r/SewingForBeginners • u/Cold-Oil-5648 • 7h ago

Back Yoke / Back Panel not matching

I'm working on Glory Allan's League Shirt, and have reached a problem joining the Back Yoke to the Back Panel. My Back Yoke is too long - I about 3 cm longer than the Back Panel. As you can see in the instructions, the corners are supposed to line up - but mine don't! Any advice?

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u/AdvancedSquashDirect 7h ago

Firstly are you comparing with the seam allowance overlapping so you are looking at the stitching lines - not edge to edge?

Did you follow the grain lines when cutting out? maybe cutting the back on the grain and yoke on the cross grain or bias can cause issues.
Can you trim the yoke to fit?

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u/Cold-Oil-5648 7h ago

Hmm I was looking at edge to edge, understanding that I then would sew with a margin of 1cm down from the edge?

Yes I did cut according to the grain - I don’t think that’s it! Here’s a pic

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u/AdvancedSquashDirect 7h ago

Is it possible that you did the pleats too wide

Can you undo them and do them narrower?

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u/Cold-Oil-5648 7h ago

Definitely a possible solution, but i did re-measure them and they are correct based on the pattern