Watchpoint: You need to set up 2 pairs of fronts and backs – one for the left side of the body and one for the right. So, technically, you’ll want to sew darts so that they’re on the inside of the side they’re on. That’s easy to tell if you’re using a test fabric with a right and wrong side, but harder in plain muslin. I’m a fan of adding a big X in pencil on the wrong side, so I don’t end up making two left legs. So many years of sewing, and yes, I still need to save myself from myself…
Well, not exactly. This is a fitting block. It’s about as sexy as toast, and has as much style as damp cardboard. (That’s the thing with blocks – they’re really more of a means than an end.)
Next: Fitting Issues and Fixes
Great instructions! Good point on how to measure the crotch depth, that will help when fitting commercial patterns too.
BTW, there may be a problem with the scaling of some of the pics – on my computer, the silhouette pics are displayed 2335 px tall…
Thanks, Anna-Carin! I’ll figure out what’s up with the images – I’m out of practice…