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making the gusset

A project log for practice backpack

in dressmaking this is called making a muslin

kristina-panoskristina panos 01/10/2021 at 19:540 Comments

Last night I made the gusset, which includes the bottom and part of the sides. The top and the rest of the sides are called the zipper panel.

First I sewed the two exterior gusset pieces together.

Then I pressed the seam and topstitched it on either side.

Then I cut out the side pockets from the interior fabric and interfaced them. I found a perfectly-sized scrap of interfacing in my stash!

Next I folded the raw edges of the short sides under and topstitched along the top of the pocket. 

Then I sewed the pockets on to the gusset. 

Next I made the weird little loops that serve no purpose but add visual interest. 

Finally, I sewed the two interior gusset pieces together, topstitch on either side of the seam, and sewed the completed lining gusset piece to the completed exterior gusset piece.

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