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Always FBA?
piakdy   Advanced Beginner UNITED KINGDOM Member since 8/6/11 Posts: 12	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/11/12 5:00 PM OK, I'm quite new to FBA, so need some advice all the well endowed girls and ladies out there. According to my Vogue fitting shell I do need to go up to a C-cup. Does that mean I should FBA all fashion patterns as well? If the fashion pattern's bust measurement is big enough as is, would I still get a better fit by doing a FBA? If I don't do one, would I get gapping front armholes in sleeveless? :confused: What other fitting adjustments are "always do" ones?
JTink Intermediate VA USA Member since 4/20/08 Posts: 4800	Login to reply to this post In reply to piakdy << 1 member likes this. Date: 8/11/12 5:05 PM Well I'm of the "always do". I found that even if a pattern has a 39" finished bust and I'm a 37DD bust, I may get the width, but still don't get the length needed for the "girls". I like the fit I get with an FBA. My blouses don't hike up in the front.
Courtney Ostaff   Intermediate WV USA Member since 11/23/10 Posts: 624	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/11/12 5:11 PM Your "must do" adjustments depend on your body. That's why you get a custom fit when you sew clothes. Mine is plus size, so I grade a lot of my patterns, do an FBA, and a short-waist, for an example.
diane s Intermediate OR USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 3885	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 8/11/12 8:50 PM I took the Fit for Real People class and I asked the same question. The answer maybe. If you make the same styles and use the same type of fabric each time, the answer is probably yes. Because there's fitting ease and design ease, each pattern will fit differently and the fabric will affect the fit too. A soft rayon and a crisp linen could have a different fba. I've made anywhere from a 1" fba to none, and I always lower the dart and do a forward shoulder adjustment. ------ My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
marymary86 Intermediate GA USA Member since 7/20/08 Posts: 2195	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/11/12 9:45 PM Some pattern companies draft for a fuller bust. I think Burda is one. ------ Mary http://checkmatesystem.com
Symon   Advanced Beginner CANADA Member since 9/17/11 Posts: 14	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 8/13/12 10:10 AM As the others have said, it depends on the person and the patterns you generally use - the Big Four draft for a B cup but some independent companies draft for a C. I know I always need to do an FBA, personally, as I'm a D-DD, and I always do a muslin of the bodice when working with a new pattern. It may seem like a pain, but it's so worth it to make sure you get a perfect fit, and it really doesn't take that long to do :)

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