"Conceived, designed, and produced by: Quarto Publishing plc"--T.p. verso

"A Quarto book"--T.p. verso

"How to adapt your store-bought patterns to flatter the curves you want to keep and drape the ones you don't"--Cover

"Includes detailed sections on: measuring your figure, choosing a style that suits you, altering a commercial pattern, and fine-tuning; troubleshooting techniques to get a perfect fit at every point, including shoulders, necklines, busts, sleeves, armholes, waist, and hips; adding your own unique features to a pattern, such as collars, cuffs, and pleats; selecting fabrics for drape or structure, getting the right equipment, and taking a refresher course on the main sewing techniques that are used in this book"--P. [4] of cover

Includes index