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Great Coat Sew Along - The Muslin

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2008-08-14 20:49:00 by Cennetta in The Mahogany Stylist
...Muslin fitting and have a few adjustments to make. I didn't attempt to make any of my normal changes, straight from the pattern. Here are the photos and noted changes. If you can identify additional changes needed, please don't hesitate to comment I think I need to do a FBA. There a bit of gapping at the front closure across the bustline ...
 
Tags: coat sew, front princess seam, shoulder pads, chicago winds, coat stand, shoulder blades, lower half, weeks ago, muslin
 
 
 
 
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SWAP muslins and fitting garments

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2008-01-21 15:13:00 by Marji in FiberArts Afloat, a misnomer
...muslin As I think I've already noted, this was a serious mistake. I put so much excess time into trying to make that jacket work. Several of you noted that you didn't see anything wrong with it. So I drew on the pic, and inserted a pic of it on my sister, after she got it You can see how the grain is skewed way off on the side front, and how...
 
Tags: wearable muslin, muslin, seam lines, lines, seam, fabric, fashion fabric, seam allowances, cut corners
 
 
 
 
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knitting and sewing

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2007-12-03 16:37:00 by Marji in FiberArts Afloat, a misnomer
...Muslin There is a lot of discussion among sewists (sewers are we repositories for all the flotsam and jetsam draining from the city streets, I think not) about making a muslin I make a muslin when Im sewing for someone else Im sewing something for me that is out of the ordinary, or something where the fit is absolutely crucial to the wearing...
 
Tags: muslin fabric, muslin, jacket construction, collar, top collar sits, top, jacket, layer collar, process shots
 
 
 
 
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Fitting Vogue 1015 - Ms. CB

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2008-05-05 18:42:00 by Cennetta in The Mahogany Stylist
...muslin, and Sunday after church I was able to work on fitting the muslin When I make a muslin for a client, I usually select the recommended size based on the measurements taken. Ms. CB measurement coincided with size 14. The pattern was up to size 12. So I graded it up to what would be size 14. One of the benefit of sewing the muslin is I...
 
Tags: sewed muslin, muslin, lower bodice, bodice, bust, lower bust dart, church family, church, final price divide
 
 
 
 
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The Challenge: Long Distance Fitting

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2008-01-31 08:18:00 by Marji in FiberArts Afloat, a misnomer
...muslins in Muslin - Eureka! You can draw on it, cut it, and not worry about having to have a wearable garment in the end The composite shot below shows the progression 1. the jacket front, with sleeve slid up arm but not sewn in, and although I'd asked for a pic with no pinning done yet, I see there is a pin on the right front princess seam...
 
Tags: seam, front princess seam, princess seam, front, jacket front, release princess seam, front width, close front, close
 
 
 
 
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Fitting Vogue --- Divine Details 8355

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2008-03-26 20:10:00 by Cennetta in The Mahogany Stylist
...muslins. I ready knew of a few alterations based of her body shape, but decided to make the muslin based on the corresponding measurement of the pattern size chart. So I cut it between a 18 and 20. When Ms. PB tried the muslin, it was BIG. This pattern runs big. On the pattern envelope, the suit is fitted. Ms. PB, of course, preferred the...
 
Tags: pattern runs, pattern, entire pattern, pattern pieces, pattern based, muslin, muslin based, pattern envelope, muslin cut
 
 
 
 
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More on the topic of denial and fitting pants

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2008-07-16 08:31:00 by Marji in FiberArts Afloat, a misnomer
...muslin I'd like to share the links and references here My WORD doc for fitting pants Start with basic pattern. Fit the hip/crotch Determine Posture type and Hip type fig 1 and 2 (from this reference).... I am a "backward tilted hip" [diamond] shape Take measurements per chart- same reference Measure crotch width and depth per first set of...
 
Tags: pants, pattern pieces correctly, correctly, capri length pants, wide palazzo pants, pants pattern correctly, pattern, pattern drafts, pattern review page
 
 
 
 
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formalwear for sorority rush

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2008-07-19 16:35:00 by Marji in FiberArts Afloat, a misnomer
...muslin I made to come up with a design that worked for the Blue silk dupioni I wanted to test out the bodice in silk. Katie chose a piece of cream silk shantung I had, and a remnant of a red print crepe de chine. In order to make it a different dress than the blue silk will be she decided to go "halter" on the top, and selected a straight...
 
Tags: blue silk, blue, blue silk dupioni, silk, silk shantung, cream, cream formal, cream silk shantung, rush
 
 
 
 
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Mc Call's M5247 and Inspiration Coat

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2007-12-18 15:41:00 by Cennetta in The Mahogany Stylist
...muslin. The process was very time comsuming but well worth it. I was careful in my redrafting of the pattern measuring and calculating every change needed to make the pattern work for the inspiration coat, but I still have to make several more changes based on the muslin fittings one and two The first draft of the front and back pattern...
 
Tags: additional pattern pieces, pattern, front skirt pattern, pattern pieces, pieces, skirt pattern, coat, inspiration coat, bodice pattern pieces
 
 
 
 
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All SWAP, all the time

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2008-03-10 14:46:00 by Marji in FiberArts Afloat, a misnomer