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Plus Size Pattern Alteration: 7 Steps to Your Custom Shoulder Slope

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When you purchase your plus size pattern, one alteration you may have to do is alter your shoulder slope. The shoulder slope is the angle of your shoulder from the base of your neck to your shoulder point. How can you tell if you need to alter your pattern? If you have excess fabric or […]

Custom Plus Size Top Pattern: Free Resource for Drafting Your Own

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Update July 6, 2018: This is no longer a free resource. It now requires a paid subscription to Threads Insider.  Have you ever tried to draft your own custom plus size top pattern but couldn’t find a book or article that used a real body or a plus size body with real fitting challenges? I’ve […]

Fashion Design & Sewing for Plus Sizes: 2 Book Reviews

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There aren’t many books dedicated to fashion design & sewing for plus sizes. The 2 books I have are from the 1990’s, and while fashion styles have changed dramatically since then, the principles of patternmaking, pattern alteration, draping and sewing have not. This is the reason I’ve had these books for so many years and […]

Plus Size Pants Pattern: Balance A Key Step to Making Pants That Fit

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We all know the 1st step to a plus size pants pattern that fits your curves is taking accurate body measurements. There are tutorials, videos, books and blogs that stress this everyday. And it should be emphasized because even if you have the best sewing skills, if your measurements are wrong your pattern still won’t fit. There are other […]

Plus Size Sewing Pattern Alteration: Center Back & Back Neckline

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It was 20 degrees here in Jersey for about a week, which to us is very cold. During the winter I like my neckline close to my neck so no cold air goes down my back (or my front for that matter.) While working on my pattern for a top I noticed how far my […]

How to Balance Your Plus Size Sewing Pattern

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I don’t know about you, but when I take the time to sew an outfit for myself I want a perfect fit. I also want it to be comfortable. This applies whether I buy a commercial plus size sewing pattern or make my own. I’m sure you feel the same way. That’s why I was […]

9 Tools You Need to Make Your Own Sewing Patterns

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When I started college for fashion design, they wanted us to buy a design toolkit they sold in their bookstore that cost about $200.  And of course they made it seem like we couldn’t make patterns or sew without their toolkit.  At least the price included the big canvas tote bag to carry all those […]

Get Your Sewing Projects Done Faster Without Sacrificing the Quality of Your Work Part 3

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Well, this is the 3rd and final video where I take you inside the patternmaking software I use to make patterns.  If you haven’t seen Part 1 or Part 2, be sure to view them now. In this video I show you how to add seam allowances, text and a waistband to your a-line skirt pattern.  I still […]

Get Your Sewing Projects Done Faster Without Sacrificing the Quality of Your Work Part 2

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Have you ever wished you could make the patternmaking process go faster so you could get your sewing projects done faster? That’s the reason I use patternmaking software to speed up the patternmaking process. Today I want to continue the inside look into PatternMaster Boutique 5 by wildginger.com to show you how you can edit […]