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I finished a blog post about Fiber Mood's Norma blouse. Although I didn't alter the pattern when the initial fit didn't work, I did figure out what alterations are needed to make it match my self-drafted version. That's pretty awesome!
I needed to make Ryan a shirt, so my Norma blouse adventures have to wait. I’m super pleased with the gold screen printing.
And I thought pants were a pain to fit! Now that I’m done making “play” clothes, it’s time to get serious about work appropriate clothes. I’ve avoided making shirts for over a year now because I knew I needed to solve my fit issues. After discovering draping concepts for pants, I adopted a similar approach for tops. I drew a horizontal line at my bust and at the top of the armhole curve. I also drew a vertical grainline at my bust point since that’s the point where shirts will start swinging out or in if not balanced correctly. If I kept the horizontal line level and the vertical line plumb, I knew my shirt wasn’t off grain even though I was making some radical changes to the pattern.
Done! I am ready for summer hiking shenanigans. My poor camouflage bears look so boring compared to my neon colors. All fabric is from Spoonflower, my preferred spandex for sports bras and leggings.

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