You are so good at everything. I just can't believe it Joy. You cut your own hair, make your own jewlery, make your own clothes, and make your own quilts. I wished I lived near you. So amazing. Thank you for sharing your love for what you do.

Oh my gosh! Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou, Joy! I learned so much from these last two videos. As a 71 yr old re-entering the world of garment sewing your are my guru. I make so many mistakes but you keep me going. Seriously! I really want to learn fitting and pattern making. God bless you for your honesty, sense of humor and excellent teaching skills.

In 40 minutes you so easily explained fitting. I have watched hours of other people’s videos and came away clueless. Not with yours! Fabulous!

Joy, I am so glad I found you, you are so good at altering patterns, my husband is delighted that I have started making garments again. I have been sewing for over 60 years and stopped making garments several years ago as my body had changed and I just couldn’t seem to get the alterations right. Now my clothes fit like a glove and I am loving to make garments again. Thanks for sharing your expertise. You are such a great teacher because you take the extra time to show exactly what you did to make the change and why. Here’s hoping you have a wonderful day and rest of the week.

Joy, it is so awesome how you show fixing mistakes! It's so valuable because I'll sometimes get stuck when things don't go according to the instructions. You're a treasure!

Excellent video on fitting! I am sharing this with my mom who has been sewing for over 50 years!

Loved your video especially on fitting the correct size I was buying according to my full bust measurement and then making a FBA. It was always too roomy. Your video is my birthday preasent. Today I turned 82. I love quilting and sewing clothes. Please keep doing these videos. Thank you!

Love that you show all your mistakes and how to fix! Invaluable.

I have to add my voice in agreement with those already posting: fabulous tutorial!! You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you for making the mistakes as it helps me to forgive myself for my sewing errors and to be inspired by you to not give up. There is a lot to remember to make sure ones garments turn out to fit. So grateful to you.

You and your lightning fast mind are GENIUSES. Asolutely the BEST tutorial yet.

Joy this tutorial is so darned good! I’m your age and you have taught me how to finally get a decent fit. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

This tutorial was AWESOME!!!!!! You are a great teacher. Wish I lived close by.

Thank you for this tutorial. I learned so many things that no teacher has ever taught me. I am looking forward to many more tutorials !hopefully you will be so gracious to do that for people like me! Thank you again.

Joy - thank you so much for your tutorial! Like many of your viewers and yourself, I've been sewing for many decades. Being short-waisted and 5'8", I've always had fitting issues. You and I have the same ones for the bodice! It is so refreshing to be able to have you show people that these fitting issues are not the end of the world and that they will be able to make a beautiful garment with a few tweaks. You are such a "joy" to watch, you make things fun for the beginners and advanced seamstresses alike! Bless you and I can't wait to see what tutorials you make next! Dona :)

Thank you for taking the time to show in detail how to adjust patterns to fit! This is the best explanation I have ever seen....and I've watched a lot.

These are sooo helpful! I am not completely new to sewing but have learnt so much from watching you make these adjustments. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I feel empowered by all this knowledge on pattern adjustments. Thank you for even explaining how to know if you need a particular one. 🤗

Joy, I've been a "seamstress" for many, many years and even though I knew the information, I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Since you are now retired and have a little more time (ha), have you considered extending this tutorial into a regularly scheduled event? Once everyone has their perfectly fitted basic t-shirt (thanks to you) and we have all completed the Dondi cowl, you could continue the tutorials demonstrating other adaptations that can be made to the basic t-shirt. You could continue filming on-going tutorials of simple and creative changes to the basic pattern and we could all sew along. I'm sure your regular followers would love it and these tutorials would probably gain you many more viewers who want to join the fun. Give it a little thought.

Someone get this women her own show! Tutorial DVDs! Her own independent pattern designs! You rock!!!!

Joy - That was an absolutely wonderful tutorial!! I have been sewing for many years and yet I ALWAYS learn something new from you. Pattern fitting can be difficult. I really appreciated not only the techniques but the WHYS. Thank you for spending the time to go over all of the corrections that you made. I know you helped a lot more people than just me. You're just so doggone sweet. :)

Joy, you are such a good teacher. You covered things that most books don’t tell and the why. This is so helpful for those new seamstresses ( I don’t like sewist either). I do basically the same adjustments on my patterns except for the FBA, I am a “B” so no need. I live watching these tutorials bc they are also good reminders, too. Thanks.

