I was looking through the calendar of classes offered by Central Sewing  and saw one I just had to take. Pattern Alterations and Body Measurements for the Right Fit.  The photo is from the Central website.

This was a great class, and Ron is just wonderful! He took us through a number of common adjustments, and also a few that weren’t in the course material but we either asked about, or he knew we needed.

One example of that was when he mentioned sloping shoulders and looked right at me. What? I didn’t know I had sloping shoulders. Turns out I do have one. Yeah, not both, just one. 

I came home and looked in the mirror. Yup. I do. Thankfully he covered that alteration.

Other alterations were FBA, SBA (small bust adjustment) which was something I’ve never done, flat seat, full butt, large arm. There were more too.

 The last part of the class was all of us measuring one another and writing down our measurements.

Armed with my measurements, knowing how much ease is in fitted, semi-fitted, and loose garments – all that was covered too. I’m feeling ready to work on my pants pattern again.

Ron even recommended a jeans pattern for me. Pull on style, which is exactly what I was wanting. I’ll be trying the Elenora jeans by Jalie soon. I’ll finish my Halla pants first. 

I’ll also be looking at the calendar again to see when Ron is back. I loved his class, and he’s a fantastic instructor. 

Happy creating!