It’s time to make a new shell for my new body. Most of my previous muslins and body blocks and pattern alterations are useless since I did the Atlas Profilax treatment which got rid of the curl in my body and brought my shoulders level and my hips too:
I need a new basic pattern to work from.
In the past half year I got a good basic pattern for my skirts. It’s based on video’s by Corinne Leigh from Craftovision and it works for me.
I’ve been making skirts from it the past few months.
But there’s still the upper body…
Some people are Pear shaped, other people are gracious Goblets. Me, I’m a Door With Two Melons in a Crocheted Grocery Bag Hanging from it.
pic by Marta Rostek
Flat, square and wearing big breasts high up. How do you do.
When I was a twisted door I did the body block measuring and tailoring and it was educational and gave me my body blocks. But ever since my frame changed I haven’t mustered up the courage to go through that whole process again.
Then the chance to purchase Craftsty course Sew the Perfect Fit came along. In it you alter a muslin to fit you, a real woman, perfect. I thought it ‘d be a good place to start anew. And it came with a free pattern: Vogue 8766:
Princess lines, just what I want!
And go on, be brave, do sleeves!
I had to order quick and I opted for the sizes 6-12 because the patterns I bought previously were so ridiculously large.
But now I’m doubting my choice…. my measurements clearly state I should be looking at size 14 or 16. I wish I ordered the size 12-20 instead. I missed that that one had 12 in it also…
my upperbust = 36″
(bust 38″)
waist 30″
hip 38″
in inches:
|
SIZE
|
4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bust | 29 1/2 | 30 1/2 | 31 1/2 | 32 1/2 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
| Chest | 27 1/2 | 28 1/2 | 29 1/2 | 30 1/2 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 |
| Waist | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 1/2 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 41 1/2 |
| Hip | 31 1/2 | 32 1/2 | 33 1/2 | 34 1/2 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 |
| Back Waist Length | 15 1/4 | 15 1/2 | 15 3/4 | 16 | 16 1/4 | 16 1/2 | 16 3/4 | 17 | 17 1/4 | 17 1/2 | 17 3/4 | 18 |
| Petite Back Waist Length | 14 | 14 1/4 | 14 3/4 | 15 | 15 1/4 | 15 1/2 | 15 3/4 | 16 | 16 1/4 | 16 1/2 | 16 3/4 | 17 |
Yes. Should definitely have ordered the size 16…
Should I take action? Order the bigger size too? Bug Craftsy Customer Service to see if they can change the order? Hope that I can alter the smaller size myself?
I’ve been telling myself there’s solace in the wearing ease that is added to these patterns. The pattern state it’s “fitted” and Vogue’s wearing ease chart tells me they’ll add 3 – 4″ to any dress pattern with that word “fitted”:
| Misses’ Ease Allowances | ||||
| Bust Area | Hip Area | |||
| Silhouette | Dresses, Blouses, Shirts, Tops, Vests | Jackets | Coats | Skirts, Pants, Shorts, Culottes |
| Lined or Unlined | ||||
| Close Fitting | 0 – 2 7⁄8“ | not applicable | 0 – 1 7/8″ | |
| Fitted | 3 – 4″ | 3 3/4 – 4 1/4″ | 5 1/4 – 6 3/4″ | 2 – 3″ |
| Semi-Fitted | 4 1/8 – 5″ | 4 3/8 – 5 3/4″ | 6 7/8 – 8″ | 3 1/8 – 4″ |
| Loose Fitting | 5 1/8 – 8″ | 5 7/8 – 10″ | 8 1/8 – 12″ | 4 1/8 – 6″ |
| Very Loose Fitting | over 8″ | over 10″ | over 12″ | over 6″ |
will it be enough? 4″/ 10 cm of ease is a lot! But I’ve been known to underestimate its importance, I’m forever knitting garments too tight. And knitting stretches!
Oh, now I remember that size, wearing ease and actual pattern measurements tripped me up before with Vogue.
Back in 2013 I found quite some discrepencies between stated size 12 and actual size 12 of the pattern parts in Vogue 8648:
I remember I had to take out nearly 4″ to make that dress fit me and I cut a size 16 then, based on Vogue’s sizing chart. The shoulders set appallingly wide. I was swimming in the garment. I was quite annoyed that I had to cut and throw away so much of the good fabric. Look how wide the shoulders were placed, the very part a whole dress gets its posture from:
Ridiculous. Back then I had to take out a lot of fabric and practically graded my size 16 down to a size 12:
Ah yes, now I remember.
One of my conclusions after all the fitting and altering back then even read: “Should try this is size 12 all around, no extra fabric needed at the bust. Even go down to 10. Hips at size 8.”
That’s a relief! I feel better now. Added wearing ease to Vogue patterns is my friend. I’ll just wait until the pattern arrives and then we go play 🙂
“Note on V8766: all garments are cut on the crosswise grain of fabric.”
oh-oh…
… will this mean I won’t get a versatile upper body muslin out of this? For fabrics cut on the grain?
