Full Bust Adjustment (FBA) Pattern Drafting Tutorial!

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Do you want to know how to do a full bust adjustment or FBA? Pattern drafting isn't as hard as you think, so you're definitely going to want to check this DIY style youtube tutorial out! In this video, Sewing educator Anastasia Chatzka shows you and easy and professional way to get rid of an ill fitting bust on any sewing pattern! Happy sewing!!!
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@kittybrowning 4 күн бұрын

Ty this was a lot easier to follow than others I found

@liadanducky 3 күн бұрын

I always have an arm pit flap! This is perfect!!

@JoyfromHope Жыл бұрын

This was so easy to follow! Watching you through the process makes it seem much less scary. Thank you!

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

Woohoo 🥳 this is great to hear :) you can do it!!!

@MegOfBroccoli 3 ай бұрын

This looks like a more accurate method than the one that's generally taught where you're just drawing lines willy nilly to the armscye. She makes it easy to understand.

@SewAnastasia 2 ай бұрын

Happy to help 💖

@zo1820 Ай бұрын

Wow yes, I’m like all the others who say they didn’t realize it was this adjustment that could make such a difference. I think I must have been in denial about my body changes because I’ve been sewing since a teenager. I was never a busty girl but when I started sewing bras I discovered how wrong I was. Thank you for explaining so well. I can’t wait to try this technique.☺️

@helencourtauld5012 Ай бұрын

I was like doing a little seated happy dance when you swung that extra paper round to fill the armhole gap-just this will make my sewing life easier-thankyou

@SewAnastasia Ай бұрын

@@helencourtauld5012 welcome! Happy sewing 🧵

@pamskojec3458 3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad I found you! This answers so many questions. I've been sewing for many years and had no problems with the fit, but now I've gained weight and need more adjustments. I can see that I'll have to learn some new techniques. I've subscribed and hope to learn more from you. Thanks.

@girlishgamer1 Жыл бұрын

What happens when you have the posture of a boiled shrimp?

@oldkittykiyru Жыл бұрын

I too am a boiled 🍤 Shrimp. I used this to move a back arm hole dart to the waist and make my shoulder dart a touch bigger for my rounded upper back. Not sure that's the right thing to do 🤷🏻‍♀️

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

Lol 😂 we’ll it sounds like you will need some further adjustments. Basic principle is where you have excess, pin it & move it out of your pattern through a seam or dart. Hope that helps.

@georgegruschow Жыл бұрын

Have you considered making a well fitted bodice with such a thick material that it holds you in raw shrimp posture? Think of it as a shell! 😁🦐

@MyWifeUsesMyAccount 4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@halfbakedhanart8727 3 ай бұрын

This was so helpful! Thank you so much for the video.

@ashdacraft 2 ай бұрын

❤I will be binging this channel later. Learning so much even as an experienced sewist!

@yvonnevee1006 11 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to try this you made it so easy to understand thank you ❤

@SewAnastasia 10 ай бұрын

Welcome 🤗

@nadiafeaster1117 Жыл бұрын

🤯. This was the problem I had and you helped me solve! Thank you!

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

Welcome 🤗

@davirasdarkside4263 5 ай бұрын

*Brilliant Thank you kindly! Now impress me more by cutting it so you don't need a dart at the bottom and it fits w/o darts. I usually just put a dart there but no more since this video. So instead of a dart at the top you need one at the bottom. Just by making the armhole smaller. interesting. Pattern drafting is so cool!* Can you make a bodice with a much larger bust pls. xoxo

@SewAnastasia 4 ай бұрын

You need darts or stylelines somewhere unless you are cutting something on the bias or it’s a knit fabric.

@ginaarchuleta1298 Ай бұрын

First, you make wonderful sewing content Anastasia!! I was wondering if there was any hacks for fixing this problem on tops you already own and are not drafting a pattern for?

