Sewing for Yourself

Thanks! I’ll be waiting with bated breath . . . .

Those trousers were purchased for the shoot, but if you can hold on a few more weeks we might have something in the fall lineup that appeals to you…

Thank you for the quick answer and the link, @liesl
So, should the B6411 had been a Liesl+co pattern, my measurements would appear in size 10 instead of 16, right? And I have to draw a 16 to make the dress in my size.

Hello, @mariajsanroman! I’ve written a blog post to help explain the difference between sizes:

https://oliverands.com/community/blog/2013/11/finding-your-correct-pattern-size.html

A blog post is always welcome! I’ll check out the tutorial before I start. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply!
It’s 1/2″, by the way. 🙂

I forget what it calls for–1/4″, maybe? In general, you don’t want to reduce the size of the shoulder pad because it will cause the shoulders to droop more. The shoulder pad is there to give the jacket structure, and if you reduce/eliminate it it might not hang correctly because extra room was built into the shoulder to accommodate it. Does that…[Read more]

Perfect, thank you! Should I be using a thinner shoulder pad since the coat will be much less bulky?

I see no reason why you couldn’t use a lighter weight fabric for this pattern. It think it will be great!