Wow, thank you so much Tina. You are so kind, really pleased you like them and my teaching. Aneka x

Aaw thank you so much for your kind words. I'm pleased you find them helpful.

Aaw thank you so much. I'm so pleased that you are finding them helpful

Hi Maureen, what a lovely thing to say thank you ever so much. Aneka x

Thank you so much. So kind. Aneka xx

You are so welcome!

Hi Susan, I am so pleased that it all worked out in the end. Sometimes you have to make a little mistake to learn from it. Really pleased my videos have been able to help you. Wishing you all the best with your sewing. Aneka 💖

Thanks Julie. That really means a lot. Aneka 💖

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Hi Rita, I am so pleased I could help. Here is the video for scrubs: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hcB4aqin37utj6c.html Thank you, Aneka xx

MyDaisy66 oh I am so pleased. Wishing you all the best with your garment. Thank you so much and good luck! Any questions just shout! Aneka x

So pleased I could help Jim. Thank you.

So pleased I could help you Michelle. Aneka x

You are so welcome!

So pleased I could help. Thank you.

So pleased it could help you Gary. It was hard to film (lots of re-takes this time) to make it as clear as possible. Thank you for your kind words. Aneka

Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm very pleased you found it helpful.

Thank you very much. Aneka

Thank you John, very much appreciated.

Thanks so much x

So pleased I could help you Jo. Thank you for your lovely words. It was a hard one to film to try and make sure I was clear and that it could be understood by others! Thank you, Aneka :-))

Thanks very much Pauline. Aneka 💖

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Thank you Diane. Aneka x

Kristine so pleased you liked it! Aneka x

So pleased I could help Mary. Good luck with your Copen pattern. Any questions just shout! Aneka

Thanks Mary! x

Dara Harper thank you! Aneka x

Hi Martina, thank you so much for your lovely words. I am so pleased that you like my style of tutorials. Thank you so much. Aneka x

Thank you so much. So kind! Aneka x

Thank you Lea, really kind. Aneka x

Thank you.

Aurora26 so pleased you liked it. Aneka :-))

Hi Lyn, thank you for your kind words. So pleased I could help you and that you have downloaded the pattern. Any questions just shout! I have made a specific Copen pattern Facebook group if you are interested: facebook.com/groups/copenpattern/ so that everyone can share their makes / amendments etc. Good luck, Aneka x

Thanks so much. Glad I could help. Aneka

Hi Elizabeth, thank you so much. Really appreciate your lovely words. Thank you. Aneka

Hi Rita, thank you so much, that is really kind of you. Thank you, Aneka x

Rita, that takes talent, to just measure and cut!

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Oh that is frustrating, fingers crossed what you have done will work. Aneka :-)) x

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Hi Margaret, so pleased I could help and what a lovely idea. Thank you. Aneka x

Glad it helped. Good luck, I hope that works this time. Aneka x

Thanks Terry.

Thank you Rebecca. Aneka x

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Thank you.

It is a pattern that will launch next year: madetosew.com/product/aria-top-dress/ Thank you, Aneka x

ema961 thank you x

Thank you and glad it could help. I would say just try and make it as smooth as transition as possible and make sure ryou trial or test your pattern to check it works on you before cutting out in your favourite fabric.

Love Music thank you SO much for your lovely words and kind remarks. I am so pleased that you liked the tutorial. This means so much, especially with your vast knowledge and experience. Thank you for mentioning about the difference in the name 'calicos' 'muslins' - I always forget this and probably should have mentioned it! Love your idea of Swedish Tracing Paper. This is a great recommendation and I love of customers that love it! Thank you so much. Aneka x

I don't know where you are based but this company just contacted me about it! www.creative-industry.co.uk/ Hope it helps. Aneka x

Racer Girl so kind! Aneka x

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Thank you.

Hi Janine, NO you will want to measure a garment that is stretch too. With ideally the same amount of stretch. You can hold a piece of fabric that measures 4" (10cm) and see how far it stretches. Make sure you use a fabric that has a similar stretch amount. Hope this makes sense? Aneka

Gulien Ithilmir thank you so much for your kind words. There are lots of pattern cutting tutorials to come with my free Copen pattern! Stay tuned! Aneka :-))

Hi Tola, lovely to hear from you. Thanks for your great message. If you are making clothes for lots of different people I would recommend learning to draft from scratch, make a block for the individual. It does take more time, but it will mean that you can get a perfect end result, cup sizes and length measurements to suit. I hope that helps? I going to start working on filming pattern cutting videos, 1 each week. Aneka :-))

Made to Sew Thank you kindly for your advice Aneka. And yes we are looking forward to your videos each week!

