tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886770962693197798.post2647280386330115136..comments2024-03-27T05:17:20.154-07:00Comments on Janemactats: And Sew A Flat SeamJane McLellanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17221433363521511688noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886770962693197798.post-84927242941456758772014-11-03T08:07:36.620-08:002014-11-03T08:07:36.620-08:00I'm so impressed that you weren't miffed a...I'm so impressed that you weren't miffed at that remark. I'm afraid I would have lost my composure. Good on you. Batty Tatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705430962903860647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886770962693197798.post-62590495457475685542014-10-08T07:36:12.590-07:002014-10-08T07:36:12.590-07:00Interesting comment by Sally about making a man...Interesting comment by Sally about making a man's shirt, using the 'flat felled' seam, which is what it was called when I was learning to sew back in the '50s. (I still haven't found why it's called that.) <br /><br /> I'm still amazed that at 16 and 17 years old (in 1960-61), I managed to make three mens' sports shirts (two for my dad and one for my boyfriend (now husband) using that seam! I guess the instructions were in the pattern, and I had observed that manufactured men's sports shirts were always made with this seam, even around the sleeves. I also wanted to impress my future mother-in-law, thinking that when she ironed his shirt she'd notice how well made it was and how 'accomplished' I was! In truth I doubt she noticed at all, and possibly was annoyed that I presumed he was going to marry me (LOL!). After all, he was only 17! (We married when he was 21 and I was almost 20.) Besides, she just had a baby (at age 37) and had other things to dwell on! (That baby is now 53!) So when I see flat-felled seams, I always think of that time, and those shirts , all of which I have stored away as proof of my sewing ability back then! Sadly, I stopped doing any meaningful sewing in the 1970s! Kathy Niklewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471658272689112787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886770962693197798.post-2314381356828619082014-09-24T11:05:58.373-07:002014-09-24T11:05:58.373-07:00Thanks for the sewing tips, I am at some stage (wh...Thanks for the sewing tips, I am at some stage (when not sitting around the house all day!) going to make a man's shirt so this seam might come in usefulSally Kersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689082516157330679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886770962693197798.post-31007046436571262452014-09-23T13:27:38.530-07:002014-09-23T13:27:38.530-07:00I wonder if that exists. Someone who sits at home...I wonder if that exists. Someone who sits at home all day doing nothing? Must be boring!Tally Tattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250068366709959166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886770962693197798.post-91209977486633118902014-09-23T08:10:32.836-07:002014-09-23T08:10:32.836-07:00I pretended I hadn't heard, but did think it w...I pretended I hadn't heard, but did think it was funny.Jane McLellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221433363521511688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886770962693197798.post-64208985595776513352014-09-23T04:35:39.014-07:002014-09-23T04:35:39.014-07:00Did you have to bite your tongue when you heard th...Did you have to bite your tongue when you heard that? - how funny. Your new skirt looks very professional with the flat seam.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383223698959645624noreply@blogger.com