You are a born teacher. And you’ll never know how much you Brighten my day.

Thanks for all your help Joy! You are so wonderful at explaining this! Also thanks for the laughs! Triple A lol! Your poor sister.

You are so much fun. Thanks for all you do to help we sewers, new and old, to be the best seamstresses we can be. Happy 2020.

What a wealth of information! I made my first ABB Tee. Pattern is great and instruction enclosed were awesome! I have learned how to make my first FBA, never thought I need it, but boy what a difference it makes. Should have put in a round back and a sway back adjustment as well, but thanks to you, now I know how. Love your no nonsense, down to earth approach to sewing. Absolutely love your videos, please continue.

I really liked your presentation. You have a nice homey way of explaining the alterations. The pattern changes were much easier to understand. Thank you

Thank you!! This is the best fitting video I have ever seen since sewing again, for the past year. I also have 'skinny arms and hollow/flat upper bust', and you have demystified this for me. I also will know how to adjust patterns for my husband's high round back, with out difficulty. I have pasted the link into my Trello sewing information 😃 🇨🇦

Joy, you are a hoot and a HALF. AND I learned a new trick! How cool is that.

Thank you Joy! I will probably need the FBA. It helped me to understand it best when you put on the "store bought" black top. My hubby said that he noticed that some of my tops, especially sleeveless" ones pucker like that! I want to make a garment that looks like it fits and is flattering. You are helping me accomplish this. I appreciate the enormous time and effort into making these videos. Thanks again ❤️

I am so happy you are doing these videos, I am learning a lot and recovering from 10+ years of sewing drought... and acquiring some great gadgets too! Curve ruler... ordered...Yeah

Just brilliant, Joy, thank you so much. I have tried to figure these alterations out but now you have explained so beautifully, I can now understand. I sewed quite complicated things before having children and have only recently returned to making clothes for myself. There’s nothing worse than making all the effort for a bad fit you then don’t want to wear. Pointless and frustrating. You’ve made a lot of people very happy! Such fun! Kind regards from Penny in Liverpool 🇬🇧😊💕

I like the term "dressmaker" even though we may not all sew for other people :)

I finally get it. Going to do this. Hope it will be as simple to increase sleeve opening for heavy upper arms; yours are so small; lucky!

Hi from California. You are the best. I ve been sewing for a super long time, but still and always learning new things. Thank you. you are sew fun to watch. sending love your way

Oh, Joy! You’re a kick in the pants. I’ll be 69 in a few weeks & have been sewing since I was 12. How I wish my sewing teacher would have taught me like you do. Thank you!

Thank you Joy for all of this amazing information. Greatly appreciated 😊

Thank you for showing us how to do these alterations, it’s much appreciated. X

Wow. Such excellent instruction. I love the way you explain things. And fun too.

Great tutorial! For myself it was a refresher course, but you make it easy to understand AND entertaining! LOVED these fit videos!

I love you Joy,I could watch you all day....you make me laugh so much,I can’t wait for Phylly to come and visit you again,you are my dream sewing couple. Bless you Joy,thank you for making my day xxxxxx

Thank you Joy this was sooo helpful! Can't wait for the next part! You had me dying at the end of the video when you started talking about how you could tell if you need FBA. "WINGS". Then the story about your sister!😂🤣😂😅 Soooo funny! I also wanted to mention I have watched Fit 2 Stitch sooooo many times and I think she is confusing! She teaches I guess for people that aren't knew to garment sewing. Because it made NO sense to me. But I don't have that issue with you or Viv and countless others. Some people just aren't good teachers. 🤔

Great video lesson Thanks. I thought I was only one who that used the white out tape. You are so supportive in your teaching. Maybe you will write a book with a DVD. Sharing your anxiety and how you deal with acceptance is the wisdom of age. The beginning seamstress is fortunate to have you on You Tube.

Joy thank you for show me how you do adjustments to your patterns, of course I'm seem to be bigger than the patterns in some areas than others and I wasn't sure how to fix that. I am a new sewest of clothes and I can't afford the palmer/phesh class or book. I just want to Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. God Bless you always.

