After measuring my midsection SEVERAL times, I believe I am now confident enough to cut the Cummerbund to the correct length…
This is the final length I need to achieve…
So, I added a 5/8 hem allowance…
And made the cut…
The hems were snipped…
This extra batting will need to be removed…
I used scissors to carefully trim it…
Then, the hem was folded in, and pinned on one side…
And, then the other, to create a nice straight hem…
At this point, the other piece of the Velcro closure can be added…
The two inch hook side was pinned into place, making sure it was on the correct side so that the Cummerbund will close correctly as stated in the CRL (right over left)…
Here, the edge is being sewn, along with the hook Velcro to the Cummerbund…
This is supposed to be one of the simpler parts to construct. We’ll see…
The CRL calls for “polished cotton” for this piece. All I could find at my local Hobby Lobby was this white “batik cotton” which has a slight sheen to it. So, I’m hoping this works…
The first step was to cut a large rectangle…
You need enough so that it will fit around your midsection, and…
Be about nine inches tall when folded lengthwise…
The piece was folded, pinned, and pressed flat…
I then marked a hem line along the open edge, which will create a nine inch pocket…
That hem line was then sewn…
I then cut a double layer of batting that will slip inside the “tube” that was just created…
The batting now needs to be pulled into the “tube”. The easiest way I found to do this is to sew the edge of the batting to the raw seam edge of the short side of the Cummerbund, then slowly pull it into position while turning it right side out…
It’s tedious, but with some work, it can be done…
Once all of the seams are flat, and the batting is nice and smooth, it’s time to add the two inch Velcro closure…
Here, I’ve pinned the loop side to the finished edge of the Cummerbund…
You just need to run a stitch around the perimeter of the Velcro…
This is the part that will show on your back, so you ONLY want a rectangle of stitching. There should be no crossing, etc…