Hi Susan, when you say the pattern size 14 was 1" more than your body size, is this the size 14 pattern measurements or the finished garment measurements. I would recommend looking at the finished garment measurements to see what the finished garment will measure; you can always compare this to something in your wardrobe. I can find that Butterick add a lot of ease, so the pattern will end up too big if you make your size. If the pattern is a good 1" too wide at the CB (do you mean the pattern was too small or too big)? It sounds like you are on the right track if I have understood what yo suggest. Aneka x

Hi Naseema, the waist dart is usually based off the bust apex. So you can mark this on the pattern, draw a straight line down to the hem and then draw in the waist dart. Aneka x

Hi Lynn, it is called Aria and will launch soon: www.madetosew.com/product/aria-top-dress/ Aneka x

I would pick one of the notches and stick with it. Usually I use the smaller size (the size I can see). Then remember to true the garment and check all the notches are matching up. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eKuDpquS0Z_KlYU.html Aneka x

Hi Jana, it's www.madetosew.com. I have Online Classes coming in January! :-))

Hello, thank you for a detailed message. You will want to start by measuring your high bust. I show how to do this on this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJt8grtoxK_YkYE.html We will then choose the pattern size based on this measurement with the knowledge that you will probably need to do a Small Bust Adjustment. Feel free to email me info@madetosew.com. Aneka

Made to Sew Hi Aneka thanks for the reply. my full bust measurement is around 2.5cm difference than the high bust so I think I need to do a small bust adjustment from c to a. I also watch the two videoes you recommend but I am still a bit confused about the way to sba adjustment on a dress pattern as your video only show how to on a bodice. So shall I cut the dress patrern at the waist and do the sba and then join the two pieces up later? thanks

@@dawn7071 Hello, yes you need to cut off the pattern at the waist. Complete the SBA and then you would stick the pattern pieces back together matching the CF. You will find that a SBA makes the pattern smaller, it will remove some width from the bust pattern, so you will need to blend at the waist to the correct size on the skirt pattern (the bottom part of the dress pattern that you cut away). Does this make sense. Feel free to email if I don't reply as I don't always see the KZfaq comments. In terms of choosing the right size at the bust to start with you should start with your High Bust measurement plus 7.5cm for a C Cup. This is because the pattern was drafted for a C Cup, so when it was drafted it was made for someone with the same High Bust measurement and a 7.5cm difference between their High Bust and Bust. Once you have chosen the Bust size based upon this measurement you would then need to compare the difference between you High Bust plus C Cup (7.5cm) that you have chosen as the pattern bust size and YOUR actual Bust Size. This difference is the amount you do as a SBA. Half the figure and complete on the Bust part of the top pattern. Any questions let me know, Aneka

Made to Sew wow thank you so much for such a detailed explanation. would try again on the pattern. really appreciate. Hope you continue to make these wonderful tutorials.

Made to Sew Hi Aneka I tried to write to your email but seems the address is not right and failed to deliver. so my question now is when I tried to calculate SBA amount for my measurement (high bust is 84 full bust is 86 ) so the SBA amount will be 84+7.5-86=5.5>/2=2.75cm ) on pattern size 2 (91.5 for the bust cup c ) to eliminate the side seam dart, the lower dart leg is over the upper dart leg which means the dart became negative. So how to deal with dart now? thanks

I used this viscose fabric: www.madetosew.com/product/off-white-poly-viscose-suiting/ Thank you, Aneka x

Thank you :)

Hi Susan, Happy to help and thank you for your lovely words. If the top is too large at the Bust but too small at the Waist I would choose two different sizes (the smaller size for the bust), and the larger size for the waist and the blend between the two sizes. In terms of the bust, if it is 1" too large, I think you need to make a least a size 12, if not a size 10? I would look at the difference in grading between the size 12 and size 14; if this adds up to the baggy amount then a size 12 will be ok, otherwise maybe work with a size 10 at the bust. Then the waist can be the larger size for the waist, as you mentioned this needs to be bigger? Aneka x

Hi Amanda, this does make it tricky and I get quite frustrated when patterns are lazy and don't include this. It doesn't help us sewists! You can measure the pattern. Remove the seam allowances and measure to see what the garment measures at these points? Obviously you don't know where the waist or the bust is on the garment but you could use YOUR waist and bust. Measure your back length (neck to waist) and plot that on the pattern, measure the width at this point. Measure the depth between YOUR waist and hip and measure the width at this point. Use the Back Pattern as the starting point for the Waist and Hip (as it is more likely to finish at the neck in a similar place to where you are measuring). True the front to the back (you can use this video if you don't know what I mean: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eKuDpquS0Z_KlYU.html) to see where the patterns connect and where you need to measure the front for the full circumference. In terms of the Bust, you could again plot this on the pattern and measure the width (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8p2iKmB05zbkps.html). I hope this helps. Aneka x

@@MadetoSew Thank you, thank you, Ttthhhank you so much!! I shall give it a try!!☺

@@mrsmp2193 Glad I could help. Aneka x

Hi, sorry that you are having a problem, we will check the links. Thanks for letting us know. You should be able to access it from this madetosew.com/product/copen-top-dress/

Hi Paula, sorry, what bit didn't make sense? Aneka

Hi Paula, just re-watched this. Yes you have to close the dart and then join up the waist to the bust with the dart closed. Which means that you are extending the dart (changing the end of the dart slightly). But if you didn't do this your pattern might not blend well between the bust and waist, and therefore not sew together very well. Hope this helps? Aneka

Yes it is.

I am trying to get some new videos up soon. I have been working on launching a new area of online classes (more detailed) on my website www.madetosew.com

Hi Marguerite, sorry you are having problems with the video. Have you managed to get it working now? Aneka