SEVERE SEWING CONFUSION, can anyone help?!?

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I'm asking this question for my friend. She asked this question but didn't get too many replies, so it would be appreciated if you could answer this and try to explain things as CLEARLY and SIMPLY as possible. She really needs your help and has been struggling with this item for a long time! Anyway, this is her issue:

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Help with Sewing Shorts [Simplicity Pattern 3849]?

I feel as if I've followed the steps accurately, and I've double checked my work several times.
But then I come to step 13 and I feel so lost.
The Piece from Step 11 looks different from the one in 13
Any help is appreciated ^__^
Here's a picture if that helps any:

http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/voiii/halpppmeh.jpg

myminkbears · Accepted Answer

Looking at your picture, the two pieces of shorts you have there, are the front and the back of the actual shorts.  So, if you open them up, and lay them as flat as you can, put the right sides together, and match the notches to each other, what you will see, is two sides left and right, and the curve in the middle that goes from waist to crotch area.  You are going to pin the crotch area from left to right, and down one side top to bottom, and the other straight side, half way up to where the zipper should be inserted.  The zipper goes on the straight edge, or side.   It is hard to tell from the picture, but if the pattern calls for the zipper in front or back, then you will be stitching up the sides after you sew the pocket in.  Most often, the curve is the front to back seam.

Hope this helps...let me know if not I will try to send pics to you.

Anonymous · Answer

if your mom sews try asking her for help!!

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