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Instant Fit Check

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Trace your shoulder slope directly on the surface of your cutting mat with a permanent marker.

Judith Neukam

For easy reference, add neckline and T-shirt shapes.

Judith Neukam

My cat, Zack, also finds the mat fascinating. That's his furry orange head at left. He kept sneaking into the photo!

 

Judith Neukam

Trace your shoulder slope directly on the surface of your cutting mat with a permanent marker.

Photo: Judith Neukam

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Flip your cutting mat and check that shape! When the shoulder slope on a pattern doesn’t match your body, it can throw
the fit way off. To simplify sewing bodices, I just traced my shoulder slope on the back of my cutting mat. Every time
I open a new pattern, I can easily flip my mat over, check the shoulder slope, and make needed adjustments.

This system works so well that I also copied my favorite necklines and the shapes of loose-fitting T-shirts. I used a permanent felt-tip marker and copied along the pattern seamlines.

NOTE: To make your tracing even more useful, you can also copy the bust point and waistline for reference.

Submitted by: Judith Neukem

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