How to select the best sewing pattern size for your body size and shape

[@robyn3349]

Thank you! Great tutorial. I ❤ Nancy Zieman!

[@mercedesdelcastillo8324]

The best advice I’ve ever heard was “learn something new everyday”. Today it was you teaching about front adjustments. Thank you Marie.

[@lynnries7729]

How wonderful that Nancy Zieman is still teaching us to sew!

[@ZenLing-e5o]

You explained very clear❤ Hope to see more videos in how to manage patterns. Indeed a must see. In my case more important and a challenge because I'm a curvy and big size 30 and in general is difficult to find patterns for my figure. But this class help a lot to understand basics of fitting patterns. Thank you.

[@debrajensen755]

Thanks for the help. I have seen this before but always a good reminder because I still have a hard time😂😢😊

[@cathykieser53]

I just love listening and watching your videos when I wake the early morning to sew. I'm so glad some else follows Nancy zieman. I totally discovered her small shoulder adjustment that has been a game changer for me. I don't think I have that pattern but really excited to see it made up. And I'm stopping at Joann's for other stuff today, I think they are on sale. Yes, the video was helpful, that's for the effort. Happy Sewing and can't wait to see the dress pattern made up.

[@marybaker5837]

Thank you so much for the information.

[@debbiesnyder4778]

Great video thanks fitting can b so confusing but you make it very easy

[@maryjrucker2485]

OMG I had not idea. Thank you for explaining this. I am going today to try and get this pattern to sew with you when you make the video. Thank you for your knowledge. !

[@alexandraleigh]

I had forgotten Nancy's Book Which I got as a wedding present in PDF form...but I made the measurement and now know I am a Women's size 46 according to her chart. It is nice to have a target range for sure I know slopers or ready-to-sew patterns I will have to do the Normal adjustments but a Bodice closer to my best size is a great time saver and pocketbook saver no more buy-it-and-see or buy another cause!! Thank you, Marie!

[@victoriahannah1633]

I have seen Nancy Zieman video on this and like how you explained it in great detail also.

[@barbarawarner4645]

Thanks! I’d learned Nancy’s technique in the 70s but let myself slip. I’m getting back on target. I’m a 12 above bust but 16 at bust and 18 at the hip. A real pear. I needed this.

[@barbaraharsch3048]

As usual you make the hard to understand much easier. Thanks.

[@ChristineMaher-yp5ci]

You are amazing so helpful

[@carolineedmistoncooki3fair631]

It is amazing just how complicated fitting SEEMS, but once you explain it, it seems so obvious. You are such a good instructor. It helps soooooo much that you continue to explain things over and over, my brain needs to hear it a bunch of times before it goes, "oh yeah, of course it works like that!"

[@skirtedgalleons]

Excellent lesson, thank you. The method you show is really interesting. I wish they would put things like shoulder width and high bust measurements instead of full bust.

[@pamwelch6893]

Very helpful. Now, onto pants fitting.... :)

[@davidmomyang]

Thank you Marie for the very helpful information.

[@dddaaz]

Extremely helpful,thank you!

[@oldfashiondolls]

I always learn so much from you. Thank you

[@denisetymensky8922]

This is such great information! I have struggled with patterns and this might help me since I have had issues with the shoulder being too wide on the garment! So excited to give it a try

[@daraharper2003]

Thanks So Much for this. I have this pattern so I'll be looking forward to your video!😄😄😄

[@aleciacope3503]

This is very helpful. Thank you!

[@brendajefferson5984]

Good Day, Marie. This video is awesome and packed with information. I miss Nancy Zieman and always watched her shows and those books are very helpful. Thank you for sharing. I smiled when seeing this video pop up because, I too, have grown body-wise. Oh well😂. I made the top in this pattern and absolutely love it. Can’t wait to see your make.

[@brendastevens8325]

Thank you this really helpful

[@seestellysew8472]

Thank you this was very helpful

[@LaraSchiffbauer]

Thank you for sharing this technique, because I did find it very helpful and got some confirmation about which shirt size I should be picking. I'll need to check out the books, because I'm wondering about pants, too!

[@susanc.3369]

Thank you for this!❤

[@snaps2758]

I was thrilled that I had a notification of a video from you. This time you took to explain these details and thought process was very helpful for me. You motivated me so much and words, in my vocab, aren't enough to explain how inspirational and a blessing you are.

[@Andyscrap]

Wow this is helpfull! Thank you so much Marie. Looking forward to the making if the dress😊

[@Kera.S.]

Thanks for sharing. I recently found and purchased a never used version of the patternmaking for fashion design 3 ring binder textbook by Helen Joseph Armstrong. I received it yesterday. So excited to learn more and more about this.

[@rode-o5206]

Thank you for this very informational video. Will use these instructions on my next make and hopefully have a nice fitting garment! You explain it so well.

