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Everyone Can Have Jeans That Fit
Here's how to alter the pattern
— by Sandra Betzina
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To Get the Right Armhole,
Fit the Bodice
Use a muslin to adjust bust, back, and shoulder—and your armhole almost takes care of itself
— by Sarah Veblen
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Hit Your Mark with Darts
For a custom skirt, start with two fabric rectangles; then pinch out triangles to fit them around your waist and hips
— by Mary Travis
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Drape a Skirt Sloper
Seams and darts turn into useful fitting and design tools
— by Kathleen Cheetham
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Making Sense of Pattern Grading
If you want to use a too-small (or too-big) pattern, you need to know the way garments differ in proportion from one size to another
— by Terry Horlamus
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On Fitting Sleeves
Your favorite off-the-rack fashions hold the secret to perfectly shaped sleeve caps and armholes
— by Peggy Sagers
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To Fit Your Body, Measure Your Clothes
Printable measurement charts for the clothes you like to wear most can tell you exactly how to fit garments you make
— by Susan Lazear
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Your Sloper as a Fitting Tool
Use a fitted basic shell to simplify altering commercial patterns
— by Karen Howland
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The Dowager's Hump
Learn the best solution for fitting a rounded upper back
— by Sue Bennett
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Sewing 911: What to Do When a Garment Is Too Tight
If you need some extra room in your favorite garment, try these solutions
— by Barbara Deckert
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 Making and Using a Muslin
Use a muslin as your laboratory for a better fitting garment
— with Sarah Veblen
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Decorative Dress-Form Covers
How Shirley Botsford makes velvet dress-form covers to show off custom garments
— by Jennifer Sauer
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Problem Areas: The Back
In this excerpt from her book, Fast Fit, Sandra Betzina explains how to adjust a pattern for broad and narrow backs
— by Sandra Betzina
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Clone Yourself a Fitting Assistant
Every sewer needs a dress form. Here are four fast, cheap (and amusing!) ways to make your own
— by David Page Coffin
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The Seam Method of Pattern Alteration
An innovative technique for pattern alteration that's simple to understand and easy to do, offering options other techniques don't
— by Judith Rasband
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Tapering or Widening Pants
There's more to it than just adjusting the leg seams
— by Karen Howland
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Accurate Darts without Permanent Marks
Use pins to transfer darts from pattern to fabric, and tape to mark the stitching line
— with Shirley Smith
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