Fit the Paper Pattern to YOUR Body! Simplicity 9274

[@surefitdesignsaustralia]

Hi Joy, this is Martha, I am Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia distributor for Sure-Fit Designs. We are very much in business. We are continuing to do business as usual and will continue to support all customers as needed. I am doing workshops and retreats all over Australia and in the future, I am extending my retreats to New Zealand. Yes, Glenda is retiring however, Sure-Fit Designs is here to stay.

[@louisedavidson848]

You missed ur calling Ms. Joy. You should have been a teacher. Love ur sew alongs and pattern adjusting. Thank u for taking the time to share ur talents.

[@ellenyoungbluth7696]

So good to see an experienced “sewist”!

[@traciseibert4532]

She is great!

[@tinagreene1041]

Joy, I enjoy all of your videos and sometimes I go back and watch your older videos still as well. I have made that top in a linen. You’re my top favorite sewing KZbinr over anyone else. When I’m in the sewing room I’ll put your channel on and listen and watch you and give me inspiration! I really appreciate all your knowledge and you taking the time to be so caring to help others learn! Thank you!

[@Joy4650B]

Thank you Tina. You are very welcome.

[@sandsleblanc]

You are amazing in how you explain things - thank you xxx

[@NaomiW1010]

I am just finding your videos and I am loving how informative they are and I appreciate how you explain things in a manner I can understand! I have sewed on and off for many years and never learned the most important part of sewing and that for me is fitting. THANKS !

[@Joy4650B]

You are very welcome. No fun to sew if you cannot wear what you made.

[@dubravka..K]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you! Your tops are beautiful! ❤🇨🇦

[@wandawoodrell1414]

You sure helped me with this tutorial. I am rather small busted, not full; but i have the curved back and the dropped shoulders. So glad i saw this one. Thank you, Joy.

[@sandystrong5625]

Love this tutorial!! I have several of these PROBLEMS! I’ve been watching you faithfully for a year or so…..have learned a lot, and I’ve been sewing for forty years. I’m from East Texas close to Longview. I pray for you and Jerry. We’re the same age, so I know the “challenges” we have at this age! Love Y’all

[@barbaracollier4691]

You always make everything look so easy.....then I try "your way" and guess what.....it works! You have made my sewing projects look so professional that people are starting to ask me where I got it. Wow...that's so confident building. Thank you for being you.

[@Joy4650B]

You are so welcome! Thank you for letting me know that Barbara.

[@SewAndTellwithDori]

BLESS YOUR HEART, JOY!!! Thank you for taking the time to teach us the P/P pattern fitting method and how to do an FBA and other pattern adjustments. I've watch your other videos on pattern adjusting, and have learned so much from them. It all makes perfect sense. I never get tired of your instructional videos! Again, thank you for making them!!! ❤️🥰🙏🏻😊

[@marylamm4254]

Wow! What a great difference from the pink top, to the bicycle top! I watch you all the time! Love, love you and Jerry! ❤❤

[@Loral-op4tz]

Thank you , you are great Loral

[@irismoreno6909]

I really enjoy your tutorials! I’ve been sewing for 40 years, but still have so much to learn. That’s the fun part!

[@janeferguson1246]

I Love this pink floral!

[@rosh6378]

Love these tops Joy. Thank you for all your hard work. You are amazing😊❤

[@karenegeberg6007]

Joy, thanks for the video! I learned so much! Always enjoy your videos! Karen

[@carolematthews2072]

Just a fantastic tutorial. Thank you so much Joy for your videos, so informative and easy to understand 🥰. Can’t wait for the next one

[@carolinegalliher5229]

Ohhh this was fun and i like the bicycle top too!!! I gotta get to sewing.

[@kathyshane159]

Joy. I really liked both of your finished blouses! Thank you for teaching us what you do!

[@marilynnmcdonald3204]

Joy thank you. I’ve learned so much from you. Really like tutorials. Keep them coming.

[@quiltmaker8461]

Wow! 🪡🧵✂️great job

[@tinafisher]

love you Joy, your teaching is so appreciated, your humor is enjoyed and I pray for you and your husband that you two have a long life and fun in retirement. God Bless you sweetheart.

[@sharonn7488]

One of your best tutorials ever!!

[@cherylcentenioblessedvirgi3241]

Joy, I love your blouse. Thank you so much for teaching your technique for making adjustments to a commercial sewing pattern. Have a great and wonderful day! By the way, I love rain and thunderstorms so much. Unfortunately, this area doesn't get much.

