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Blending Sizes To Customise Bodice Fit
Just like when we sew for ourselves, often our children will have measurements that put them into several size categories. It can be tricky to know what size to make to still get a good fit.
The method I often use is to blend sizes. This blog will give you a brief rundown on this technique, which can be used to customise bodice fit of the Bow Peep (issue 1) and Posey Dress (issue 2).
Of course please remember to make a muslin (practice go) with your blended pattern before cutting into your good stuff, as further pattern adjustments than that covered in this article may be required for your child.
The easiest way to show you how this works is with an example:
EXAMPLE:
4 year old girl, 105cm tall, chest 55cm, waist 58cm.
I look on the measurement chart for my pattern and see that this child’s height is similar to the size 4, however she has a size 3 chest and a size 6 waist. If I make her the size 6 bodice and simply cut the size 4 skirt the bodice will swim on her – the neckline will be too broad and too low and it will fit poorly everywhere else. If I make her the size 4 bodice it will be too tight and uncomfortable at the waist.
Children grow and their shape changes so quickly that it is important to always recheck your child’s measurements and compare them to the sizing chart for the pattern you are making before blending.
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