Neckline

This entire post will detail the neckline of this particular scrub top.  I can't say I am a tremendous fan of this style of neckline, but let's follow all directions as written.  If this wasn't going to be an instructional type blog, I may have switched out this neck for something a little less fussy and heavy.

We will start with the directions starting at #2.

OK, so look at the little drawing of #2 and you will see what they want you to do, literally take a pair of scissors and cut a piece of fabric out of the middle of the neckline:

I left a little section unstitched so hopefully you could see it a little better.  Again the black thread can be difficult to see.
Then fold and press the edges on that stitchline:

See the little bit you cut out allows the fabric to fold without getting all bunchy in the center.

The next part of the instructions deals with interfacing.  I use fusible which means I iron it on and it bond to the fabric.  Always follow manufacturer instructions.  The fusible uses either hot dry iron or hot steam iron, make sure you read the directions because steam will ruin the dry kind and you won't get a great bond if you use dry heat on the steam fusible.
So this particular company called pellon makes a lot of interfacing both fusible and sew-in, this happens to be steam activated fusible.

Ok, so the best thing to do according the directions is take a small scrap and "practice" fusing the interfacing to the fabric.  What that basically means is you want to make sure there is a good bond between the two.  The directions will give you an idea of how long to hold the iron onto the interfacing but some fabric bonds quicker than others, so use a scrap and try it out prior to ruining your project.

 Once you are pleased with the result, then move onto fusing the interfacing onto the pieces according to the directions.  We are on step #4.

 Once the pieces have cooled and you won't burn your fingers, fold the pieces in half with the fused side together and press them with the iron; then, using your machine longest stitch, tack the unfolded edges together.

Check the directions, make sure we have completed step four and then move onto step #5.

We need to make the "band" into a "V" shape and then stitch that together so it remains a "V" shape:

 Once you are finished stitching that, it is time to attach the neck to the shirt.  Remember, we had folded the notches on the shirt to the "wrong" side, so when we are lining up the neck band to the shirt, we may not be able to see the notches on the shirt.  We are now on step #6.

 

Once you have to pinned into place, stitch using a medium length stitch with your machine close to the folded down part on the shirt.  Then stitch again about 1/4 inch from that first stitch line

Let's stop here for now, I was hoping to get the entire neckline done but we are again out of time.  We will begin the next post on step #7 making the back facing.