Comments on: Full Bust Alterations (or Adjustments) ~ FBA

By: MomGrandma

MomGrandma — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:47:25 +0000

I’m late to the dance with my posting, but congratulations on being so innovative. Every shirt, dress and coat of mine is shorter in the front and unflattering. I’m going to use your approach as a jumping-off point and tweak it to my shape. Thank you.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:00:40 +0000

OK, so I am a beginning sew-er with a question. An experienced seamstress took my measurements and showed me how to choose patterns based on my measurements and not my dress (RTW) size. So if I am using a pattern that should fit the girls (my biggest part) then do I need to do a FBA?

By: Beryl Small

Beryl Small — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:32:44 +0000

The technique does not just add inches to the bust, it adds inches to the the waist and hips, and my pattern currentyly fits perfectly in the waist and hips, so once I use this technique, the bust fits and the waist and hips are now too big. Am I missing something?

By: Jansie

Jansie — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:06:22 +0000

This is so helpful. My ‘girls’ thank you!

By: laura

laura — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:36:08 +0000

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!!

By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:41:54 +0000

I was in the midst of making my daughter’s wedding dress and was having no end of problems with the strapless princess cut bodice. This tutorial made all the difference! I went from ready-to-give-up frustration to success! I finished the dress last night and its just about 2 weeks until the wedding. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:12:05 +0000

Wow! Thank you! I’ve been able to adjust several patterns with confidence, and it has made a huge difference in the end result.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:55:14 +0000

I needed this more than you can beileve at a triple D!

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:38:32 +0000

Thank you! This is the best explanation I’ve found on how to do this type of adjustment. I’m finally able to use the princess seam patterns I’ve been dreaming about getting to “some day.”

By: Josephine

Josephine — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:57:14 +0000

I have been making my own clothes since high school, and it’s always been a nightmare to adjust bust lines. At 95 lbs and a 36 DDD, it was bad enough. Time has flown, now I’m all grown up and no longer 95 lbs, but even now at a size 14 or 16, I’m still freakishly top heavy at FF or G. So I make skirts, slacks and big floppy shirts, and I buy stretchy tops for underneath. Thanks for such an easily understandable way to alter a pattern. Even after all these years, it’s great to learn something new!