Your videos are delightful. We are about the same age, and I too have been sewing forever, I think. I learned from my mom, who was self taught when she would sneak the sewing machine out the closet when her mom went out for errands. That was back about 1930. I have learned sooooo much from you. So you are not helping just the newbies!! Amazon rulers on order! Thanks, Joy! Sandy

Joy this is such a wonderful tutorial, thank you so much! I have been trying to sew garments for a couple of years now and have had so many problems fitting my top half. I knew an FBA was necessary, but am tiny across the shoulders and ended up with so much spare fabric in the upper bust area. I think you have explained exactly my problem of being completely flat there, and have shown the solution. I cannot thank you enough, and will def be putting your methods into practice. Thank you so much xx

You are so funny. I love the way you teach sewing and you are right it i seamstress not sewer,lol

Joy, this video is worth gold, thanks!!!!

Joy, That was absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for this tutorial. You are a gifted teacher and when I watch you fit something, I think I may be able to master this. Keep up the good work. I wish you would do a fit tutorial a couple of times a month for those of us who are "fit" challenged. How about doing pants next? Thanks again, Chris

What a great tutorial. You really explain well. Thank you so much for this.

So much to learn! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! 🤗

No Joy you were not confusing me, and believe me I can get confused easily, I understood every word, just love the way you make it easy to understand. Great video again. You are the best by far.Thank you so much.

Joy your instructional videos are great! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It’s a gift to us all!

I can't tell you how much I am enjoying this! I am not a new seamstress but I have always just sewed what the pattern said to. So it is nice to have another seamstress go into detail for me on how to fit a pattern. I do much better seeing a process.

I love these videos where you show how to make adjustments. I have similar problems as you, and all my life have had trouble with ready to wear. I've always known I need to make those adjustments, but didn't know how to do it on ready to wear, so I'd love it if you could show alterations after the fact, but am so grateful to see you making corrections to the patterns. It's an important statement you made, about sticking with it, no matter the mistakes you might make. I always feel so overwhelmed if I try to correct something and it looks like it won't work out. Thank you. Lynn

Thank you Joy, this was so informative. I just love you and your videos

If ever anyone was aptly named JOY, it’s you xx. Thank you for sharing both your skills and your JOY!

Thank you, Joy! I really needed these fitting reminders. It's been so long since I've properly fitted - because I haven't sewn like I once did other than items that didn't matter. Sooo, as I get back in the saddle . . . I want to do it right. I also learned from Palmer Pletsch, Sandra Bettzina, Peggy Sagers and others back when I was working on my tailoring certification and going to the Sewing Expo in Puyallup, WA. You are helping/have help my memory muscle! Blessing to you!!

Your an excellent teacher

TY so much great video - your instructions are more clear than Peggy Sagers - It only pays to sew a garment if the fit in the end is flattering - And you make it look easy !

I love watching you, because you understand what you’re doing.

Thank,thank, thank you so much for sharing this video. It was very informative and very useful....!! 🌞 💗

That was a lot of useful information. Thank you so much. You are a delightful teacher!

This video is amazing, I’ve learned so much. Thank you for sharing your years of experience.

I am having a blast watching you do your alterations. Thank you for such happy approach, I do appreciated sincerely.

Fabulous Joy, great tutorial, I found it extremely helpful, well done!!!

Hi Joy how useful was this demo you are so good at what you do you have redesigned a whole pattern wow.

Great video. I went ahead and bought the pellon. Not sure how that works with your affiliate link. Very good explanations. You are a treasure. BTW You look real nice today. Lipstick and make up very nice.

you are getting it all better and better!

You are an awesome teacher! I enjoy learning from you, you encourage me to keep trying. Thank you so much for your time and effort.

Your videos are amazing thank you so much for sharing your knowledge

GREAT video Joy!!! I never knew why my blouses gaped in the center front or how to fix it. Thank you so much!

