More adorable goodies in the shop–pouches and wristlets–yay! And part 2 of What the Heck is Bias Tape For Anyway series – Project #2: The Sugar Sweet Pocket:

1. Cut out your pocket. I know that curves might be scary for some new sewers, but with a bit of practice they are really no biggie at all.
2. Cover the top edge of the pocket with the bias tape, pin, and sew into place. Sew about 1/8″ from the inner edge, making sure you are catching the lower layer of bias tape as well as the top.
3. Pin bias tape so that it covers the rest of the pocket edges. Make sure to fold the cut ends so that there are no raw edges showing.
4. Before you turn on that sewing machine, iron your bias tape in place. It makes a HUGE difference to iron the curves especially.
5. Position your pocket where you’d like it to live, then transfer the pins so that they go through all layers of fabric: the pocket back, the bottom layer of bias tape, the pocket fabric, and the top layer of bias tape.
6. Stitch the pocket in place, again, sewing about 1/8″ from the inner edge of the bias tape.

C’est Finis! p.s. it always helps if you sew slowly around curves.