HourglassPattern©: Perfect Peplum Knit Top with Bust Dart is now graded from 6-28

Perfect Peplum Knit Top with Bust Dart is now graded from 6-28.  So excited to offer this in a larger range.  It's a very popular pattern in my ETSY store and now it's available to a much wider audience.  Can't wait to see what my customers do with it.

Hourglass Patterns©: Peplum or Circle Skirt Correction

So you think you just drafted the perfect Peplum or Circle Skirt, only to find out, when sewing, there's a few flaws.  Correct those flaws before you start sewing.  When you align the CF to the CB it looks great.  Wrong:  You need to abut the side seams to see the flaws.  Once you do that you can see how the tops have a peek and the bottoms have a valley.  See the pictorial below.  Just smooth out those peaks and valleys and your project will be successful.

Hourglass Patterns that have been regraded from size 6-28.

It's been a busy winter for me.  Here are the patterns that I have regraded for my new standard sizing.  Plus,  I spent lots of extra time tweaking them for an even better fit.  Over the years I have gained much experience working with my drafting software and with that I've developed stronger  skills at grading and keeping true to the original design as I bring it from a size 6 to a 28.  However,  all this close up viewing of each pattern has given me a great opportunity to add features, change features, rewrite directions and really improve from my old formats.  These patterns are modernized in every way.  It's one skill to develop a pattern for yourself, it's a whole different set of skills to offer sizes 6-28.  Grading is a set of rules you need to follow strictly.  But in the end, at the very last punch, it's more art and less science.

New Standard Sizing for Hourglass Patterns©

How to Grade a Raglan Sleeve