Well, the center front area and the darts on your pattern look good. Something does seem to have gone wacky with the back half, though. The first thing I would do is double check all your measurements, preferably with someone to help you by holding the measuring tape. I know you said you were short waisted, but 13" for the back waist length sounds really short. I've found the best way to get an accurate back waist length measurement is to tie something (string, shoelace, handy fabric scrap) around your natural waist, and then have someone else measure from the top of your spine/base of your neck (on most people you can feel a bump) to the string.
I read through the instructions on the weekend designer post and I didn't see anywhere you went wrong with your calculations, so I'm going to say there's something weird going on. Unless I did something completely wrong, the measurements don't add up. I diagrammed it here: I'm as confused as you. You might just have to start winging it.
The line connecting U-V also seems really steep.
I have an issue with the pattern draft instructing you to use your back width to determine F-J. In my limited drafting experience, we were told to take the back width and front width, because people aren't symmetrical. I think this might be contributing to the pattern being too small at the underbust, Try measuring across your back at your bra line, from sideseam to sideseam, and then doing the same across the front. Are the measurements different?
Sorry if I'm reiterating stuff you already tried, I'm just trying to cover all the bases. :)
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Date: 2010-10-20 11:46 pm (UTC)Well, the center front area and the darts on your pattern look good. Something does seem to have gone wacky with the back half, though. The first thing I would do is double check all your measurements, preferably with someone to help you by holding the measuring tape. I know you said you were short waisted, but 13" for the back waist length sounds really short. I've found the best way to get an accurate back waist length measurement is to tie something (string, shoelace, handy fabric scrap) around your natural waist, and then have someone else measure from the top of your spine/base of your neck (on most people you can feel a bump) to the string.
I read through the instructions on the weekend designer post and I didn't see anywhere you went wrong with your calculations, so I'm going to say there's something weird going on. Unless I did something completely wrong, the measurements don't add up. I diagrammed it here: I'm as confused as you. You might just have to start winging it.
The line connecting U-V also seems really steep.
I have an issue with the pattern draft instructing you to use your back width to determine F-J. In my limited drafting experience, we were told to take the back width and front width, because people aren't symmetrical. I think this might be contributing to the pattern being too small at the underbust, Try measuring across your back at your bra line, from sideseam to sideseam, and then doing the same across the front. Are the measurements different?
Sorry if I'm reiterating stuff you already tried, I'm just trying to cover all the bases. :)