Hello! If you’re still waiting to see a pretty bra, it won’t be a lot longer. I have one cut out and partially sewn. I had really hoped to have it finished for the blog. 

However, this week I have another sloper pattern. This time I  made the bodice front of the Sure Fit Designs Dress Bodice Kit.  I have to say, of the three slopers I’ve made so far, this one has been the easiest and quickest to come together.

Okay, a quick review of the three slopers.

First there was the Pattern Making for Fashion Design one. It was complicated. A lot of measuring, and you’re on your own with the book. The sloper came out quite loose fitting as well despite all those measurements.

Here’s the sloper from the book:    

The second sloper I did was from Suzy Furrer’s Craftsy class. This is the most intricate sloper of the three. A lot of measuring, and drafting the pattern out. However, so far it’s also the best fitting. (I haven’t sewn up that third sloper yet) The benefit of this sloper is there is a class to go along with it. You can watch Suzy draft one and I find that really helpful. Craftsy also often has deals for joining. And I definitely recommend this class.

Lastly, I was working on the bodice for the front of the dress kit from Sure Fit Designs. 

This one does some of the work for you. It comes with a basic bodice pattern and a very unique measurement charting system to make the fit closer to your exact fit. This company came highly recommended to me by a student. And I have to say the customer service is outstanding. As well there is an online class to go along with the dress sloper, and many other classes as well. Honestly, just following the book is harder. I did that the first time, and took one look at it and knew I needed more help.

I went through the class and plotted all my measurements along with Glenda and everything made sense.

Of the three slopers, I have to recommend Suzy’s because it is just so detailed and exact. I love her classes on Craftsy, and have her new book pre-ordered.

The most user friendly of the three has to be the Sure Fit Designs though. I’m sure I will use this one, and I look forward to trying their pants kit as well. I’ll have the full bodice sloper completed this week and tell you when it’s all done just how it turned out.

Happy creating!