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After the FBA I had to move the dart up and add a horizontal dart to pull in the lower half, hem area.
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I pinned the horizontal tucks in the muslin to see where I wanted them and how much to take.
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When making tucks, I don't draw lines on the right side of the fabric. Just make small marks on each end, fold, measure along the length to make sure it's straight, then press.
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Press the innermost tuck first, moving out one by one to your other tucks. Be careful to stay just along the edge with your iron so you don't unpress the previous tuck.
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I used my stitch in the ditch foot for the tucks. I use it for all topstitching now. I love that thing!
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I decided to alter the armscye late in the game. They stuck out too far on my shoulders to be sleeveless, so I made templates after cutting from my muslin.
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The stitch in the ditch foot works great for sewing on bias binding too. It has a long straight blade with spring action.