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Sunday, January 29, 2012

How to sew a patch pocket

     A patch pocket is a pocket that is sewn on a garment like a patch except that one side is finished and left open.To began fold the top edge down 1/4 inch. Iron or crease with your finger. Make another fold about one inch and pin down. Sew across the edge of the fold. Next fold and crease the sides and bottom of the pocket about 1/2 inch. Then pin the pocket on the center of the right or left side of the shirt, about 6 to 8 inches from the shoulder seam. Last sew it down starting from the right side of the pocket with a zigzag stitch. Go back and forth in one spot about three times.Then sew using a straight stitch all the way around the pocket and end with another three zigzag stitches.

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