You're awesome!!! Great teacher, Thank you for sharing. HAPPY NEW YEAR

That was great. I learned alot from this video. I will be printing out this pattern tomorrow. I've got to go through my stash and find some knit fabric. Thank you so much for all your hard work in making these videos ! ♡

You are a very talented teacher, enjoy your videos very much. I just want to let you know about my solution for bleeding markers that damage your table, cutting mat and even the pattern you are tracing. I use felt tip pens from PAPER MATE call: Flair! won't bleed through paper. Come in 32 colors and they are available in 2 widths: medium and ultra fine. You can even use the iron with steam, don't blead or smear

Wonderful video! Now I understand everything (almost...). Thank you so much!

Wow Joy you are so inspirational thank you thank you .I now how to fit my body shape .all the very best for 2020 God bless

Thank you you are super super helpful!

Awesome video, thank you Lady Joy

Hey Joy! I hope your holidays were good. You and Jerry are adorable together. I loved when he was leaving you said okay well give me a kiss it was precious. I am going to make the Dondi top. You tweak you patterns so wonderfully. I like how you are so exact. I’m gonna get to Oklahoma one and meet you. You are such a happy lovely person. Happy New Year to you and Jerry. Love ya girl Kris!

Fabulous tutorial Joy! Hey, I remember going with my Mom to Streets to shop when I was a little girl. The ladies who worked there were so classy and dressed so nicely. Back in those days when the staff were there to assist you (happily, I might add) and bring clothes to the dressing room if you needed a different size. Streets had the most beautiful clothes. If I recall correctly, it was a little pricey, but clothes were meant to last back then, so you were buying quality. Times sure have changed! I miss those days, don't you?

I have to say, after watching a lot of youtube videos, your videos are the best. I really, really hope that as the months go by, that I will be able to make something that will fit me perfectly. After you did the zipper tutorial, I put one in my skirt. It's not good but at least I did it. I can only get better. I'm going to buy the curve runner today. Your viewers are so lucky to have you. x

Geez, are you smart!🎓⭐️🎖⏯😀

OMGoodness.You make me feel so much better.I love to laugh with you .You are such a wonderful person. I continue to try sewing ,but , Have mastered how to make a tote bag! LOL Love your tutorials

Back in the day, I was a Science teacher. You are a wonderful teacher. You really are. On the FBA, I need them as well to adjust to my “tube socks🤣”. I can’t even get bras to fit properly. I have the same shoulder issues too. I’m small on top but pear out. I probably will hav to make the sleevevthe same size or bigger as the top of my arms are fat. I will get this pattern and make the adjustments according to you and the fit directions. I’m so excited to get going. Thank you so much for this tutorial. I can’t tell you enough how helpful this has been. Also, you crack me up while I’m learning. I just love you.

Great instructions, Joy! Thanks!

Thanks fo the lesson I have my pattern and have ordered my pattern ease . Can’t wait to get started

Joy this is so helpful and informative! Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!!!

❤your honesty Joy.

You answered every? I had!!! You are an amazing seamstress/instructor. I am enjoying this sew much!

What a wonderful tutorial! I so wish I had found you sooner. My learning curve could have been greatly reduced. I’m going to download this pattern now. Thanks so much!!!

I love watching your video's and I'll be making this top. Thank you!

I love how you show us everything as you do it. It’s so helpful to me! I am more excited than ever to get back to my sewing. Thanks!

Joy, this was an excellent tutorial, although I’ll probably have to watch it once or twice again as I’m actually doing it. Your explanations are so clear and I love your questions & answers. 😁 Thank you so much for taking the time to do these!

Thanks for the high chest pinch tip as I always have that problem.

Just loved your video....I rarely have to alter patterns but this made me want to! I am going to make the ABB Tee this weekend and am hoping I’ll need to add/takeaway something to try out your fab tutorial ideas 😀

Joy you are such a wonderful teacher. I don’t need all these adjustments for the most part but I will sure keep on the lookout from now on for all my patterns to get the best fit. This was all so very helpful and I am having fun learning about the fitting issues. Oh and I am going to get the running ruler for sure

Not even five minutes in, and I've already learned so much! I always love your vids, Joy, but this one was extra spectacular! I can't believe how much I learned, and how fun it was learning it.

Thanks so much for the tutorial Joy! I’m learning and having fun 😀 I really appreciate all that you do🙏🏾

YOU'RE THE BEST!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TEACHING US HOW TO FIT. SO MUCH GREAT INFORMATION. GOD BLESS YPU

Great tutorial, lots of good information.