First, I used this kind of funky checkered grosgrain ribbon as the waist binding. Don't worry, it won't show on the outside! Even though I know my friend won't be "tight lacing" into an extreme hourglass figure, and the seams are not likely to split, the waist tape is there as a horizontal stabilizer just the same.
Then I attached the 3 middle pieces to the lining flaps.
I gotta say, the pattern instructions were a little vague on this point. Due to my stubbornness at not watching the accompanying DVD, it took me a bit of study and thought to have an epiphany. It sews together at the edges - right sides together - and flips inside-out like a pillowcase! Then you'll have a tube of panels all connected. This way all the raw edges are buried inside, and seams will appear clean both on the outer side and on the lining.
After this, we'll be on to make boning channels. Oh boy! But first, the pattern instructions are telling me to pick stitch, by hand, down along each seam to keep the lining and the outer fabric from shifting. True, it seems like a fussy detail. Can't I just shove it into the machine? I've got it pinned using my trusty concrete form tube as a dressmaker's dummy.
The Laughing Moon's pattern instructions literally say, "You will be tempted to skip this step but it is important." So, remembering my past failures, I decided to obey and do it. I'm not sure what pick stitching is, so I just did a running baste stitch. Does it show up in the photo OK? This is the coutil lining side. You can see my clumsy hand stitches running down the seam.
Let's see if it makes a difference in the end.
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