[@joanneblair2087]

That is an excellent theory. Thank you.

[@Silver_Threads_Sewing]

Very helpful. Thank you! ❤

[@lynetterene]

This was soooo very helpful. I have heard about this before. You just took it to another level. That fitting tip is also in her Pattern Fitting With Confidence Book. Before making the dress I'm doing now, I did not follow that rule, but I look forward to doing it next time. Thank you so much Marie

[@aahart9651]

O.M.G! So helpful. I’m always SO unhappy with the fit at the neck and upper chest and now I know why. Stephanie Focus sent me here and I’m so glad. Can’t wait to try this. Thanks.

[@mybucoliclife]

Oh great! Thanks 😊😊😊

[@gigivh9178]

Beautiful cat, remained me of our fluffy, a cayote took her one night, she was outside and she never came back at night we heard a cayote singing (I called it singing) never herd if she was there but she never came back. My son was deeply upset, we still missed her, beautiful fluff. Now, this is the video I been waiting for, for a long time thanks, very well explained, now I now I been buying the wrong size pattern Have to get the right ones now or try to fix the ones I have. Now apparently have to find out how on earth I come to be a size 14, (according to this method) when I thought I was size 20( ready to wear), I buy size 20, always fits on my hips but not on the top, is always so big and buggy, and do not know how to fix this problem. I need to make my own clothes now. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Now my question is How I go from a size 14 top to a size 24 bottom? (according to sizes on the pattern envelope)?

[@mybucoliclife]

The sizing puzzle is really perplexing sometimes. I hope that you can add the additional ease into the hip area by taking the number of seams in the garment in that area, and taking the number of inches you need to add to that area, and dividing it out so that each seam is increased the same amount. I hope that helps because in general that's how I do it but of course it depends on the style of garment.

[@messymia2899]

Thank you so much for this video!! Oh my goodness!! I think you just helped me with one of my major fitting issues. I have severe scoliosis and that upper area of my body is the hardest to fit. I can’t wait to try this out to see how it works for me. I’ve never heard of this method. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!🎄🎊💕

[@mybucoliclife]

Yay! I really hope it helps and Merry Christmas to you too

[@saleenahaffenden8292]

Very informative and well explained Marie. My question is why did you measure down 2 inches from the patterns hip line when you were working out what the hip measurement was? I might need to watch that part again to see if you said why. I really like to see these sorts of techique tutorials, I thankyou for that and it would be so good to see more in the future.

[@mybucoliclife]

I don't remember measuring 2 in I might have but I don't remember. Usually I measure 9 in down from the waistline. I'm wondering if the cutting line for the blouse version is what you were looking at? I would have to rewatch it to see

[@joannew2040]

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[@edithyoung596]

I appreciate this tutorial as I have a complicated body type. I am always thinking where do I begin lol. I know from experience to shorten length of sleeves and the body but never get the neckline and shoulders right. I’ve heard of this technique but not how it worked. I certainly appreciate your channel and have improved on my garment sewing. Will you be doing more work on knit fabric?

[@mybucoliclife]

I'm so glad you like the video, I actually do have a stretch velvet type of dress lined up to do very soon!

[@avalandrogers7700]

hi can you try sewing NewLook 6466?iI am try to sew a top from it so help me by make one of it .I learn from watching other do things. thank you very much.

[@Fattiapples]

so if you need an extra 2" or 1" for the front pieces, are you adding that on by using the size 18 lines or you are using the 18 lines and then going to add those inches on? what if i'm a size 8 based on the front measurement, but my bust needs the size 14, is that where i cut out the size 8 pattern and then what? do i do a large bust adjustment?

[@mybucoliclife]

Technically for a fitted garment I would use a size 8 with a large bust adjustment in that case, but every body is different. This is just a guide for a place to start.

[@ExoticTS]

I’m confushed if you can help, my across front is 14 but my bust is 43 waist is 45 hip is 46 and size 16 is way of what do I do then please help ?

[@mybucoliclife]

Hmm. It sounds like you have a smaller shoulder frame but then you are a rectangle shape pretty much from your bust to your hips, right? This is tricky, but I would start cutting out the shoulders and top of the armhole area in the size 14, then ease the cutting to a size 18 under the armhole. From there just go straight down to the hips without curving into a fitted waist. Maybe try it on a simple dress and see how that works before going to a trickier one. Good luck.

[@ExoticTS]

@@mybucoliclife yes, 15.5 shoulder width, 43 bust 45 waist 46 inch waist ,so is the rule of thumb to pick the pattern size from how much you measure from across front measurement so the fit is fine on top and then increase rest of lower measurments

[@mybucoliclife]

@@ExoticTS in general, I think for you it could be a good idea. Let me know how it goes

[@ExoticTS]

@@mybucoliclifeyour very helpful I appreciate it thankyou