The book says, “A standard sleeve cuff is a straight piece of fabric in a variety of widths used on women’s and men’s garments…The cuff end seams are sewn and the cuff is turned correct side out and pressed in half before it is stitched to the sleeve.”
Okay, first you need a sleeve prepared with a sleeve opening/placket in place (lessons for plackets here) 
Sew the underarm seam and complete any gathering or pleating at the end of the sleeve. Gather both the sleeve armhole and the sleeve opening.
Okay, now comes the actual cuff.
Attach the interfacing (lessons here) to the wrong side of the cuff.
NOTE: I didn’t have interfacing where/when I was doing this lesson. So for the purposes of this, let’s pretend this little piece of fabric right here is my interfacing. Got it?
Attach the interfacing (lessons here) to the wrong side of the cuff.
NOTE: I didn’t have interfacing where/when I was doing this lesson. So for the purposes of this, let’s pretend this little piece of fabric right here is my interfacing. Got it?
Fold cuff in half lengthwise (hot dog), right sides facing.
Sew each end, back stitching.
Grade or trim the edges and corners, as necessary
Sew each end, back stitching.
Grade or trim the edges and corners, as necessary
Turn right side out, press
Pin ONE LAYER of the right side of the cuff to the wrong side of the gathered sleeve opening. Match the lower edges of the sleeve. Adjust the gathers so they are even around the opening and the ends of both the placket and cuff meet.
Stitch cuff layer to to the sleeve
Turn the sleeve correct side out and flip the cuff over the unfinished edge, folding the raw edge of the cuff under to be sewn down.
Stitch cuff layer to to the sleeve
Turn the sleeve correct side out and flip the cuff over the unfinished edge, folding the raw edge of the cuff under to be sewn down.
Edgestich in place along the folded under part
And there you go!
But wait, there's more! My friend, Karen, was sewing with Christie and me this week. She suggested that if I just hem the bottom of the mini-sleeve, it could be a Barbie halter dress. We have no Barbies in this House of Boy I live in, so instead I challenged GI Joe’s masculinity and thoroughly upset my four year old.
And, there you go. Now you can make both a standard sleeve cuff AND a formal for Barbie(or Joe, if you’re into that sort of thing).
There will be two more sleeve cuff lessons to come. Hopefully soon, but really, we both know how things work around here. So I'll keep you posted.
8 comments:
I'm totally giggling at the dress re-purposing. well, mostly the hands.
THAT just cracks me up!! Especially the pose you put him in! I totally feel you on the house of boy. :)
Ha ha ha! I love his hands. So funny.
Excellent tut - even better the photo of Joe!! ;)
took me a minute to understand the title of your post, but once I did it had me laughing. Then the photo sent me over the edge! Thanks for the smile today!
I have become your newest follower-what a great site!
Katy
Jo is totally rocking that formal! You are so funny! Just wanted to say thanks for stopping by with Christie yesterday to say hello. That was so nice of you guys and I'm excited to get to know you guys better. Thanks so much!
Cheri
yeah, I'm laughing so hard tears are coming out. I love GI Joe's new formal and the 4-year old's reaction.
~a
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