Comments on: How to Resize a Pattern http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/ Winsome Clothing with an Old-Fashioned Appeal Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:12:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jennie Chancey http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-42459 Jennie Chancey Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:01:16 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-42459 Hi, Beka! The steps are the same, as you want to slash and spread the pattern just as if there were two shoulder straps. All you need to do is "visualize" where the missing strap would be when laying out the pattern pieces and make sure the slash line runs through the same part on that pattern piece as it does on the piece that does have the strap. Hope that makes sense! As long as you are slashing and spreading the same areas symmetrically and spreading the needed amount over all the pieces, you'll be fine. Hope this helps! Hi, Beka! The steps are the same, as you want to slash and spread the pattern just as if there were two shoulder straps. All you need to do is “visualize” where the missing strap would be when laying out the pattern pieces and make sure the slash line runs through the same part on that pattern piece as it does on the piece that does have the strap. Hope that makes sense! As long as you are slashing and spreading the same areas symmetrically and spreading the needed amount over all the pieces, you’ll be fine. Hope this helps!

]]> By: beka http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-42393 beka Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:49:47 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-42393 Do you have any tips on resizing a one shouldered dress or top? I only need to go up one or two sizes Do you have any tips on resizing a one shouldered dress or top? I only need to go up one or two sizes

]]> By: Shakisha http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-42322 Shakisha Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:56:13 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-42322 Thank you so much....I think I got it. - Make the center of the bodice longer - Make the last 2" of the side seams wider.... Thank you so much….I think I got it.

- Make the center of the bodice longer
- Make the last 2″ of the side seams wider….

]]> By: Jennie Chancey http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-42313 Jennie Chancey Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:11:58 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-42313 Hello, Shakisha! To adjust for a bit of a tummy, you just need to add a bit of length to the center front of the bodice and a little bit more width to the last two inches of the side seam. Basically, this is like "flaring" the side seams out a tad to accommodate the tummy, then the length prevents the bodice front from pulling up too high over the tummy. To adjust any bodice to fit perfectly, be sure to cut out a muslin bodice and baste it together for a try-on. This allows you to check the changes you have made and locate any other problem spots before cutting into your fashion material. Hope this helps! Hello, Shakisha! To adjust for a bit of a tummy, you just need to add a bit of length to the center front of the bodice and a little bit more width to the last two inches of the side seam. Basically, this is like “flaring” the side seams out a tad to accommodate the tummy, then the length prevents the bodice front from pulling up too high over the tummy. To adjust any bodice to fit perfectly, be sure to cut out a muslin bodice and baste it together for a try-on. This allows you to check the changes you have made and locate any other problem spots before cutting into your fashion material. Hope this helps!

]]> By: Shakisha http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-42296 Shakisha Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:08:59 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-42296 Thank you for sharing this information. I have a daughter who loves girly clothes and is a little bigger than the patterns of the dresses she likes (pdf) now I can resize them! I do have one question my Daughter has a tummy that sticks out a bit...we have made a duct tape double but how do adjust the patterns to take care of this? Lastly, some pattern bodices stick out and don't hang as nicely on her how can I correct that? I would love to hear back from you thanks so much. Thank you for sharing this information. I have a daughter who loves girly clothes and is a little bigger than the patterns of the dresses she likes (pdf) now I can resize them!

I do have one question my Daughter has a tummy that sticks out a bit…we have made a duct tape double but how do adjust the patterns to take care of this? Lastly, some pattern bodices stick out and don’t hang as nicely on her how can I correct that?

I would love to hear back from you thanks so much.

]]> By: Becky Starnes http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-41735 Becky Starnes Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:11:11 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-41735 Hello Ms. Chancey. I am so thankful I found your information as I've been searching for the best way to alter patterns. Your directions were so helpful and I am totally confidant now and excited to get sewing. Again,I thank you for sharing your knowledge. Hello Ms. Chancey. I am so thankful I found your information as I’ve been searching for the best way to alter patterns. Your directions were so helpful and I am totally confidant now and excited to get sewing. Again,I thank you for sharing your knowledge.

]]> By: Jennie Chancey http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-41713 Jennie Chancey Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:34:14 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-41713 Hi, Sandy! You can just cut the neck opening wider or add a slit. I like the slit idea, personally. :) Hi, Sandy! You can just cut the neck opening wider or add a slit. I like the slit idea, personally. :)

]]> By: Sandy Alger http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-41628 Sandy Alger Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:31:02 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-41628 The neck area is too small, I need to enlarge only this area on a pajama top or would it be easier to cut it in the front to have a slit? The neck area is too small, I need to enlarge only this area on a pajama top or would it be easier to cut it in the front to have a slit?

]]> By: Jennie Chancey http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-41371 Jennie Chancey Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:21:02 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-41371 Hi Francisca! I checked the link. What a gorgeous pattern! By the bust and hip measurements, the dress is a US14 up top and a US14.5 in the hips. If the yoke needs more room for gathers, I recommend just adding that by splitting the pattern piece vertically down the center and spreading it one to three inches. The amount depends on how much fullness you need across the bust. I'd experiment in muslin until it looks right. Hope this helps! Hi Francisca! I checked the link. What a gorgeous pattern! By the bust and hip measurements, the dress is a US14 up top and a US14.5 in the hips. If the yoke needs more room for gathers, I recommend just adding that by splitting the pattern piece vertically down the center and spreading it one to three inches. The amount depends on how much fullness you need across the bust. I’d experiment in muslin until it looks right. Hope this helps!

]]> By: Francisca http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/comment-page-2/#comment-41248 Francisca Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:31 +0000 http://sensibility.com/?p=4916#comment-41248 Hi Jennie, Thank you so much for your great tutorial! Suddenly I find myself in need of resizing because one of my pattern pieces doesn't fit. This is the dress: http://www.etsy.com/listing/87245672/vintage-40s-mail-order-1808-shaped. The Front Waist (the part that has to be gathered) is just as big as the Yoke and the front Girdle. So there's not much gathering possible. It's an unprinted pattern so I don't have any clue of the size it has now. Could you tell me how many sizes up the piece would have to be? Thank you so much and vriendelijke groeten uit Nederland Hi Jennie,

Thank you so much for your great tutorial! Suddenly I find myself in need of resizing because one of my pattern pieces doesn’t fit. This is the dress: http://www.etsy.com/listing/87245672/vintage-40s-mail-order-1808-shaped. The Front Waist (the part that has to be gathered) is just as big as the Yoke and the front Girdle. So there’s not much gathering possible.
It’s an unprinted pattern so I don’t have any clue of the size it has now. Could you tell me how many sizes up the piece would have to be?
Thank you so much and vriendelijke groeten uit Nederland

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