The Sew/Fit Manual: Making Patterns Fit: A Guide to Pivoting and Sliding

I have owned this book for several years. Although I have been sewing for quite some time, I was never very good at altering patterns until I purchased this book. I saw Ruth Oblander on "Sewing with Nancy" and on a number of other sewing shows. I feel that if a person reads from page one and follows the illustrations correctly, she will be able to alter for almost any problem without having to cut up a pattern. Oblander covers nearly every fitting problem imaginable. It is well worth the time to sit down, read and study. This book will save hours of frustration.

I've been home on bed rest and had the opportunity to read this book cover to cover. It is excellent! As another reviewer mentioned, it is written for an advanced sewer (intermediate at the least) who would not be obligated to look up the oft-used sewing terminology. Definitely reads like a college textbook, but with that said, I really feel as though I've saved myself both time and money by not taking a class based on this method... and believe me, if given the chance, I would have!! Excellent, excellent book! Grab a comfy chair and set your mind to it... it's worth it!

As the other reviewer said, this book is not as user friendly as it could be. That said, however, this book has a massive amount of information to pass on. It is definately written for the experienced sewer. The book details the alterations needed for nearly every body configuration that you can think of. A good index would make this a valuable "cookbook" of solutions for nearly every fitting problem that a person could present, but I don't think it would be fair to concentrate on that shortcoming to the exclusion of all it does offer. As I said, this is for experienced (advanced) sewers. I really appreciate this book and have bookmarked the parts that apply to me and keep in my sewing room so it is available whenever I get a new pattern that needs "adjusting."