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Fit You Can Trust

Sew Chic Patterns: Built upon bridal brand beginnings.

Working with custom design, Sew Chic designer Laura Nash was prepared to launch her bridal line and presented her initial collection on the fashion week runway—when she discovered her true passion: empowering women to look and feel their best. As bridal wear sizing is more stable and less influenced by vanity sizing. A size chart developed from real client measurements, years of fitting experience, and matched to ready to wear, carrying forward the same Misses was a natural choice.

With years of use and a solid Misses foundation, rather than just expanding, the expansion into plus-size meant developing a brand new block and a size chart intentionally dovetailed and cross-checked to ensure it meets the same fit criteria. Accuracy remains a priority and every new design is verified with dedicated fit models.

By grounding our system in live-person measurements and established industry standards, Sew Chic charts should feel familiar and trustworthy. The first step in sizing is to identify your range by measurement and shape.

Choosing Your Range

Find your shape, pick your range

Measurements are only half the sizing story — it’s the shape and proportion of the pattern that also determine fit. A single range that stretches from the very smallest to the very largest will never fit correctly at both ends, because these body shapes are different. Put simply: one shape does not fit all.

That’s why we offer two ranges — Misses and Plus. It’s twice the work and twice the production cost, but delivers twice the value! Don’t let the chart titles distract you; think of them simply as Range A and Range B. The real discovery is finding which range suits your body shape best. To help you decide, we’ve created a quick and fun quiz to match you with the right range. Think of it less as a size label and more as a guide to pattern shape. At Sew Chic, our patterns are designed for an hourglass body type with an average to long waist, and an average to tall height of 5’6”–5’8.

Fun Quiz

For each question, select either option A or B — whichever best describes you.

1. When wearing a top with a high neckline:
a. It feels too restrictive
b. I love wearing high necklines

2. Bust darts:
a. Often sit too high on me
b. Sit too low, or fit is about right

3. The width of my shoulder/arm joint is:
a. Narrower than my hips
b. About the same width as my hips

4. At the waist:

a. I need more room in the front than the back (side seams may pull)
b. I need about the same amount of room in the front and back

5. Sleeves and shoulders:
a. Sleeves feel tight across the bicep or the shoulders don’t fit well
b. Sleeves could feel loose

Interpreting Your Results

Add up your answers. Did you select more A’s or more B’s?

- - Choose the Plus Range if your answers are mostly A’s. In general, your beauty features narrow shoulders, full biceps, a low bust, defined waist, and full hips.
  - Choose the Misses Range if your answers are mostly B’s. In general, your beauty features broad shoulders, slender neck, a high bust, defined waist, and full or slender hips.

Your measurements will also help guide you to the range that is most likely to fit best. The concept is to minimizing adjustments. With an idea of which shape is right for you, the next step is to pick your size(s).

Choosing Your Size

You get all sizes included within each range.

Our range charts are based on ready‑to‑wear measurements and are true to size, so picking your sewing pattern size should feel familiar, like choosing clothes off the rack — only better. Unless the style requires more design ease, expect a standard wearing ease allowance:

Bust = 3″, Waist = 0–1″, Hip = 2″.

It’s not uncommon to need a different size for every area of the figure. It’s a simple concept of graphing your chart size for each area of the body, then transitioning between sizes to fit the waist and hip. Download the size guide worksheet here for the complete instructions for following the process from measurements to finish. Keep this handy worksheet as a reference.

Size Chart Misses Range: 2-18

The Misses range is drafted for a generous “B” cup.

Size	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18
Chest	30	31	32	33	34.5	36	38	40	43
Bust	32	33	34	35	36.5	38	40	42	45
Waist	25	26	27	28	29.5	31	33	35	38
Hip	35	36	37	38	39.5	41	43	45	48
Back Waist	16	16.25	16.5	16.75	17	17.25	17.5	17.75	18

Size Chart Plus Range: 18W-30W

The plus range is drafted with up to four cup sizes, C – F. We currently have two versions of the Plus chart in circulation:

CL: Classic Plus Chart — measurements for patterns before 2024.
NW: New Plus Chart — measurements introduced in 2025, and thereafter.

Both charts are valid and represented below. The differences are in shaping at the waist and hip:

Size*		18W		20W		22W		24W		26W		28W		30W
Chest		39		41		43		45		47		49		51
Full Bust	C	42		44		46		48		50		52		54
	D	43		45		47		49		51		53		55
	E	44		46		48		50		52		54		56
	F	45		47		49		51		53		55		57
		CL	NW	CL	NW	CL	NW	CL	NW	CL	NW	CL	NW	CL	NW
Waist		38	36	40	38	42	40	44	42	46	44	48	46	50	48
Hip		47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Back Waist		15.5	16.5	15.75	16.75	16	17	16.25	17.25	16.5	17.5	16.75	17.75	17	18

Beyond the Size Charts

Take a deep dive into the Sew Chic pattern preparation & fitting process

Click here for the Sew Chic Pattern Co YouTube channel to find step‑by‑step videos that walk you through measuring, transitioning between sizes, and making common fit adjustments.

Explore these playlists and tutorials:

📏 Measuring for Size & Fit

Follow the links below to the Sew ChicYouTube Channel videos. The “What Size Am I” series takes the viewer the first choosing a size steps on measurements, to altering, checking the fit, and cutting.

–> What Size Am I? Series I

–> What Size Am I? Series II

–> Lengthen & Shorten Your Pattern

🔄 Transitioning Between Sizes

Follow the link below to the Sew Chic YouTube Channel videos. These videos include how to transition between size lines to customize your pattern according to your measurements. To see this alteration in context, click the “Measuring for Size & Fit” section to watch the full alteration series.