Make a Duster With Me!
Designer: Marcia Spencer
Instagram: @keechiibstyle
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Here’s an easy Stretch knit duster pattern that I'm sure you will love! Dusters are great pieces for transition weather and seasons like Spring and Fall. They also make great beginner projects because they don’t have any closures and there are only a few pieces to construct. Get the link to the FREE Pattern below and check out my quick tutorial on how to construct this stretch knit duster,
Free Pattern Link: Unfettered -Long Open Cardigan
Tool & Supplies needed:
Clips/Pins
OLFA 24 X 36 Self Healing Rotary Mat
OLFA 5 Inch Serrated Edge Scissors
OLFA 1 x 12 inch Acrylic Ruler
Fabric:
8 ½ x 18 ½ Stretch knit fabric
Cutting
Use your Olfa rotary cutter and Olfa mat to cut the pattern pieces out.
Sewing Instructions
With the right sides together, pin the front shoulders to the back shoulders applying clear tape.
Stitch.
Attach the right side of the sleeve to the sleeve opening matching raw edges and notches. Pin. Stitch.
With right sides facing Pin and Stitch front sides to back sides, underneath the arm and down the side of the duster stopping about 9 inches from the bottom hem edge.
Create side slits as shown in previous How to Add Side Slit tutorial
Sew the bands together on one short side.
Fold band lengthwise matching raw edges.
With right sides together, line up raw edges of band with raw edges of duster matching the neck seams., Pin and stitch band to duster.
Stop about 6 inches from the bottom hem.
Trim seams and Press band seam allowance towards garment
To close up the remaining 6 inch seam, Pin and stitch the opening leaving top band free of stitch.
To finish bottom hem, turn back bottom of the band so that right sides are matching and the raw edges are lined up.Pin.
Stitch across the bottom of the band hem with ¾ seam allowance, stopping at the band seam. Trim.
Turn the band right side out.
Turn up hem of the duster ¾ inch and zig zag stitch along the top edge of the duster hem..
Edge stitch the band seam to the duster, stitching about ¼ from the seam a long the front of the duster.
Finish sleeve hem by turning under raw edge ¾ inch and applying zig zag stitch along edge of hem.
Give your seams and hems a press if you haven’t already.
Voila! You're done.
