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Separate Pattern (Fig 2)
• Cross mark 3/4 inch from bust point (new pivot point). Label X.
• Cut and separate pattern along style line.
Side Bust Ease (Fig 3)
• Cut slash line from bust point and dart point to not through, point X.

• Close side dart legs. Tape. (This provides ease for the side bust.)

Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3

Shaping Style line (Fig 4)
• Retrace side front panel.

• Shape bust curve, as shown. (Broken lines represent original shape of panel.)
Adding Additional Ease (Fig 5)
• Developing designs from a one-dart pattern or if more ease is needed, slash from bust point to side seam and
spread 1/4 inch or more. Retrace, blend, and shape. See Figure 4

Fig 4 Fig 5

Optional Front Panel Shaping (Fig 6)
• To shape front panel, place side panel on top of front panel, matching waist and bust points.
• Trace side panel curve to front panel from waist to bust. Blend. (Broken line represents original shape of front
panel and pattern underneath.)

• Adjust ease control notches on side front panel when walking the patterns.

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