Seams in sheer fabric can often be seen through the garment. Which seam would be best to create a finished look?

In order to gather fabric, what stitch length setting should be used for the basting stitches?

What type of fastener should be used in a 9-inch side seam opening of a dress?

Karen has a dress with a zipper in the back. She has decided to add an additional hook-and-eye fastener directly above the zipper. How should she hand stitch this fastener?

Tina is slip stitching the hem of her skirt. This stitch should be completed with a:

Megan was sewing a rounded collar. Which technique should she use on the outward curve to help the seam lay flat when turned right-side out?

Stacy wants to add extra stability to her fabric. Which notion should she choose?

Sally needs to quickly finish her project. Which seam finish should she choose?

Casey was attempting to finish the seams of her pajama pants when the serger threads broke. She does not have time to rethread the serger. How can she finish the seams on a regular sewing machine?

The neckline of Lindsay’s dress was stretched during construction. Utilizing which stitch before sewing would have prevented this problem?

Which special seam is used for strength and decoration on nearly all jeans and denim clothing?

When stitching a facing to a skirt, which stitch will prevent the facing from rolling to the outside of the garment?

The simplicity pattern that Traci is using does not give her instructions for seam type. Which one should she use?

Sue is constructing a denim skirt. Which hem would be most appropriate?

To prevent a hem from raveling, you should:

A small coin wallet bought at a craft fair is not holding up well. The seams are pulling apart at the ends. Which stitches should be used to prevent this problem?

Sue is constructing a pair of dress pants. Which type of hem should she use to ensure the stitches are not easily visible on the outside of the pants?

Which step should be completed first when making buttons/buttonholes?

In order to control fullness at the waistline of a pair of shorts using a piece of elastic, which technique should be used?

The quickest, easiest way to temporarily fix a hem would be to:

Which type of hem stitches and decorates at the same time?

The apparel development teacher advised Joe to hem the bottom of his dress shirt with a:

Hannah is using Velcro®, a fastener that is made from nylon and has two parts that interlock. Which type of fastener is she using?

Mary finished stitching her square pin cushion. Before turning it right sides out, what should she do to reduce bulk in the corners?

Sue is hemming her son’s pants with a slipstitch. She is completing this hem by:

There is extra fabric in the corners of Katrina’s pillow project. Which technique should Katrina use to make her pillow corners sharp?

Laura is sewing a close-fitting blouse and needs to reinforce the armhole. Which stitch length setting should be used?

What technique should be used to control the extra fullness and sew two pieces of fabric together that are slightly different sizes?

Karen basted the interfacing to her outer fabric with a 1/2" seam allowance. Which type of interfacing did she use?

The seam of a blanket made of thick fabric will not press flat. What technique should be used to taper the seam allowance and reduce the bulk?

Curved necklines may stretch during construction. Utilizing which stitch before sewing seams solves this problem?

When stitching a standard seam on a sewing machine, what stitch length setting should be used?

When hemming the length of a formal dress, it is important to wear:

The class is making drawstring jewelry bags. Which technique will they use to enclose the drawstring?

After sewing his seam, John noticed that his fabric edges were raveling badly. To prevent this problem he should use a seam:

Gary is reinforcing the side seam of his jacket. Which stitch length setting should be used?

Haley is topstitching the hem of her jeans. She is completing the hem by:

Josh was adding a fastener to his shirt. Using double thread, he stitched the button on over a heavy pin and created a thread shank. What type of fastener did he use?

Kim is making a stuffed plush animal with inward curves. How should she reduce bulk in the seam to allow the seam to stretch and lie flat when turning the project right side out?

Emily pins her fabric right sides together, stitches 10-12 stitches per inch and sews with a 5/8 seam allowance. Which type of seam did she create?

Susan was reattaching a button that came off of her sweater. The button had a metal loop on the back. Which type of button did she have?

Tina needs to baste two fabric pieces together to apply a zipper. Which stitch length setting should be used?

Carlos is constructing a wallet. He will use a nylon tape fastener that he can machine stitch in place. Which type of fastener will he use?

What additional fastener should be used at the top of a zipper to keep it from coming unzipped?

Savannah is sewing a ruffle down the front of her top. The pattern piece for the ruffle is much longer than the piece it joins. What technique will she use to control the extra fullness in the ruffle?

Tonya is attaching interfacing to her tote bag project using the iron. Which type of interfacing is she using?

Jamie needs to strengthen the corners of his pillow so they will not break open when turned and stuffed. Which stitches should be used?

Holly completed stitching the side seams of her knit skirt. Which machine seam finish should she choose that would give a professional appearance?

Selena needs to hem the bottom edge of her skirt. A properly sewn hem should:

Misty made a stuffed owl in her apparel class. After stitching the front to the back, she turned the owl right sides out. The seam at the inward curve looked very puckered. What technique should she use to make the seam stretch and flatten out?

When choosing interfacing, it should be: