Thanks Acorn, some of these are new to me.
Sewbee, I bought a Janome coverstitch machine a couple of months ago but I have yet to fall in love with it. I use it for hems on knit fabrics and I am improving with fewer skipped stitches but I haven’t mastered curves very well yet. It was the same when I bought my overlocker. More of a slow burn than an instant love affair. I’ve managed to tame it now, I think. So, with the neckline I attached the band on my sewing machine, then overlooked the raw edges, then back to the sewing machine for top stitching