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   Curiospat | Jan 07, 2008 01:30am | #1

   My Lord, this site is too good!!

   I'm making the same thing today, just finished cutting an old p.j.  flannel w/ placket and getting ready to cut from fabric.  I ironed the pieces.

   Do interface w/ soft interfacting on placket;   I'll let you know how mine turns out,

   Pat

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   Gloriasews | Jan 07, 2008 02:13am | #2

   It will pucker if you didn't clip the corners, as too much fabric bunches there.  Could that be your problem?

   Gloria

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   tedd1y | Jan 07, 2008 02:17am | #3

   Gloria,

   I did clip the corners but have a hunch that I am not making the placket hole large enough thus the puckers.  Trying to stuff too much fabric in too small of an opening.  I took it out and reworked it and it does look better although not perfect.  Next time I will be extra careful to make the placket hole just a little larger and see what happens.  I was hoping there was a diagram somewhere that I could go by.

    

   Thanks!

    

   Patti

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   Gloriasews | Jan 07, 2008 02:44am | #4

   As for the diagram, do you have any long-sleeved shirt patterns in your pile?  They usually have a placket at the wrist & yours would be made the same way.  How narrow did you cut your placket?  You would need about 2" wide, which would include seam allowances.  When I make mine, I only use about 1/4" seam allowances - that reduces the bulk somewhat.   As well, have you Googled any of the sewing sites?

   Gloria

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   tedd1y | Jan 07, 2008 03:25am | #5

   Gloria,

   The sleeve placket is different because it is all one piece.  Mine is two piece, joined at the bottom of the placket.

   I did an Internet search and scrolled through 10 pages and didn't find anything.

   Thanks,

   Patti

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   Elizard | Jan 07, 2008 10:21pm | #6

   Hi,
   you might want to look at "The complete book of sewing" by DK publishing. On page 138-139(I think this is the right page) it has instructions with pictures on making a two-piece placket.
   Elizard

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   Gloriasews | Jan 07, 2008 10:59pm | #7

   The men's sleeve plackets I've been doing have been 2 pieces, just like the neck plackets.  I think that the 1-piece plackets I've seen years ago were just a piece of bias used to cover the raw edges & sewn in one long strip & they definitely look home-made.

   Gloria

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   CostumerVal | Jan 09, 2008 04:33pm | #8

   I do these alot.  After clipping to the stay stitching at the corner, I lay the placket in the opening with the finished edge against the opposite corner, than I use a water soluble pen to mark where my stitching will be.  I don't pay any attention to the seam allowance, just in case I wobbled somewhere.  I mark where I want the seam and then I flip the placket so right sides are together and pin the mark to the stay stitching, and stitch over the previous stitching on the shirt.  The placket should be interfaced and against the feed dogs.

   Val