tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post1726006072397983448..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Reader Question: Will Butterick 5882 Work on a Large Bust?Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-75638321586240744802014-01-17T22:08:06.354-05:002014-01-17T22:08:06.354-05:00I have to agree with you. I don't think a ban...I have to agree with you. I don't think a band across my ample cleavage would be comfortable. Frankly it is my best assetlady firefighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012443562263176042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61952170067433227852013-04-14T21:46:35.402-04:002013-04-14T21:46:35.402-04:00Gertie please please put a 50's inspired swims...Gertie please please put a 50's inspired swimsuit line !!! You are amazing and so are you patterns ...love ya Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775834377625648272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15599228720936094242013-04-12T22:50:09.625-04:002013-04-12T22:50:09.625-04:00I would love a tutorial in adapting this pattern t...I would love a tutorial in adapting this pattern to be a more traditional shelf bust look - I adore the trashy diva dresses but would rather do it myself!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769761537392397269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-55783215708863931092013-04-07T15:59:02.225-04:002013-04-07T15:59:02.225-04:00raises hand-I also need the FBA tutorial! LOVE LOV...raises hand-I also need the FBA tutorial! LOVE LOVE LOVE this and like others, I'd love to see it on an AVERAGE size as well as plus size person!barbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16546954002966663508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42428292337544965672013-04-04T20:53:42.382-04:002013-04-04T20:53:42.382-04:00Thank you for the upcoming FBA tutorial. Could you...Thank you for the upcoming FBA tutorial. Could you please pretty please model it on a real busty woman (rather than a mannequin). Would love to see how this would fit. <br /><br />I don't necessarily agree with previous commentators that the seam would be unflattering on a large bust as long as the shaping beneath is done well. The pleating could serve as a sweet little cover at the top sort of kind of the way a frilly cami works under a cleavagey dress or shirt.AAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654282927226497200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26850305110136167602013-04-02T13:19:44.211-04:002013-04-02T13:19:44.211-04:00I love love love this pattern!!!! Was going to mak...I love love love this pattern!!!! Was going to make it for a friend's wedding but I only have a month to do it in. **SIGH** My measurements usually take about three weeks to customize around and another 3-4 weeks to make the final product (my mom instilled in me to do couturier-like habits when sewing). This pattern would be the perfect "I am here!" moment.<br />Side idea: maybe the front pieces, especially under the bust for the well endowed, could be sectionally reinforced (like the shoulder/bust area for a jacket. Like padstitching a stronger but super thin layer to the underlining before attaching the fashion layer.Jilliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48758369954240493912013-03-30T10:11:56.825-04:002013-03-30T10:11:56.825-04:00I like the dress but I'm huge (and uneven) and...I like the dress but I'm huge (and uneven) and spend rather a lot of effort trying to visually minimise the wretched things as much as possible. I just can't see this one working for me but I'd love to be proven wrong.<br />I think on a very large bust (I'm talking FF-K and beyond here girls) the overall effect will either be that the bodice of the dress is way too small (a common problem) or the neckline is so low that there is an undergarment showing out the top which again makes the bodice look too small, just in the opposite direction!<br />I'm watching this with interest.Mimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13083672421610602732013-03-30T09:58:22.616-04:002013-03-30T09:58:22.616-04:00Depends on where it is manufactured because some b...Depends on where it is manufactured because some brands run F, FF, G etc and others F, G, GG etc.<br />Personally I'm in a 12GG/H and I would be amazed if I could get away with this style! I do love the dress though so I'll be keeping an eye out for examples of the finished product on other well endowed girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83759011911673022772013-03-26T13:21:16.225-04:002013-03-26T13:21:16.225-04:00I am with Michelle on this one. I will believe it ...I am with Michelle on this one. I will believe it when I see it. A seam that cuts through the middle of a full bust just makes it look like you are wearing something that is too small for you. The picture that Gertie has showing where the bottom of the model's bustline is only applies to small busts in my opinion. That transition would look A LOT different on someone with an ample bosom. The model is barely an A! Of course there isn't much of a difference between the bottom of her bust and her ribs! Excited to see if Gertie can make this work, because I would buy this pattern in a second!Janellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36783755247882943832013-03-22T13:01:26.058-04:002013-03-22T13:01:26.058-04:00We want NO we DEMAND a BUSTY...Luscious Shelf Bust...We want NO we DEMAND a BUSTY...Luscious Shelf Bust dress pattern! The FULL MONTY! I have this pattern and while I support modesty. I some dresses you just Have to have it! ... and as the song says ".... is busting out all over!"<br />~please post instructions and post them soon.