Oliver + S | MamaTilney | Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/mamatilney/activity Activity feed for MamaTilney. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:39:42 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 aed7f2e24b97d161928f0e6f57740ace MamaTilney started the topic Adjusting bust upwards in the forum liesl + co: saint-germain wrap dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/adjusting-bust-upwards Fri, 24 Jan 2020 01:28:34 -0500 My bust is 2” higher than standard RTW clothing and sewing patterns. (I know that gravity and age will eventually rid me of this issue, but in the meantime, I look like I have an udder if I wear unaltered tops and dresses.) I’ve learned how to raise bust darts upward on patterns, but I don’t know how to best accomplish this on the Saint Germa…[Read more]

]]> 0 32db26417d09d38113090de2d274ceca MamaTilney started the topic Different bust/waist/hip sizes - where to alter? in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/different-bustwaisthip-sizes-where-to-alter Sat, 04 Feb 2017 18:01:50 -0500 I’ve got narrow shoulders with a wider waist and still wider hips. I’m shaped rather like a… Christmas tree? (Sounds so much more festive and fun than ‘triangle,’ doesn’t it?) In Liesl + Co. patterns, I’m a size 2 bust/size 6 waist/size 10 hips.

I’ve had great success blending those three sizes in the Diplomat dress, and am considering doing so…[Read more]

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