tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post8561727585631955488..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Guest Post: Lady Grey FBA!Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-5780963259843587922010-09-29T16:27:35.762-04:002010-09-29T16:27:35.762-04:00Lovely style!Lovely style!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860313079227199741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-11076060674071303532010-09-29T12:40:52.966-04:002010-09-29T12:40:52.966-04:00oy vey...I posted my muslin pics...looks like I...oy vey...I posted my muslin pics...looks like I'm going to have to re-cut and sew the front pieces.<br /><br />bleh.<br /><br />I will not get disheartened though. I WILL complete this project, and I WILL complete it into a garment that I will wear. So help me, I will!<br /><br />(It just might take me a while...)Binkydollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114235723389534329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-23578139682704100052010-09-25T19:38:07.878-04:002010-09-25T19:38:07.878-04:00Hey guys! I'm glad you found it helpful - Purl...Hey guys! I'm glad you found it helpful - Purl, your new dress is super cute with the boots!!<br /><br />Jen - well, I didn't really retain the measurements! that's why Muslin #2 is so big on the bottom! I'm taking out the width for muslin #3, basically by recutting along smaller size seamlines (printed on the paper) to reduce by about 5" (same as my FBA). I am really focusing on reducing from the side seams, because I carry more weight in the front and back, but you could just take down evenly as well! That's the nice thing about a princess seamed garment - there's a lot of seams, so if you just take a bit from each one, it adds up!<br /><br />If that doesn't make sense, I am almost done with muslin #3 and will be doing an updated post on my blog (not Gerties wonderful blog ;_) - probably tomorrow or Monday![patty the snug bug]https://www.blogger.com/profile/17830791771911214780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-41807458638485372792010-09-24T19:32:30.165-04:002010-09-24T19:32:30.165-04:00Can you please explain how you maintained the orig...Can you please explain how you maintained the original waist and hip measurements? I have followed the Fit for Real People method, and it works great for making the bust area fit, but as you noted it makes everything else wider too, and I only need the width in the bust. Thank you!Jen Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72323184283099284692010-09-24T13:46:01.007-04:002010-09-24T13:46:01.007-04:00Nice work! Much better! This is exactly what metho...Nice work! Much better! This is exactly what method I used for creating a dress for my friend who is a 44GG! :D<br />Unfortunately for commercial patterns if you go up to the right size for your bust (if you are busty), then the body is a sack & there are FAR too many revisions to make. Better to go off the waist measure and then make this adjustment for the bust.Sew Adventuroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286155172168427814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86310871021786401632010-09-24T12:58:27.715-04:002010-09-24T12:58:27.715-04:00Thank you thank you thank you Patty! How kind of y...Thank you thank you thank you Patty! How kind of you to share this with us. Thanks for that extra work! I nearly missed it, so glad I happened to scroll down.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359607109385057176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-45978856343810618722010-09-24T12:54:57.831-04:002010-09-24T12:54:57.831-04:00Wow, Patti, what a great alteration! I think the t...Wow, Patti, what a great alteration! I think the top half of the jacket is really working for you now! I'm sure that by Muslin 3.0 you will have the bottom half all sorted out too!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-43949506938656260842010-09-24T12:43:16.947-04:002010-09-24T12:43:16.947-04:00That really is a wealth of information - thank you...That really is a wealth of information - thank you for sharing (both of you, Gertie and Patty)!indigorchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406905989519231924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-63490452957556943542010-09-24T10:19:00.663-04:002010-09-24T10:19:00.663-04:00I'm happy to say that my muslin will be cut to...I'm happy to say that my muslin will be cut today, and hopefully stitched, and that there will be no more tears of frustration.<br /><br />Thanks all!!Binkydollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114235723389534329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49085205654905481852010-09-24T09:49:00.151-04:002010-09-24T09:49:00.151-04:00This is a wonderful tutorial. I need to learn the ...This is a wonderful tutorial. I need to learn the FBA myself for my future projects. I just made my first dress (http://purl2tog.wordpress.com) but it wasn't very fitted so I didn't have much of a problem with fit. Can't wait to try this technique for future projects.purl2toghttp://purl2tog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-44454262540427393872010-09-24T09:42:49.064-04:002010-09-24T09:42:49.064-04:00Hey guys! I totally agree that the overall look of...Hey guys! I totally agree that the overall look of muslin #2 isn't as nice as muslin #1 - and don't think I didn't consider photoshopping the good bottom half of #1 onto to the better fitting top half of #2 before I told Gertie she could just copy the whole post!!<br /><br />On muslin #2 I just did the FBA, which not only added 5" to the bust area, but all the way down as well! There's WAY too much fabric over my hips (just where I <i>don't</i> need it!) Also, I was perhaps a bit too aggressive pinching out the lapel to reduce gaping at the end - which makes the lapel much smaller than it should be, adding to the unbalanced look! I'm working on a third muslin to correct that, and it already looks much better - I basically removed about 5" of width from below the waist. Also the first muslin was a bit longer, just because it was so huge on me - the extra length was a bit more flattering, I think.<br /><br />If you look at photos from the back, you can see how huge the shoulder area was on muslin #1 - maybe it didn't looks so bad (although, I think it looked pretty bad), but it was very uncomfortable, with the shoulders sliding so far down my arms!<br /><br />Faye - I'm not exactly sure on the arms - they're sort of funky with matching up those seams, that's for sure!<br /><br />LAP - thanks! I hope it's helpful for folks doing a FBA - I like as many pictures as possible myself![patty the snug bug]https://www.blogger.com/profile/17830791771911214780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-23156588973324904612010-09-24T09:33:16.112-04:002010-09-24T09:33:16.112-04:00Hey guys, remember that fit is a very personal thi...Hey guys, remember that fit is a very personal thing. Even if you would do it differently, there is a wealth of information in this post!Gertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-14498876762999178192010-09-24T09:13:18.726-04:002010-09-24T09:13:18.726-04:00I agree with previous comment that muslin #1 cinch...I agree with previous comment that muslin #1 cinched looks much better than muslin #2. Overall, the first look more balanced whereas the second makes the hips look even bigger. The book Fit for Real People shows how to deal with this issue.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4064956650377931892010-09-24T00:45:16.569-04:002010-09-24T00:45:16.569-04:00The first muslin clinched looked better to me than...The first muslin clinched looked better to me than the second!!! You look slim in that and sleek too! :)sunday school materialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734373634286391666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48527991102697790892010-09-23T20:52:17.789-04:002010-09-23T20:52:17.789-04:00It's a wonderful thing to be able to work out ...It's a wonderful thing to be able to work out a fitting issue. I think Patty did a great job with this. Although the FBA is not my issue, I did notice the sleeve fit on both muslins. It looks just like mine. I keep thinking that something is wrong with my sleeve. I know that I matched markings and notches but it still looks a bit off to me. I cannot shift the sleeve backwards or forward because the seam of the sleeve are supposed to match the front and back princess seams. I am right about this - aren't I???Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51110983512927011222010-09-23T19:34:51.354-04:002010-09-23T19:34:51.354-04:00Thank you so much for posting this! Definitely th...Thank you so much for posting this! Definitely the most detailed FBA explanation I've come across..laphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129728708993920747noreply@blogger.com