Every Sewer's Guide to the Perfect Fit: Customizing Your Patterns for a Sensational Look

by Mary Morris and Sally McCann

Book Overview

Mary Morris & Sally McCann Ever wonder how to tailor a sewing pattern to fit your body? Experts from the famous G Street Fabrics demonstrate how to adjust any commercial pattern to achieve a perfect... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887374434
• ISBN13: 9781887374439
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Great resource book

This book helps you figure out your figure. I learned things I never knew about altering patterns and getting a good fit. I use this book as a resource and enjoy it. The instructions are fairly clear. I would recommend you have some sewing basics before using the book.

Outstanding! Fitting solutions not found elsewhere!

I've been sewing for twenty some years. In that time I read lots of books on fitting and gone to various classes. This is the ONLY place I have gotten information on how to adjust a dolman and a raglan sleeve for a larger then standard bust.This book assumes you have no fitting skills. It tells you all the tools you will need. They tell about fitting shells and why shells from different pattern companies might serve you better. The authors tell you how to adjust the pattern for your figure. This book will give you the information you need to get a better fit.

I Love This Book!

This book helped me (finally!) to understand how patterns worked and why things I had made were not turning out as I had hoped. There is quite a bit of explaination about why you're doing things. Clear easy to follow pitcures and instructions. I made a great pair of pants and will turn to it every time I have a new project.

Clothes for real bodies

Real women, with normal figures of all types, are the key feature in this fitting book. Unlike fashion magazines and dress pattern catalogs which use slim, young models to make the CLOTHES look great, this book shows how to fit clothes to make the average WOMAN look great! Sewing skills are needed but once you have followed the directions and made the suggested pattern adjustments as a master pattern, you can adjust any commercial pattern to fit you perfectly with very little fuss. This is especially helpful for older woman whose figures have changed over time. But any woman can have "tailor-made" fit with this book. Try it!