Measurements: Downloadable Blocks

The measurements you are giving me (Full Length Back of 16.5 inches and CB of 15 inches) are significantly different to the block and those two measurements suggest that your Shoulder Slope is also different to the measurements of the block.

The adjustments you would need to make are not minor; they are extensive. I am puzzled as to why you purchased this block with measurements so different to your own, rather than draft your own with the instructions I have provided free. ALL of the block measurements of the downloadable blocks for sale are listed on this page - precisely so that people can check how these compare to their own measurements before they buy.

I spent a lot of time and effort writing instructions for people to draft their own blocks. 99% of the information on this website is free to visitors and I have done an enormous amount of work to provide this information.

Because (and only because) I had mentioned that I had some instructions for making changes to commercial patterns in the Fitting Issues pages (which I have not yet done), I felt obliged to assist you this once. However, when I looked at the changes that are required, it is obvious that the adjustments needed are extensive, not minor, and would take me hours to write instructions. I have stressed in my blocks pages that only people with Standard Figures should buy these blocks and that I have written instructions for drafting custom blocks for women with non-standard figures. While I am happy to give some assistance to people, I think it only reasonable that my effort goes into writing instructions that assist everyone; I cannot spend hours writing instructions specifically for you to amend this block to fit your figure.

I have since updated the information on my Blocks pages to make clear that I cannot provide personal assistance in adjusting these blocks. These blocks are the equivalent of purchasing Fitting Shells from Butterick or Vogue; these companies do not provide personal free fitting assistance every time they sell a pattern; that is obviously beyond what is reasonable going into the ridiculous.

Spending $20 on a complete set of blocks that would cost you more than $50 elsewhere, then expecting hours of customization on top of that is completely unreasonable.

Given that I have given so much of my time for free to assist people, I feel extremely unhappy when people make unreasonable requests or assume that I will provide a free block making service. Please spend the time drafting your own block rather than expecting me to do it for you for free.