Oliver + S | T5 | Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/tami5/activity Activity feed for T5. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:39:42 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 8927c33cee9f3941572f23f6a8e34bd1 T5 replied to the topic Adding length to the front yoke when doing FBA in the cinema dress in the forum liesl + co: cinema dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/adding-length-to-the-front-yoke-when-doing-fba-in-the-cinema-dress#post-76294 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 01:13:35 -0500 Pages 182 and 183 of The Palmer Pletsch Complete Guide to Fitting (2018) addresses this and directs you to add length to front yoke in two places.

]]> 0 f157636bc396f4c4f4af834e4a14c0be T5 started the topic Waistline in the forum liesl + co: cinema dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/waistline Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:42:17 -0500 Where should the gathered waistline fall on this dress? I am 5’9” and want to make sure the waistline is not too high up on me. I would prefer it be about my belly button. Thanks!

]]> 0 640a7f360ae1485bea2a174130fda7db T5 replied to the topic Reducing width of bodice in the forum oliver + s: building block dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/reducing-width-of-bodice-of-bodice/#post-68318 Fri, 18 Jan 2019 04:11:05 -0500 Thank you @liesl!

I unpicked the 1/2 inch seam and sewed it with a 1/4 inch seam and it worked perfectly!

I found your Building Block dress book at our library a few weeks ago and have ordered my own copy because I like it so much! It led me to your website and I also found a copy of Little Things to Sew at Joann fabric store this week!

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]]> 0 f2076f0a49b557e6a772a6062e3f2730 T5 replied to the topic Reducing width of bodice in the forum oliver + s: building block dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/reducing-width-of-bodice-of-bodice/#post-68262 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:37:28 -0500 Sleeve Cuff Facing:
I am not sure how to create a new thread, but I am in the Building Block book, page 45. I just completed #25. The sleeve cuff facing cut on the bias is only 1 inch wide, so after stitching the layers with a 1/2 inch seam in #25 it doesn’t seem like there is enough of the facing to wrap to the inside and sew in place with 1/4 i…[Read more]

]]> 0 5d81a83fbf6ff152665cd348b8b9cce1 T5 replied to the topic Reducing width of bodice in the forum oliver + s: building block dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/reducing-width-of-bodice-of-bodice/#post-68140 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:43:02 -0500 Referring to my previous question, do I cut 1/2 inch off each side of the skirt from the waist all the way to the bottom? Or do I slash the skirt pattern somewhere in the middle and reduce the width there by 1/2 inch?

]]> 0 1c2bfcfcf21d5d84b13f82e32d860233 T5 replied to the topic Reducing width of bodice in the forum oliver + s: building block dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/reducing-width-of-bodice-of-bodice/#post-68109 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:20:25 -0500 Thank you! You are a talented teacher!

]]> 0 a0ac5e4b01d5478835f6fab0a06f66ff T5 started the topic Reducing width of bodice in the forum oliver + s: building block dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/reducing-width-of-bodice-of-bodice Tue, 08 Jan 2019 04:21:57 -0500 My daughter approximately fits the size 12 building block dress. I made a muslin and it is a bit baggy on the sides. I gradually tapered the bodice starting at the arm hole down to the bottom of the side where it is taken in 1/2 inch. Is that an acceptable alteration? I am planning on reducing width of skirt by 1/2 inch as well so the bodice and…[Read more]

]]> 0 64590368abb56b9382029bc577b47c1d T5 became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/168041 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:59:20 -0500 0