Analysis, part 3 - Topstitching

Insurrection

On both of the shoulder and armscye seams, there was a row of topstitching ⅛" away from said seams on each side that ran the full length of the seam (except the trim on the armscye seam, but more on that later). 

In other words, where the front and back yokes met across the shoulder, one can observe both the seam AND two rows of topstitching - one on each side, ⅛" from the seam.

The bottom of the yoke was enlarged and reduced (horizontally) by increments of quilt lines or half quilt lines - (again, that is, ¾" or ⅜", respectively), so that the armscye topstitching at the bottom of the yoke was either flush with a quilt line or fell on a mid-quilt line.

Quilt line VOY, 6x10 "Pathfinder"

Mid-quilt line Insurrection

The same was true for the top of the armscye edges of the yoke at the shoulder seam. 

It was also true for the width of the shoulder point - that is, the distance from the front corner of the shoulder point to the back corner of the shoulder point was adjusted in widths of ¾" or ⅜", with the back being slightly wider.


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