I have come to terms with my desire for couture construction, having a garment to wear within a reasonable amount of time (since I cannot commit full days to totally do a garment with hand sewing) and finishing that I will be happy to on and wear.
Exhibit A: the sleeve seams. I undid the bias binding on the sleeve seams, trimmed the bias silk down to 2.5 cm in width, and bound each allowance edge separately.
And because I disliked the way the seam allowances are visible at the hem of the bell sleeves, I chose to appliqué one of the larger flower motifs on the inside of the sleeve to cover the bottom part of the seam.
In the photo, the bottom sleeve is inside out; the top left sleeve is right side out, but you can see the wrong side peaking out with no seam allowance showing – just another flower. Yay!
I am much happier with this, and am contentedly constructing the rest of the garment along the same idea. Hopefully I’ll have a finished garment to show you by the end of the week.
Mezzo Couture 
Brilliant idea! Beautiful results. So glad you found a compromise that works for you 😏
Clever idea to add a lace motif on the inside of the sleeve to cover the seam binding. Can’t wait to see the finished garment.
That looks fabulous!!
Sorted!
What a great idea to use the lace to hide the end of the seam allowances. It looks lovely!
I admire your attention to detail, and your creative response to the problem you saw. I would never have thought of that!
Beautiful idea!