The ever elusive 'good fitting pattern'
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, BUT, there is no such thing as a 'good fitting pattern' when it comes straight out of the pattern envelope. It doesn't matter what company's name is on the front or how much you paid for it.
We are all different in shape and it is impossible for a 'one size fits all' concept, even in knits.
(the over stretched knit garments showing all the wobbly bits bear testimony to that.)
Somewhere in your stash you probably have the perfect basic pattern, but have dismissed it as being just too plain and uninteresting. A common mistake we all make.
However, that harmless little pattern could be like winning the Lotto for you when it is fitted properly.
Take the time to have a sewing buddy fit it on you, or just take your basic skirt/shift/pants pattern to a dressmaker so she can tweak the parts you cant reach.
At the end of the day, the few dollars you pay her will be a lot cheaper than wasting heaps of money on even more patterns that will only give the same result.
Make the garment up in a firm fabric to check that it falls across the body correctly, and then convert your adjustments onto your pattern, and you are off to a flying start.
This is when my books come in to play.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, BUT, there is no such thing as a 'good fitting pattern' when it comes straight out of the pattern envelope. It doesn't matter what company's name is on the front or how much you paid for it.
We are all different in shape and it is impossible for a 'one size fits all' concept, even in knits.
(the over stretched knit garments showing all the wobbly bits bear testimony to that.)
Somewhere in your stash you probably have the perfect basic pattern, but have dismissed it as being just too plain and uninteresting. A common mistake we all make.
However, that harmless little pattern could be like winning the Lotto for you when it is fitted properly.
Take the time to have a sewing buddy fit it on you, or just take your basic skirt/shift/pants pattern to a dressmaker so she can tweak the parts you cant reach.
At the end of the day, the few dollars you pay her will be a lot cheaper than wasting heaps of money on even more patterns that will only give the same result.
Make the garment up in a firm fabric to check that it falls across the body correctly, and then convert your adjustments onto your pattern, and you are off to a flying start.
This is when my books come in to play.