TIPS FOR A PERFECT CLASSIC SHIRT POCKET

Unfortunately I do not always sew fun things.  I try to turn sewing down for other people, but every once in awhile I help someone out in a bind.  A friend called, and said their seamstress dropped out at the last minute.They needed shirt pockets put on the right breast.  Here are my tips of how to make a classic shirt pocket not look home sewn.

Tip number one.  Most important TIP!!!  Make a cardboard cutout of the finished pocket size.  To create mine, I pulled a left breast pocket off for a pattern.  You should be able to pull this off your pattern if you are making a shirt from scratch.

Next use your iron and press down the edges around the cardboard.  Let it cool for a few seconds before pulling out the cardboard.

This pocket was made from a knit, and so it needed stabilizing to keep the top of the pocket from stretching. I added whisper weft. If you are using a woven you need to double fold and press the top edge under to prevent fraying.

Next step is to sew across the top of the pocket before pining. Next use markings from the pattern to place pocket.  Pin or you can glue stick the pocket in place to prevent shifting.  Gluing it will prevent shifting on knits and on stripped fabric. If you don't have a pattern like me, I used the exsiting pocket for placement.  I measured how far from CF and the shoulder seam.

The finished project....60 shirts later.  Sewing is fun...Right? If you come to Vegas and see my shirts on a vallet, well you can get the satisfaction of knowing how much work went into those little pockets :)