Learn to use your fitted bodice block as a design tool – manipulating darts, changing silhouettes, and drafting your first real garments from your own personal block.
This course picks up where Made to Fit Part 1 left off: you’ll arrive with your fitted block and leave with the skills and pattern pieces to make multiple garments from it. No more being limited by what commercial patterns offer – once you can draft from your own block, the design possibilities are yours.
Prerequisite: Made to Fit Part 1 (Bodice & Sleeve Block Drafting) or equivalent – you must arrive with a fitted bodice block and sleeve block.
2 days of tuition across 2 sessions
Small group: 6-8 students
Skill level: Intermediate – you must have a fitted bodice block to work from
You’ll leave with: dart manipulation skills, neckline variations, and multiple drafted garment patterns ready to make up at home
Investment: $450 AUD
Image shown is an example of what can be drafted from a bodice block – not what you will draft in the class.
$450.00
Date Options
1. Darwin – Tactile Arts Studios – Sunday 25th July from 10:00-16:00 & Monday 03rd August from 10:00-16:00
2. Email info@madetosew.com for alternative date options.
With Made to Fit Part 2, you’ll learn:
– How to manipulate your bust dart – moving it into different positions (waist, side, shoulder, neckline, French dart) to create different design lines
– How to work at half scale first, so you understand the geometry before applying changes to your own block
– How to transfer dart manipulation to your own block with confidence
– How to draft neckline variations – scoop, V-neck, and square – directly from your block
– How to draft and cut facings to finish your necklines cleanly
– How to draft an A-line silhouette from your bodice block
– How to draft a simple blouse or shirt shape – adding ease, adjusting proportions
– How to extend your block to create a shift dress or simple fitted dress shape
– Tips for choosing the right silhouette for different fabrics and occasions
These are the skills that turn your block from a fitting tool into a design tool – and from here, almost any garment becomes draftable.
What’s included:
– 12 hours of hands-on tuition with Aneka
– Half-scale block template provided for dart manipulation exercises
– Pattern paper provided for use during class
– Access to Aneka’s YouTube videos demonstrating how to draft and design from your block
Skill level & requirements:
– Intermediate – you must have completed Made to Fit Part 1 or have an equivalent fitted bodice block and sleeve block to work from
– You must be comfortable using a sewing machine
What to bring:
– Your fitted bodice block and sleeve block from Part 1
– A ruler (a long clear quilting/patchwork ruler works well, or a standard ruler)
– A French curve or hip curve, if you have one (not essential)
– Pencils, an eraser, sticky tape and paper scissors
– Basic sewing kit (pins, scissors, tracing wheel and carbon paper if you have them)
