Very interesting: how to sew fabric together with no seams showing.
 

It's an old technique but I've never seen it before.

http://www.quiltingdaily.com/media/p/25984.aspx

I have got to try this, thank you for sharing!

This just looks like a fancy name for a flat felled seam that we learned in 4-H.

That's what I was thinking too..."Pojagi" must be Korean for flat felled seam. I've seen some absolutely gorgeous sheer curtains made using this technique. Thanks for posting a reminder of this beautiful technique BellaBoo. http://www.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/thumbup.png

i've always known it as a flat fell seam

oops... now that i've read all the posts... i see that others have known it that way too.

yep. i remember using those in garment sewing.
i never thought of it for quilting.
it might come in handy for Quilt-As-You-Go.

just what i needed.
another experiment to add to my "lab assignment" list. LOL

I learned this tecnique 50 + years ago in Home Ec when sewing garments.

It would be a brilliant solution for making flimseys that are 'finished' and we could use them for summer spreads, tablecloths etc.. Labor intensive for complicated piecework, but lovely for the simple Modern style.

There is no law that says patchwork needs to be three layers, only quilts :)

That is really neat!

My thoughts exactly, I also learned this in 4-H and did the same stitching in my Home Economics class in High School.

thats pretty cool ,thanks

My grandmother finished all of her suits, coats and skirts with the flat felled seam. All the patterns she used were trimmed down so when she made new clothes there was no fabric waste. She taught me how to do this on sofa pillows, pillow cases, curtains, and always used it on things that she wanted a nice finish on.

That was my first thought, also. I learned this is 4-H, too Shelbie.

Yup. Simple Flat-Felled seam. Also called a French Seam. Used a lot on sheer blouses so you won't see any ugly raw edges through it or have fraying to deal with.

Look at the seams running down the insides of your jeans legs... same seam. In that instance, it's for durability.

I think this will be a good finish for the shower curtain I have wanted to make!

Neat idea.

I vaguely remember this from Home Ec. classes...very cool technique.

very neat idea thank you

Yep learned how to do a flat felled seam in Home Ec and 4-H over 60 years ago. They have just given it a fancy name, but it is the same thing. We had to measure every inch of that darned seam in Home Ec to be sure it was all even etc., and then sew it down. Didn't have the hemstitching item then, we learned to do it the hard way. Doubt if the younger ones have even heard of it the way they teach Home Ec or whatever they call it now.

Thanks BellaBoo!

very interesting technique. Thanks so much for the link.

I, too, thought it looked like a French Seam, but it's really not. This "Pojagi" is truly FLAT.
A French Seam is clean and no raw edges but has a bit of a dimension... at least the ones I've seen in handmade organdy dresses from my ancestors.

Both type seams are great for their appropriate applications.

With the replies, you can tell who came from a clothing background and who didn't. I also know this as a flat fell seam, and if you look at your jeans and some shirts, it's still a current technique.

Actually, a French seam is a bit different. With a French seam, you sew the seam with the wrong sides together, trim and then sew the seam right sides together, encasing the raw edges. It looks like a regular seam from the outside, without a line of stitching showing, but the seams are enclosed and not fraying. I do this with pillowcases, and remember it as- " first you sew it wrong, then you sew it right"!

Thanks for sharing, it was a good refresher video for me.

I think I saw a sewing foot called a Felling Foot. It said to make flat felled seams. She use a 1/4" foot then a center foot. Guess you could make this with this Felling Foot.

Just what I said to myself. Except I learned in home ec. But it really is a fancy name. LOL

Interesting that she changed the presser foot for the second stitching.
Seemed like an unnecessary step to me.

Having the 'fold' on the inside of the work does give it a different look than when 'fold' is on the outside of the work.

quiltmom04, This was my thinking too. I use the French Seam for those quick, "tube" pillowcases that a lot of us have made for kids and grandkids. It finishes them off nicely on the inside. The Pojagi seams are really, really flat. I love the way they can make sheer or semi-sheer fabrics look like stained glass. After watching the video (and several others), I am thinking of making a half curtain for my kitchen window (it's on the front of our house and looks out on the road .... feels like I am in a fishbowl at night) in this fashion. It would give a bit of privacy but look great (maybe like stained glass due to the kitchen light) from inside and outside too. Hope so!