#7 The Fitting Grid Method: How to Achieve a Perfect Fit Every Time

Let me ask you a question—Is your custom dress form just standing in the corner of your sewing room, unused?

You invested in a custom dress form because you wanted a reliable fitting tool—one that could help you perfect your garment fit, allow you to work independently, and help you eliminate the frustration of trial and error.

But instead… it’s just standing there holding untapped potential.
Maybe you tried using it, but something didn’t feel right. The fit still wasn’t perfect, and you weren’t quite sure why.

Sound familiar?

If so, you are NOT alone. This is one of the most common frustrations I hear from dress form owners—and I completely understand.

Here’s the thing:
Having a custom dress form is an amazing advantage. But if you don’t know how to use it properly, it’s not actually helping you. The truth is, having a dress form that matches your unique body shape is just the first step to achieving a desirable fit. You also need a system—a clear, professional method to assess fit and make accurate adjustments.

And that’s exactly where the fitting grid comes in.

The Fitting Grid is a structured set of strategically placed horizontal and vertical balance lines that allow you to assess fit quickly and systematically. It helps you identify fit issues, make precise adjustments and gives you the ability to work independently with greater confidence. No more struggling to reach that awkward back seam. No more asking a friend to pin something while you twist around in the mirror. With the fitting grid in place, you’ll know exactly where your fitting issues originate and have the ability to understand how to solve them.

The fitting grid is a powerful tool that you can use to master fitting. It's the key to using your custom dress form as a reliable fitting tool—one that will help you perfect your garment fit, allow you to work independently, and help you to eliminate the frustration of trial and error.

If you want to make the most of your custom dress form it needs a fitting grid.

To help you do that, I created The Art of Balance: How to Establish the Fitting Grid on Your Dress Form. A step by step online course that is designed to help you transform your dress form into your most valuable fitting tool.

When you complete The Art of Balance you’ll have a foundational fitting framework in place, you’ll be able to fit garments faster, with more accuracy, and less frustration, you’ll develop the confidence to work independently without the need of an extra pair of hands.

Your custom dress form will be your most valued fitting assistant.

This class is for anyone who owns a custom dress form that already matches their body proportion and shape and wants to turn it into a powerful fitting tool, sewists & pattern makers who want a structured, professional approach to fitting, and garment makers who struggle with getting the perfect fit on their dress form.

You'll be able to:

• work quickly and independently
• skip the fitting frustration
• start confidently creating garments that fit.

If you're ready to stop second-guessing your adjustments and finally start using your dress form to its full potential, this course is for you.

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Let’s transform the way you approach garment fitting.