification ? I would appreciate some ideas on how to do this ?

I thought maybe i could add a little extra width to that side seam and then add the bias binding on top of a fold in the fabric which would leave maybe a seam allowance and a bit hanging out of the bias binding ont the back side then i could seam that to the side of the dress ? but that sounds a bit dodgy and it might pull up ( in my rank amateur sewing knowledge).

Simpler idea could be to bias bind the wrap edge (at the seam allowance) then sew a strip of fabric down the back of that edge with a *stitch in the ditch* next to the binding. Then seam to that extra added bit of fabric ? again sounds dodgy ?

anyways you can see how/why i am stuck for a solution.

Thanks for any helpful replies, robb

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robb

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Is this the top diagonal edge of the faux wrap? Are you doing view B with the bias binding on the collar too? If you are binding both, you might want to consider doing it in one step with one continuous piece of binding. In order to do this, you would need to change the order in which you put it together, saving step 5 until later in the process.

--Betsy

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You will probably want to hand baste the binding. Adding bias to a bias edge is tricky. The other possibility, if the edge has a separate facing, would be to insert a bias strip, similar to piping, but not "filled."

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Thanks Beverly, for the help. I understand. There is no facing but i can add it.

thanks again, robb

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Thanks Betsy, For the reply and help.

I do want to bias edge the top of the diagonal edge *and* i want to continue it down along the side seam and then take it around the bottom edge of that top and across the bottom.

Similar to the edging done in this piece (as an example)

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thanks again for the help.

robb

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One thing that is different about your mock wrap is that it goes all the way over to the sleeve. Unless you want to make major changes to the front pattern pieces, binding the top of the the mock wrap part and then separately binding the bottom of the blouse may be your best bet.

One option for binding the top of the mock wrap would be to open up your binding and sew it on the right distance below the seam line so that you can iron it up then sew the rest as usual, catching the top of the binding in with the seam.

With this method, you could sew the pattern as called for in the directions, just adding a step to sew and iron up the seam binding after applying the stabilizing strip of interfacing and before joining the front pieces.

If you look at other pictures at the same store, if the wrap goes all the way over to the sleeve high up like your pattern, they do not open up down the side and have separate binding at the bottom. If this is not the look you want, you can change the pattern pieces so that the the upper front piece goes all the way down to the side seam and change the main front piece so it has the look you want for the binding.

--Betsy

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