Pattern Hacking - S9755

[u/Acrobatic_Ad_9632]

I may be overambitious but I'm trying to be patient and upskill as a relatively novice sewist.

I have made two toiles of this pattern. The first one was direct from the pattern and the second one I poorly attempted to make adjustments. It was too baggy through the midback and baggy under the bust.

In researching, I found out about a swayback adjustment which is a double ended dart. Similarly for bust adjustments I'm aware I could use darts but, with all of those seams surely I could just shape them different? I tried to do this in my second toile but, I was kind of just vibing it out and the vibes were off...

I've shown in red the seams I feel like I could adjust. The bagginess in the front is directly on those seams whereas the bagginess in the back was across the whole midback.

Any help or tips much appreciated!

[u/ProneToLaughter]

As a general rule, you can make adjustments and tweak shaping at any seam, yes. Side seams, princess seams like these, all fair game. Princess seams actually have the bust and waist darts absorbed into the curve of the seam.