Swirl Skirt

any photos of it? i'd love to see!

But you did it - and learned a lot on the way! :) Some sergers are better at not dropping off sheers than others. Seams are often a problem. I find a 3 thread hem sewn with a slightly longer stitch and done a little slower can help.

Pat, if you do end up making this skirt again, why not hem the edges before you seam the skirt? That would eliminate the issue of jumping them, perhaps.

Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati

Pat > Finished!!!

Great idea!!.....come to think of it....as you sew each gore you could continue past the seam and do that section of the hem.....

Now why didn't I think of that! LOLOLOLOL on me!!

Thanks for the tips.....I will try the stitch tips too. So much of the seam is bias that I am sure it pulled away from the foot once it hit the knives....... Live and learn!!! Easing R us on this thing.

"Karen Maslowski" wrote

I have a swirl skirt pattern from Simplicity (#8800). The instructions suggest hemming before seaming. I have never made this skirt. It is dated

Kitty

That's a pretty one, too. I made one for me out of 3 rayons (didn't have enough to use only two, couldn't find a fourth that went). I wore it once, and my teenager saw it. I've not gotten it back yet. It's a nice summer skirt. I didn't hem before seaming, but I hemmed each section as I sewed it on to the next one.

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