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Limited Options

The one major drawback to creatively mending my Fabscrap tops is that I don't own a serger or a hem-roller foot for my Singer. For this pretty top, which needed the hem and sleeves finished, I needed other options.

I considered using this black and white satin ribbon folded in half to cover the raw edges. The ribbon was a bit too stiff to work with the knit fabric of the top, however, and I thought it looked too busy. Also, I've bound fabric with ribbon before and it's a huge pain in the butt to keep it even.

Bias binding seemed the best option. This was an interesting alternative, but I decided against it because the patterns of the top and binding just didn't work together for me.

A plain white binding might have been the best option, but all I had on hand was black. So I went with black.

Finished garment.

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