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Protea Sewalong BONUS: Sleeveless

Protea Sewalong bonus - Sleeveless

We have covered how to add the included sleeves to your Protea, but what if you want to make a sleeveless Protea?! It’s actually super easy! You coooould make an all-in-one neckline and armhole facing a-la Floreat. But I’m going to show you a simpler way to do it, and that’s with bias strip facings for the sleeve finishing.

Also, I’ll be showing you a specific bias strip method, but if you want to see some other bias-facing methods, check out this post.

Ok, let me show you.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

First, just like when attaching sleeves, you need to sew the side seams.

Turn the top so that the front and back are right sides together.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns
how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Sew along the side seams 5/8″ (1.5 cm) from the raw edge.
Finish the raw edge by your preferred method, such as stitching with a zig-zag stitch or overlocking/serging.
Press seams open or towards the back of the garment.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns
how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Protea’s seam allowance is 5/8″, but we will be attaching the bias facing at 1/4″, so you may want to trim off about 3/8″ from the armscye.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Cut two strips, on the bias, 1 1/2″ wide. Each strip long enough to go around the armscye.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Fold the strip in half, width ways along the long edge, with wrong sides together / right sides facing outwards. Press well.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Fold the bias strip in by 1/4” at one end and press.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

With the right side of the bodice facing out, and starting with the folded end, line up the raw edges of the folded bias strip with the raw edge of the neckline.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Begin pinning around the neckline, easing the strip as you go.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns
how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

When you reach the folded edge of the bias strip where you started, overlap it, and then cut off the remaining bias strip.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns
how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Sew 1/4″ from the raw edge all the way around the neckline.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Trim back the seam allowance.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Press the facing and seam allowance away from the bodice.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Understitch along the facing close to the seamline (securing the facing to the seam allowance only). This ensures that your facing will roll towards the inside of the garment.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns
how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Turn the facing towards the inside of the bodice, press.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns
how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Pin in place, and stitch close to the outer edge of the facing to enclose the raw edges.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

Repeat for the other side.

how to sew a sleeveless Protea sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen Patterns

And that’s it! A sleeveless Protea.


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About Author

Holly writes part time for the Megan Nielsen blog– sewing like crazy, creating tutorials and sewalongs. She has been sewing since she was a little girl, and has her degree in apparel design. Now she’s a stay at home mama, and spends all her free nap times at her sewing machine.

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