You've decided to learn to sew, but what size pattern do you buy? You normally purchase a size 10 in ready-to-wear, but according to the size chart in the back of the pattern book, you wear a size 14.

Peggy explains the concepts of length, circumference, depth and how to apply them to your patterns. Fitting garments is said to be one of the hardest skills in sewing. Peggy defines fit as when the ...