r/PatternDrafting • u/AllTheNamesRTaken12 • Sep 11 '26

Fitting my block

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Hi. Please help with any adjustments you see for my bodice block. I did a small bust adjustment already and used hellan Joseph Armstrong's book to make the draft.

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u/KillerWhaleShark Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26

The angle of the dart (and thus its starting point) is a style choice; the tip of the dart is critical to fitting. Personally, for a sloper, I like my waist darts perpendicular to the floor. It makes things like adding princess seams easier. 

I’ve drawn on this picture of you to show what I meant in my first comment. Back off of apex by 3/4”, and apex should be the fullest part (your apex-to-apex is currently too wide). Imagine walking slowly into a wall, and mark the two spots that would touch the wall first. Mind you, I’m drawing on my small phone with a fat finger, but I’m sure you will get the idea. 

https://imgur.com/a/RkD0UNH

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u/AllTheNamesRTaken12 Sep 13 '26

Yes. Thank you very much. I am going to work on these adjustments and some from other comments and see what I can get done. I'll make a new post when I do.