CJ - The Good...Finally

If you recall, my last post mentioned getting some good advise from the gals on the Stitcher's Guild JAM.  Well I posted the sewn results again and Nancy Erickson of www.fashionsewing.com  also gave me some wonderful tips.  As a result of Nancy's suggestions, I think my muslin is just about complete.  I want to narrow the sleeves just a touch and shorten them about 2 inches which will bring them to just below my elbow.  Here are a couple of pictures.  Note: I haven't done the changes to the sleeves yet.

I've found lots of really good information at the Stitcher's Guild
you might want to check it out when you get a chance.  Everyone is very nice and very willing to help.

This muslin looks so much better than the first couple.  I'm very please with the results.  Here's just what I did to get the fit.  First off, I went back to the drawing board and cut out a 16, normal for me, grading up to the next size plus insurance for hips.  I'm 5'8"; which means I'm 2 inches taller than the 5'6" person they drafted the commercial patten for.  So I moved the waist down 2 inches and added 3 inches at the hem for a length that is more attractive for my figure.  I also did a narrow shoulder adjustment and removed 5/8" of an inch.  Wallah!

This shows the side front and here I've dropped the waistline and added 3 inches to the bottom of the piece. 

Here we see the narrow shoulder adjustment I made to the pattern.  This adjustment only had to be made on 2 pieces.  But all 4 (2 fronts & 2 backs) had to have the waist dropped and the addition at the hemline.