[@carolinegalliher5229]

I totally love your outfit today! Your top fabric is beautiful and looks so very good on you.🎉

[@judymorris214]

I LOVED THE PINK TOP TOO.BOTH ARE VERY PRETTY

[@dimples7334]

Great tutorial. I really appreciate it. I’m working on my Surefit pants. Making trousers with a side edge pocket. Had to figure it out by myself. So sad Surefit is going away. ✝️🇺🇸🙏

[@SewManyThings]

WOW!! Amazing tutorial! I don’t even sew my own clothes but I just watched this video from beginning to end! So fascinating! You are REALLY good at fitting! And your voice over was great! Both tops look awesome! I do agree that the neckline on the bicycle one looked better on you. Loved watching you today, Joy, as always😊 And oh my goodness that thunder sounded intense! Extreme weather always scares me! I’m such a baby!!😂 See you on the next one💕

[@ElsabeHurn]

Hi Joy, this Is Elsabe from Sure-Fit Designs South Africa. I just wanted to mention that Sure-Fit Designs South Africa will still be carrying on after Glenda’s retirement. I also have the Sure-Fit Academy South Africa that will continue with regular new design and sew alongs for the Sure-Fit International community. I will be adding more SFD fitting videos on my personal KZbin Channel as well. Sure-Fit Designs will still be here after Glenda’s retirement.

[@Joy4650B]

That is wonderful Elsabe. My friend, Phylly, and I enjoy watching you so very much. I would like to find YOUR academy. I did not realize there were 2 of them.

[@ZeldaSews]

Number one muslin looks great!

[@kckazcoll1]

I love your tutorials, Joy! You explain things so clearly and I appreciate that :)

[@nancylorenz5082]

Hi Joy! 👋 This was a fabulous tutorial! I have a larger bust too and this really helps.

[@debbiesnyder4778]

Great tutorial again. Love love the bicycle shirt!!! Fits you so well

[@debramejia5091]

Joy, you looked absolutely beautiful in the pink! You looked vibrant and so feminine in it! Loved it.

[@ruarifinn]

Great tutorial!

[@KarenMcNeil-en2fn]

Simple and achievable when you know how. Thank you 🙂

[@dianeroy1378]

Loved this tutorial. I also liked the flowered blouse on you.

[@patriciaallen3046]

Love this top- and your adjustments look great! I thought you looked really nice in the pink. By the way- your narration and camera view were spot on! Maybe show us how to sew that split in neckline and have it turn out as perfect as yours☺️. Thank you for spending so much time on this tutorial- I learn something every time you show us full bust adjustments!

[@maryillian3795]

I think I lean something new every time you make a tutorial on alterations. Thank you for sharing . LOVE YOU

[@janicebiggers2544]

I have so enjoyed your show.

[@annroche3762]

You are brilliant Joy I love your videos x Ann

[@marta77inf]

Thank you Joy. I am kind of flat. But I enjoy your teachings a lot.

[@brenholmes4894]

I recently took a fitting course and learned so much, but still have a lot to learn. I have given up on commercial patterns because they have so much ease and they don't provide the finished garment measurements in most cases. I mostly buy Indie patterns as I find they provide so much more information, allowing me to work out exactly which size I need to make. Of course, I often have to grade between sizes, which is no problem, and do an FBA, but I don't worry about those now, they have become second nature. Before trying a new pattern designer, I work out the bust/waist/hip rations and try to pick designers that use a block that most closely represents my body, aging and changing though it is, lol. I am currently working on fitting pants, which is trickier than fitting a bust!

[@carollebriton8675]

Love your top and your videos. Please keep them coming.

[@kararhodes6682]

This is why I like your videos. I know there is three different ways to do this and you take just one to demonstrate it. I fit it on a mannequin first. you told me about buttermilk patterns and I now know to adjust the neck on all buttermilk patterns or they are going to gape. I watch you do the round back with Philly. I know you have done pants but it is hard to find that video especially the one where you and Philly are fitting each other.

[@orlandogonzalez9310]

Blessings to you always! Thanks for showing us how to save a boo boo. I especially like the demonstration of removing the boo boo to secure the original placement.

[@Pml941]

Thank you. I needed this.

[@NadoCrowFriend]

One tip for reducing surprises when you’re making up your first sample: First, measure your body & measure your pattern, in those same areas ( seam to seam) Add whatever ease you like to use at the bust waist, hips, biceps. and then compare the two.

[@Joy4650B]

That is right Diana. My very first video was about exactly that.

