Working on the Today's Fit T-Shirt (smaller view below): I just have to record my amazement that I am in the D-E-F size of this pattern. I have lost 60 pounds in the past year and am not used to the smaller pattern size. I look at the pattern pieces and marvel that they seem so small . But they fit me! I'm on the 3rd toile and almost to a perfect fit. Here's the rundown: On the first try I cut out Size D to shoulder, transitioning to size F at (and including) the underarm. From this first toile I determined that the following alterations were needed: Sloping shoulder 3/4" Forward shoulder 1/2" Lower bust dart 1" Keep the size D through to the underarm and transition to F below the armscye (to correct fabric bunching up above the bust and under the arm). The shoulders looked too narrow on the first toiles, but I wasn't sure, so I decided to leave them the same for the next toile. The sleeves have so much ease that they seem almost gathered so on the las
About one curvy woman's attempts to sew her own stylish, everyday clothing that looks like well made ready-to-wear but fits much better.