<br />~retroREfineryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71310814368978512212013-03-22T11:47:39.689-04:002013-03-22T11:47:39.689-04:00Have pattern in hand, looking for perfect fabric a...Have pattern in hand, looking for perfect fabric and waiting for instructions for large bustline. This would be a great dress to make and show off. I have been looking at old tv shows and found a few examples of this style I love. Hope I don't have to have the tiny waistlines like the actress'.Rosamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221899439469956935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-28469440370317635212013-03-18T08:37:43.555-04:002013-03-18T08:37:43.555-04:00Exactly! (32G here) flaunt it if you've got it...Exactly! (32G here) flaunt it if you've got it :)Jessica Louisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-28216391870660602702013-03-18T04:18:08.476-04:002013-03-18T04:18:08.476-04:00I love it, love it. It has got to be tiring to ca...I love it, love it. It has got to be tiring to carry around all that creativity in your lil head. :-)<br /><br />I would love to sport this dress with no cleavage. I'll keep reading to see if that would be possible. I am a 38D and really don't need the church ladies opinions. I know, I know.Lyrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489326001502318429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1982459201757477412013-03-18T04:16:16.275-04:002013-03-18T04:16:16.275-04:00Here, here, I absolutely agree! ;-)Here, here, I absolutely agree! ;-)Lyrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489326001502318429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-11968880970514426612013-03-15T19:59:04.823-04:002013-03-15T19:59:04.823-04:00Firstly, I love this pattern (as well as the other...Firstly, I love this pattern (as well as the others)!<br /><br />I'm in the same boat as Jessica Louise, though; I'm afraid that that the reduced shelf will have a flattening effect and emphasize the lack of cleavage. Is it an easy fix to lower band?Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-53375064414554773202013-03-12T15:47:15.256-04:002013-03-12T15:47:15.256-04:00I love this and am very excited for the Fba. Do yo...I love this and am very excited for the Fba. Do you think it would work in a seersucker or would that not drape nicely enough? Thanks!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241228619911949995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40530071919949283622013-03-12T10:54:08.401-04:002013-03-12T10:54:08.401-04:00They're currently on sale online at BMV for 1,...They're currently on sale online at BMV for 1,99$Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687032833048408921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32183080091750199242013-03-12T10:52:34.483-04:002013-03-12T10:52:34.483-04:00That's because Gertie flipped the bias tape do...That's because Gertie flipped the bias tape down under the bust in hers and the Butterick people didn't ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687032833048408921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80009633148268468772013-03-11T07:49:13.173-04:002013-03-11T07:49:13.173-04:00I can see the proportions being absolutely fine, b...I can see the proportions being absolutely fine, but I would make sure only to make and fit this when wearing a good bra, perhaps with some bust boning to give the right sort of line. If the shelf is not running under the bust then it will probably not be giving any lift but will flatten, and it will be hard to get the right fit.Landgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-65724905817476363382013-03-11T01:32:55.053-04:002013-03-11T01:32:55.053-04:00I'm looking forward to the FBA post. Like Ali...I'm looking forward to the FBA post. Like Aliss, I would love it if you could also extend some tips to the upper end of the cup scale, i.e more than 2" addition. (NZ doesn't have FF, so I guess that would make a G?)Amy Seven-Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941539579864712680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24072364169954050192013-03-10T16:02:53.952-04:002013-03-10T16:02:53.952-04:00Thanks Gertie! i'm definately interested in th...Thanks Gertie! i'm definately interested in the fuller bust option (36FF) and the lower band, i'm all for maximising! Alissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83549467537069674962013-03-10T13:44:06.901-04:002013-03-10T13:44:06.901-04:00Gertie, when you do your post on an FBA for this p...Gertie, when you do your post on an FBA for this pattern, could you also include a mini-tute on lowering the band to the underbust? I'd prefer not to minimize anything about my curves, and I'm sure some of the smaller buster would like the option of emphasizing theirs. Thank you. Jessica Louisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-53482888844554550232013-03-10T06:34:19.653-04:002013-03-10T06:34:19.653-04:00Looking forward to a more detailed post on this, b...Looking forward to a more detailed post on this, but may try it with your tips. Thanks a lot!Joannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48934584228861285982013-03-09T14:56:17.246-05:002013-03-09T14:56:17.246-05:00i know what you mean BUT i think this might actual...i know what you mean BUT i think this might actually be one time wher eit will work. i think this might actually look good. i'm an F and really like this but was afraid to tryit. given gertie's post, i think i just might (AFTEr i finish the coat!!! and AFTer i see a fuller busted woman's version ;) ) Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010386613557001028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-90486028444159498872013-03-09T12:08:12.707-05:002013-03-09T12:08:12.707-05:00If only this were my problem... It's nice to ...If only this were my problem... It's nice to know that there are many body types that can suit this dress nicely, and that the patternmaker actually cares!Diane @ Vintage Zesthttp://vintagezest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com