In Fitting Fashion

Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration for Mastering the Art and Science of Fit

 
How to Tweak a Pattern for a Style Refresh belle blouse

In order to make the most of the sewing patterns in your collection, it’s a good idea to review them from time to time and consider styling tweaks that can modernize or refresh them, especially if you...

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How to Make a Cup Size Adjustment on a Pattern without Traditional Darts belle blouse fitting fundamentals

In the last video you got a sneak peek at the cup size adjustment I made on my sewing pattern. This week I’m going to show you exactly how to do it.

Before you make your cup size adjustment make sure...

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How to Assess and Prepare a Pattern Before You Sew belle blouse fitting fundamentals

I firmly believe that if you spend some time reviewing the sewing pattern and its sizing chart, you can confidently anticipate the fitting changes you may need to make to the pattern in order for it t...

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Project Based Tutorials to Build Your Pattern Making and Fitting Skills belle blouse fitting fundamentals

Have you shopped your existing pattern collection lately? I’ll bet there’s a real gem in there that has stood the test of time. Take a look, pull out the patterns that you’re instantly drawn to and ma...

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Button Rules: How to Position Buttons and Button Holes belle blouse pattern fundamentals sewing fundamentals

This week I thought we’d start a little series that I’m calling “Details Count”. I often get questions and comments on my videos that indicate that most of you aren’t spending enough time reviewing yo...

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