[@cynthiadodge3089]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this AMAZING tutorial!! You have helped me SO MUCH!! Thank you for fully explaining the FBA (full bust adjustment) in such wonderful detail! I have this pattern in my "stash"! I think I will give it a try this week! Bless you!!

[@elaine1587]

Joy…the pink rose floral looked great on you! Thank you for showing us how to adjust the paper patterns,

[@carollebriton408]

Joy I absolutely love your tutorials. You are so entertaining and you make me laugh. I like the bicycle top, however, I would like to see some small waste darts for more shaping because your tummy is not that big. Just my humble opinion. lol Love you too.

[@lyndaleekorn1408]

Thanks Joy. You are a pleasure to watch. I'm an experienced sewer and I love your videos. Keep up the stories and the demos. Love you.

[@sheilastamps853]

Hi Joy. Love your how to video today! Thanks for showing us " how to fit a pattern to your body". Love the pink blouse and the longer blouse as well they both look very nice on you. Have a great evening.

[@kathybrown7654]

Always enjoy your viedos

[@janiceganus545]

I enjoyed your tutorial.❤❤

[@ronaldsmith4363]

I’m not on the treadmill so I can comment on the video. 😀 I enjoy all of them. This was a very good refresher video for me.

[@marta77inf]

I love your top. I emboider a design very similar.

[@chickad5820]

You truly are a humongous blessing. I love to sew my own clothes but I didn't know how to do all these alterations. Thanks to your beautiful way of teaching, I can now alter how I need to for me or anyone else. You said your hairs falling out, might be a vitamin D deficiency. Watch motivationaldoc video on hair loss. Hope this helps... It worked for me plus I take biotin for hair, skin and nails. What a difference. Thanks again Joy, you are a treasure of information and a pure joy to watch. Your momma named you perfectly. Stay safe and God bless, Barb from Tombstone

[@Joy4650B]

Hmmmm. I better get some Biotin. Vitamin D is fine. Had my blood tested several times.

[@chantal5]

Joy thanks for sharing the Lorraine Henry tip. Such a simple fix. It's going to be very very useful. Just want to let you know I still smile every time I remember your comment about the viscous/rayon fabric.

[@lindastevenson8482]

Love Love Love your tutorials!!! Also, your bracelets always look so nice on you!

[@Barneysma]

That was a wonderful tutorial and must have taken you ages. Thank you x

[@Joy4650B]

Thanks so much 😊

[@SewManyThings]

Joy! I was just watching an older video of yours where you were making a dirtbike quilt for your brother and you showed the pattern you used and said it was the same pattern you used to make BooBear’s quilt! It’s call Fractions! You were looking for it a little while ago and were frustrated that you couldn’t find it. I hope this helps and you can find it. You wanted to show it on your channel😊

[@Joy4650B]

Thank you! Maybe I have it filed under "Fractions". LOL.

[@hellenacross9537]

Thank you, so much, for going over the pattern adjustments again. I have been able to complete several garments this past week. I learn new techniques and get better each time. I have especially improved working with knits and the serger. I really like the way you don't rush through when you teach. You have given me so many great tips. I thought of you, when I found myself slapping my ruler down while working on a new pattern. LoL

[@krisheld4496]

JOY you looking fantastic in that pink blouse 👚 girl. I love that fabric all those beautiful roses. JOY the tutorial you is great. I always get twisted around doing a FBA. I always need a refresher course for sure. This was definitely a good. I went & bought the pattern I’m making this blouse tomorrow

[@Joy4650B]

Kris, you MUST send me a picture of you in your new blouse. You know my email, but just in case: [e-mail]

[@krisheld4496]

@@Joy4650B I will! I love how the blouse looks on you. I hope you & Jerry have a good week.

[@judithsteward7891]

The pink is very nice on you. The neckline is good on you as well as the sleeve length. More youthful looking on you! You always do an excellent job Joy!

[@marta77inf]

Even my husband knows you. Joy have the chicken too, The one that you have in the green t. I love your personality and the teachings.

[@Joy4650B]

Thank you Marta. Laughter is good medicine, isn't it?

[@karonchambers2219]

The pink top looks good on you. I really learn a lot watching you make your patterns fit. The white printed top looks great on you. I really like the longer length and the side slits too. Thanks for sharing your talents. Love from Mississippi ❤

[@rockylee8822]

I gained lots of great guidance on fitting garments before i sew ty😊

[@karenhall3769]

Thank you for another great tutorial for fitting! You encourage me to try try again to get a good fit! The pink looked very pretty! Blessings🤗

[@ClaraSmith-kg7ge]

Such good information. Thank you.

