This is what I see as the problems:My upper torso seems to be behind the center line of my hips and ears. I think my hip, shoulder, and ear are supposed to line up. The long vertical line on the right bisects my shoulder point. It does not bisect my hips or ear. The long vertical line on the left bisects my hip but is way in front of my shoulder point.
I seem to have a lot of depth between my front and back. I think my posture creates that. I need more length up and over my shoulder. Plus, I think I have a broad back.
1.) The back is tight under the arms in back. I'm considering adding a back seam allowance and adding some fabric in the center back area. The neck gaps a bit in back, so I could tuck out a teeny bit from the neck edge.
2.) There's a green arrow pointing to the lower front hem. It's higher than the back. I think the front needs a bit of length in the upper chest, where that short angled line is. That would level the front hem.
One and two together should fix the drag lines.
3.) I think I'll need to raise the bust dart a bit and I'll shortened it a bit more.
4.) That just leaves the shoulder. Sigh. That's a lot of space between the sleeve edge and my actual shoulder. Should I cut it off the bodice, tapering to the under arm seam, then add the same amount to the sleeve? I'm starting to envision a sasquach sleeve.
I'm pretty sure I'll make another muslin. It's a basic pattern, so if I get it right, it would be a good TNT to compare other patterns to.
2 comments:
Keep going - your changes look good! You're doing great with the fitting. This is time consuming, but you're right, you can compare other patterns to this one and save a lot of time in the future.
Hey, thanks for commenting on my blog about my knit tops. Yes, I have a coverstitch machine - the Janome 900. Thanks for thinking my stuff looks professional. That is what I shoot for - but quite often don't get. I see you are in Rochester, I'm from Elmira, but I live in Georgia now.
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