This week has really been a pocket week in the studio. It seems as if everyone has conspired and decided to do as many pockets as possible. So this week’s tutorial just had to be a pocket.

One of the most common pockets you will come across is a patch pocket. It is a handy compartment and can be easily added to a garment you are creating, or to a garment you already have, but would like to enhance with your own creative touch.

Below you will find the steps to draft a pattern for your patch pocket and detailed instructions on how to sew one.

Happy sewing!

STEP 1:

• draft your pocket as illustrated
• pocket height and width can be adopted to your own preferred measurements

STEP 2:

• cut out your pocket
• using tailors chalk, mark top patch pocket seam ¼”
• mark top patch pocket fold line 1 ¼” from the edge

STEP 3:

• fold the top of the pocket down on your 1 ¼” mark line(right side to right side)
• pin in place

STEP 4:

• turn up ¼” seam on both pocket sides
• pin in place to secure

STEP 5:

• stitch turned up pocket corners as illustrated
• stitch should run on the ¼” side seam

STEP 6:

• snip out pocket corners on both sides

STEP 7:

• turn the pocket top edge over to the right side
• push out corners to achieve sharp corner look
• turn up ¼” seam and baste in place

STEP 8:

• topstitch turned up seam

STEP 9:

• turn up ¼” pocket seam
• baste the seam in place for support and to achieve neat corner curves

STEP 10:

• place pocket on the garment and secure in place

STEP 11:

• topstitch around the pocket

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