[@judyscicchitano7906]

Hi Joy. Praying for Philly and her family. Sounds like Jerry recieved heavenly info re Phillys husband so you guys could pass that on to her...God's is so good❤️ Love your blue and white changes, the change made all the difference. Love those hangers! Drive careful. Give Philly hugs 🫂

[@denisek57]

Hi Joy, I always enjoy your videos. You are so knowledgeable and a joy to watch!💕

[@hsawyer9558]

Love your explanations!

[@rachaelr5442]

I've been trying to figure out how to fit a pattern from the book. Your tutorial is priceless for me. Thank you so much.

[@Multiplemom3452]

Just found your videos thanks for sharing you our knowledge I got frustrated with the last piece I did and was like no nah nope done. But been trying to set up my area again so I can start making things again. Thanks for the motivation. Cheers.

[@nadinamedlin3432]

Thank you always for the great lessons with easy common sense explanations! I always learn so much and am encouraged!

[@jenniferseelen1899]

Joy what a beautiful difference between #1 and #2 tops. I thought the first top was beautiful and fit fine but top number 2 is wonderfully made, the fit impeccable.

[@margieread4364]

Good job!

[@Sewmore]

Thanks for the tutorial. I have just bought 3 patterns and I will try them on before I cut out my pretty muslin to check the fit. When I was 28 yr old I could make a size 12 and it fit perfectly. Now I am 85 and 20 lb heavier and sizes have changed. Thanks for all your help in fitting

[@Joy4650B]

Yep, the same thing happened to me. Plus 20 pounds and a lot of years.

[@LindaH69]

Thank you, Joy. Paper pattern is the muslin and the first top is wearable and allows you to fine tune your perfect second top. So sensible!

[@maryflynn1951]

Joy the bicycle top looks fantastic on you!! Love the length of it ❤

[@mmgg9337]

Joy , this is so helpful. Thank you! ❤

[@judyscicchitano7906]

You are a great teacher Joy! Thank you 💗

[@juliadavidovich-kn8jh]

I just bought this pattern because of you. I hope my top comes out as nice as yours. I think your lower neckline does look better on you! Thanks for taking the time to show us the how-to.

[@nikkijohnson552]

Pretty pretty blouse! Roses of course!

[@debbieh53]

Enjoyed this tutorial!

[@carolynvines1044]

Concerned about Jerry, please give an update. Praying for him

[@monaclayton2746]

I quit trying to make clothes for me long time ago. If your videos were around then maybe something I sewed would have fit me. Me changing the pattern was not even thought of then. I love your videos, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of sewing. Maybe altering blouses and pants will be a little easier. I do mostly embroidery now and I do watch Becky Thompson. I have subscribed and like your videos probably for about a year now. I think you are pretty funny. I especially liked the duct tape one. Hysterical watching you and your daughter tape each other.

[@Joy4650B]

Thank you Mona. Tammy and I did laugh a lot making that video. I started quilting because nothing ever fit me that I made. Ready to wear never fit right either. I took lots of classes.

[@gertrudewelsh781]

I love that fabric! And your top

[@judyhays2413]

This tutorial was fabulous! I learned so much, only because you explain everything so well. I will definitely watch this again (and again) because there is so much good information. Thank you so much.

[@peggydid]

Joy, this is an awesome tutorial! You're a great teacher with all these alterations! Hugs!

[@carlab4957]

Thank you so much for all of your pattern adjustment videos. They are so helpful.

[@shariz2998]

Just bought this pattern and checked to see if you had a tutorial with changes that you would make.😊

[@elizabethblackwell6691]

Enjoyed the tutorial. You are always so entertaining. I laughed out loud a couple of times at the funny things you said. I look forward to more videos.

[@cherylross4238]

I have watched you do this over the years and still have trouble doing my own fitting! But I will keep working on it and maybe it will make sense one day!! You are a great teacher so it must be me because when I was much younger I could sew up a pattern right from the paper and it always fit perfect!

[@violetlee1823]

Thank you Joy! You are so clever. Also, you are a breath of fresh air. x

[@ladysusan2501]

Joy! This was one of your best videos ever! I have had that pattern and haven’t attempted to make it yet. Now, with your awesome video, I’m ready! You explain each step so well! I love your “Joy” in making these videos and I wait for each one patiently, (well, not really patiently). Keep ‘‘em coming!

[@angiedenamur4531]

That top looks so good on you!

[@teresabehunin8673]

You are so talented. Thanks for sharing.