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Step 4 Serge

You can easily sew these seams together.  Since I had access to the Singer ProFinish serger, I chose to so something more decorative!

I decided to flatlock my seams together.  Pretty much, that means I used a serger to attach the layers together, then pulled them apart so edges of the fabric were butted up against each other, but the stitching connected the two sides.

Just watch.

1. Set the serger to its determined flatlock settings.  For the Singer ProFinish Serger, set the tension dials as shown in picture 1 (check your machine's manual)
2. If you're using fabric with a "right" and "wrong" side, make sure you're pinning the wrong sides together, so when you pull the seam open, the pretty side will be on top.  (it's good to do this on some test fabric first, to make sure the tension is correct for your fabric choice)
3. So let's start by sewing the sleeves.  Fold the sleeve pieces in half width-wise (so they're the 24" in length) and serge along the cut edges (see picture 2)
4. You can do continuous serging, which means you just keep feeding the pieces through without cutting the previous ones (see picture 3).  Especially helpful if you're making multiples!