This method works equally well for a similar type of skirt pocket, too. The sewing machine in the pictures is a Consew industrial straight sewer, but a domestic machine will do the job nicely too. You will notice that I don't use a lot of pins, if any. This is because I am trained as an industrial sewer. If you feel you can't do without pins, go ahead and use them, but I encourage you to gradually reduce the number until you only use them when absolutely necessary (when something really must be accurately held in place, or when a fabric is impossible to handle without them). It saves a lot of time if you're not constantly pinning and removing pins, and you'll find that once you're used to not using them, you won't need them. Put right sides of the pocket facing and the trouser front together at the slanted pocket edge. In this case, I am using a lining fabric for the … [Read more...]