How To Use A Sewing Pattern Block

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How To Use A Sewing Pattern Block. Use a scant 1/4’’ seam allowance throughout, and press seams open. Adjust fit based on the fit of the muslin.

Draft your own blocks with the Pattern Making Basics
Draft your own blocks with the Pattern Making Basics

Sew the flip corners carefully. Skip the trimming and use a window. First, you will be marking a horizontal line about 3/8 of an inch above the bust line on the front piece of your pattern.

Skip the trimming and use a window.

Once the skirt block is created, and you’ve tested the fit with a toile, you’ll be able to develop the block into many basic patterns: I’m using just my pattern master and different colored finalisers for now so that you can better see the sleeve block as i draft it! Here too, the intersection point on the square piece. The window will act like a lightbox.