@JanaAngelinaParker 6 ай бұрын

Thx you 😭 I was needing that right yesterday... And was sooo upset that it have this little wings... Back to the drawing board 😮 😅 and thx to you I guess I can make it finish now. ❤

@SewAnastasia 6 ай бұрын

So happy to hear I could help. :)

@lynnieblinnie1066 6 ай бұрын

Its like magic. Thank you for this

@SewAnastasia 6 ай бұрын

Welcome :)

@lindak8664 11 ай бұрын

Best timing ever! I stood there last night looking in the mirror at the armholes in the bodice i was trying out. Swearing at the flippy flappy armholes, wondering how the hecko 😖 i was supposed to fix that. And look what popped up in today’s feed! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 What happens next though. How do i get the sleeve to fit the new shape? The sleeve… is it “cap”, will have the wrong circumference now, won’t it?

@SewAnastasia 10 ай бұрын

You will need to walk your sleeve & make adjustments to it. Check out this video How To Adjust Cap Ease On Sleeves Pattern Drafting Tutorial! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nLOCarBpzrDHiGg.html

@sherryannsnyder Ай бұрын

Nice and to the point. no pun in intended.

@gaynormainwaring1853 2 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank you.

@herrcintron 2 ай бұрын

Great tutorial! Can you do this on a raglan sleeve pattern, too?

@SewAnastasia 2 ай бұрын

You can do it on any pattern .

@janasybrandy6525 Жыл бұрын

❤ Lpve this tutorial!

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching :)

@Anna-kj2bd Жыл бұрын

Yay! Can't wait to watch!!

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

🥰

@suzannelatulippe7919 Ай бұрын

Very clear explanation on how to amend the pattern but I am confused about something (not much experience with sewing). When adjusting the new pattern, the existing dart on the pattern changes as well. So what happens if that piece of the bodice is already sewn with the original dart? Need to cut a new piece with the new pattern piece? Or is the idea to check the fit first with a toile?

@SewAnastasia Ай бұрын

You will need to cut a new piece of fabric for the bodice. It is a whole new pattern piece.

@allegra7417 24 күн бұрын

This was very helpful, thank you so much! I got a question though: I have a basic bodice with two darts, one like yours and one directly above it . Should I make the alteration to the dart on the one above the mid of the bust or the one that you altered or should I split it up evenly?

@Sabine69 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤

@ConkreteMan Жыл бұрын

There are techniques I learn on your channel that are not applicable to me personally, but I enjoy gaining the knowledge. I guess I need to find the right female friends and family members and make them something so I can practice. 😂

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

Totally!!!! Or you could get a half scale dress form to practice designing on.

@jilllazdane8861 10 ай бұрын

Magic!

@SewAnastasia 10 ай бұрын

Totally!

@haladraj 7 ай бұрын

Thans a lot. You solve my problem. So instead to having too tight bust, i can ease up the bust and redraw the armhole line.

@SewAnastasia 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad I could help! Making those adjustments should definitely solve the problem.

@semaj1315 4 ай бұрын

What if instead of a waist dart you have a fish eye dart how would you cut and open that up? Would you open it from the middle or the sides?

@rosalindabarrett7508 7 ай бұрын

Thanks

@SewAnastasia 7 ай бұрын

Aww, thanks! You're the best!

@damlakacmaz8743 10 ай бұрын

thanks

@SewAnastasia 10 ай бұрын

Welcome!

@aichamuhammad5904 10 ай бұрын

Is there a video for FBA for longer shirt without the waist dart? And is there a video of how to stitch the fba pattern adjustment..? There are none on the internet from where you could see from pattern to stitching full dart

@SewAnastasia 9 ай бұрын

I am not sure I fully understand what you are asking for.

@aichamuhammad5904 9 ай бұрын

@@SewAnastasia are you familiar with Indian long Kurta..Normally nowadays they don't have any darts. Is it possible to do bust adjustment on that? Material is mostly Raw Silk fabric. Or with one side bust dart, because it's not a oduce and like a long straight dress

@aichamuhammad5904 9 ай бұрын

@@SewAnastasia and I meant that is there a watch along from pattern to stitching on your channel

@jeannettasmith2825 Ай бұрын

Once the FBA is made in the front bodice, are there corresponding changes that need to be made in the bodice back in order to keep side and shoulder seams lined up?

