I’m taking part in bimble and pimple‘s Sewvember instagram challenge, and on day two our mission, should we choose to accept it, *Dun Dun dundundun Dun*… was “technique”. I happened to be doing a couple of oblique mitred corners that morning so that’s what got insta-ed.
A right-angled mitred corner is an easy and straightforward thing, simply folding the raw edges evenly together and sewing an easily gauged perpendicular line out to the edge from the corner.
But I find an oblique mitred corner to be not at all intuitive… so anyway, I thought I would take a few more pictures and share my way of doing it here. This is not necessarily the one and only way, of course. Just mine 🙂
This pattern has been cut with a 4cm hem allowance and a 1cm seam allowance.
Turn up the 4cm hem allowances on both edges and press the layers in place.
Use a long pin to mark the underneath layer, exactly where the fold of the upper layer sits. It’s also helpful to mark that outer corner fold point with a pin.
Unfold the hem allowances and turn them out right sides together, exactly aligning the upper layer fold at left to the line marked with the long pin. The corner point pin is a helpful guide to alignment. Pin.
Stitch along the pressed fold; starting from 1cm in from the raw edge and ending at the corner point pin. Trim the corner excess.
Turn out and press. If all has gone to plan, it should be sitting all nice, smooth and flat!
Thank you for this Carolyn! I only wish I had it when I was making my burda blouse that uses these. I did find it diffult!
I've got a hunch it's the same top! 🙂
Thanks for sharing – saved for future obliqueness!
Thanks a lot for this tuto !
Great tip!
Just saying… I have so many of your posts bookmarked, and this one will join the others. Thank you! So clearly laid out, I love how well you show us various techniques. The only thing missing was Sienna's smiling face!
Excellent!
Nifty!
I have been making the same top (I think) and managed to come up with a 'solution' – not necessarily the best solution! Thank you for sharing yours! (I ran the overlocker along the edges before I worked on the corner so did not hem. Not "correct" but the overlocker thread matched well and it worked and was less bulky than a turned hem.
Bevaau
thanks Bevaau 🙂 You are right, in a bulkier fabric it is better to just overlock and turn up the edge once.
Beautiful mitered corner. Nice, clean professional finish.
Thanks for posting this, Carolyn! I was wondering how you made the corners so dang crisp!
Thank you for sharing. I a sure to use this one day.
Very cool – and neat! 🙂
Thank you Carolyn. I sure could have used this tute when I was altering my husband's jacket sleeves. I got there in the end but not as nicely as yours 🙂
Ah, mitered corners! That reminds me I have an armchair armrest to finish!
Beautiful! And so simple to execute when you get it right!
Thank you. This looks very clear. Helpful.
what a great outfit! I really love your top and your skirt!
styleandchocolates
Just want to let you know how much I enjoy reading your detailed instructions and tutorials. I simply don't have the patience to stop at every step to take photos like this. Love the site. Many thanks to Sew Busy Lizzy for telling me about your wonderful site.