FitNice System - One Pattern, numerous designs

Jacket from Saint Tropaz
with Sophia Knit contrast.

If you ask anyone who sews clothes for themselves what they consider the hardest part about sewing a new garment, most will answer "fitting the pattern to my body." Vogue Fabrics would like to introduce you to Judy Kessigner's FitNice System. First you fit a "master top" to your figure, and then create numerous new blouses, dresses and jackets by simply altering various aspects of the master pattern.

Yes, that's right, once you fit the master top pattern to your shape, you can change the sleeve styles & lengths, necklines, hem lengths & styles, and even add different types of front openings to make the top into jackets.

Judy Kessinger started her career owning and operating a small Retail fabric store in Louisville, Kentucky. She traveled nationwide holding seminars for Hancock Fabrics for over 25 years, designed costumes for national and international figure skaters.

Five years ago Judy started a new business combining her art of teaching and fitting into the development and production of two patterns-one for Tops and one for Pants. Once you FIT the pattern, an entire wardrobe can be created. Sewing is the easy part but it's the FITTING that makes garments come alive and compliment the body instead of just covering it!

There is a FitNice DVD for the Master Top and for the Master Pants. There are 4 "Variations CDs" for the top that give you the full color instructions on how to adjust the Master Top to make nearly one hundred other looks from knits and wovens.

Each Variation CD offers printable color instructions for numerous stylish looks.

Judy LOVES our Sophia Knit, Tencel Pique Knit and Saint Tropaz collections. Take 10% Off of these fabrics now through the end of February 2013 with Discount Code: JUDYK

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