Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I actually ended up with 3 "fitting" books - and I use them all. I have been sewing for about 24 years but haven't adjusted the patterns (other than length) until this last year. Pattern Fitting with confidence by Nancy Zieman was a great book to get my feet wet. However, after getting the hang of some very basic adjustments, I needed more. The Perfect Fit - The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns took it to the next step with more information on how to make larger adjustments. In addition it had good pictures to show you how to deal with specific fitting issues. Almost as important, it showed me how to use the Dritz Syling Design Ruler. Finally, The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting takes it the last step and has very detailed adjustments. This books show a lot with "test" garments and shows what a "problem" area would look like and then how to fix it. The only problem I had with this book is most of the adjustments are shown with a "worker" and a "model". It is hard to see and make these adjustments on yourself but the book gives you a good idea how to go about it. If you are on your own - there is just more trial and error. As I said I have 3 books. I do use all three and wouldn't want to be with out any of them. When one book failed on some explanation, I found another picked up the slack. I can't be more specific as it was a learning process and I went back and forth a lot.