A Sewing Question
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A Sewing Question
Yesterday, I bought a childs pattern for a little girls dress 1-4 size (she is 3), and learned last night that she wears size 5 ready made clothing. So! What I would like to know is how accurate would the pattern size be? If I made the size 4, would it fit her? Her gramma said she is tall (her head comes up to just under grannies boobs)If it won't work, now what am I going to do?..It is one of those pinafore dresses I've always LOVED! Thanks in advance
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It has been awhile since I sewed garments but have her gramma get some measurements using the measurement points on the pattern, i.e. chest, waist, hips etc and match those to the pattern. If the pattern measurements are say 1" smaller than the little girl, perhaps you could just add an inch all around the pattern.
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Here is what I was told; not sure if kids clothes are the same. I have noticed that in my clothes that again this past yr the sizing has changed and I went from a size 6 to a size 4; not that I've lost that much weight. I was told that while manufacures have changed sizes to I guess help peoples egoes the pattern sizes have not changed. I haven't made any for a while so I don't know. Look at the back of the pattern and take a few measurments and compare them to the measurements of your child to know for sure.
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The patterns are accurate ... according to the standards of the company making them!
Just like us ... you can go to one store and a Small fits, then to a different store, and a Small is way to small! Or what really gets me is that in the same store, one manufacturer's Small works ... and the other one, you need a Large.
So the only way you'll know ............ Measure child ... Measure pattern.
Compare and Decide.
You can always lengthen it when cutting out the pieces.
Check that the waist falls where it should be, or you'll be needing to lengthen that section too.
If the pattern size works for the child, great.
If not, better to purchase a new one, even if you have to absorb the extra cost, than to fiddle too much with altering the existing one.
Just like us ... you can go to one store and a Small fits, then to a different store, and a Small is way to small! Or what really gets me is that in the same store, one manufacturer's Small works ... and the other one, you need a Large.
So the only way you'll know ............ Measure child ... Measure pattern.
Compare and Decide.
You can always lengthen it when cutting out the pieces.
Check that the waist falls where it should be, or you'll be needing to lengthen that section too.
If the pattern size works for the child, great.
If not, better to purchase a new one, even if you have to absorb the extra cost, than to fiddle too much with altering the existing one.
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