Fitting the Heather Blazer
I attended The Classic Blazer workshop with Claire Tyler which came days after the Sienna Maker Jacket Course with Lynda Maynard ended and so I had a reference point with this in terms of sizing. I’d seen several reviews where sewers found sizing on the Heather Blazer on the large side and wish they had sized down by one or two sizes.
When comparing it with the finished garment measurements on the Sienna, I found that they were very similar to that of the extra small size on the Heather, even though my measurements matched size medium more closely on the size chart. I decided to continue with extra small for my toile as I knew my Sienna Jacket had a good amount of ease already.
This post is all about my fitting process. You can read my review of the pattern here, and the Classic Blazer workshop with Claire Tyler here.
First toile
Here is my first toile made up in size XS without the sleeves.
Observations
The issues I could see were:
1. Gaping front neckline
2. Gaping back armholes
3. Vertical drag lines on the back.
4. The back hem flares out
Adjustments
Here’s how I dealt with each issue.
1. Gaping front neckline
I pinned out the excess at the front neckline which indicated I needed 2 centimetres removed from each side. Thankfully, I already found a good fix from Alexandra Morgan having had the same issue with my Sienna Maker Jacket and so I knew how to adjust this. I describe the process in my post here.