@evelynr7069 14 күн бұрын

If the shoulder or side seams arent changed (these weren't) then they will line up.

@nishavi1 3 ай бұрын

Dear Sew Anastasia, I hope u r doing well. I have a curious query!! It's about easing required in the pattern of a deep neck, fitted blouse of waist length. In the above-mentioned kind of pattern, does the easing needed in the bust circumference vary with respect to the high bust circumference of a body. That is, if the high bust of a pattern is 32", the ease needed in the bust has to be lesser than that which is needed for the pattern with 42" high bust. thanks in advance :)

@bebeflamand1 Жыл бұрын

How big can a dart become before you split the difference in multiple darts? And in case you split the dart, where would you place the additional dart? For example the pattern is drafted for a B-cup but the actual bust is a J-cup (or more)?

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

You can take extra out of the side seam too. You can put darts anywhere you want

@barbarajohnson7184 Жыл бұрын

What about the sleeve since you changed the armhole?

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

You will have to adjust that too if you have a sleeve.

@zeldamic7746 Жыл бұрын

What if the commercial pattern does not have a dart at the waistline? How do you do a FBA?

@zeldamic7746 Жыл бұрын

@@SewAnastasiahow do you adjust the armhole ?

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

@@zeldamic7746 draw a line to cf waist & slash & overlap or you can slash to another point too.

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

@@zeldamic7746 we just adjusted the armhole no?

@jodycotsmire6360 Жыл бұрын

What if you need the opposite? Would you add to the arm and take away from the waist?

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

You could totally do that! As long as you don’t completely get rid of your dart.

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

I mean you could completely get rid of your dart but assuming you want a dart there.

@sophiemercedes1 Жыл бұрын

ok but I have a lot of tshirts where i cut the sleeves, and i ended up with that wing thingy. IS there a way i can do this without making a pattern?

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

Yes. You would have to sew a dart there. Turn the wing into a dart since it is an existing garment.

@mnels5214 Жыл бұрын

That is the simplest FBA I've ever seen.

@SewAnastasia Жыл бұрын

🎀💕

@JeannineLaPorte 11 ай бұрын

How do you remove the arm flippy flaps on a dart-less bodice???

@SewAnastasia 11 ай бұрын

Transfer it somewhere to the waist to release it and then take that amount out of the side seam.

@lindieinred 4 ай бұрын

What if your pattern doesn’t have a dart?

@SewAnastasia 4 ай бұрын

You can always add one. Check out my recent video on adding back darts.

@CallMeMrRook 9 ай бұрын

Is this FBA or just darting?

@SewAnastasia 9 ай бұрын

I do not create a dart. I get rid of the excess in the armhole/bust area. This is one type of bust adjustment that is needed alot on patterns. There are many types of bust adjustments. This one is about getting rid of that flap! Woohoo. 🥳 Happy sewing.

@CallMeMrRook 9 ай бұрын

@@SewAnastasiathank you, i understand now what you have done. I like to think i dont know everything about a subject and ask questions to enhance my knowledge. I need a pinwheel

@SewAnastasia 9 ай бұрын

@@CallMeMrRook all questions are welcome. A pinwheel is a great tool to have.

@kowtharhassan882 4 ай бұрын

Why Don't u show us this work on the fabric itself

@SewAnastasia 4 ай бұрын

Huh ? I don’t understand.

@kowtharhassan882 4 ай бұрын

@@SewAnastasia u made all the adjustments on paper and not on fabric. Correct?

@SewAnastasia 4 ай бұрын

@@kowtharhassan882 it went from fitting wrong on fabric to paper to sewing up the new one in fabric. You cannot make the adjustment just in the cut out bodice.

@lashaundaclemmons327 8 ай бұрын

How to get a tailored bodice block is it made like a acrylic 📐

@SewAnastasia 8 ай бұрын

You can downvote a paper one here that I made in sizes 0-38 anastasiachatzka.com/collections/digital-patterns/products/sloper-dress-pdf-pattern-download?variant=44484583522610