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author: Ann Person
description: In this book you'll discover how to adjust basic patterns to your measurements and then achieved personalized pants and skirt fit through techniques applied to test garments. In Chapter 1 you'll learn about assessing a good fit, determining the most attractive styles for your figure, and measuring accurately for good fit. In Chapter 2 the technique of Alter-Ease will be presented and explained. Chapter 3 tells you how to look for wrinkles and lines on your test skirt that indicate the file adjustments required for good skirt fit. Chapter 4 will teach you to create a custom fit for your pants. This priceless information will help you build a uniquely personalized wardrobe.
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  [Start Reading](part0007.html#Start) ◊ [Table of Contents](part0040.html#TOC)
  ◊ [Dear Reader](part0001.html#DearReader) ◊ [About the
  Author](part0038.html#AbouttheAuthor) ◊ [Contact
  Information](part0039.html#ContactInformation) ◊ [More Books by
  Ann](part0034.html#MoreBooksfromAnn) ◊ [Copyright](part0041.html#Copyright)
  
  
  [Read an Excerpt of Robyn Peterman’s ](part0042.html#RPExcerpt)_[Fashionably
  Dead](part0042.html#RPExcerpt)_
  
  
  For more on Ann and her books, check out her website
  [www.anncharles.com](http://www.anncharles.com), as well as the reader reviews
  for her books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Dear Reader,
  
  
  Once upon a time I was going to write a book about a real estate agent from
  Deadwood who was struggling to make ends meet while raising two children and
  running into trouble with oddball clients and peculiar houses. Now, seven
  books later, I feel like I opened a chest full of 