In my effort to break myself of using silly fabric to sew with, I discovered something kind of cool that requires a scanner and some cropping techniques.
Pick your pattern. Choose wisely, this can make or break your whole project.
Vogue has a great feature to help choose flattering lines for different proportions like hourglass and pear.
This is the cool part. If you have the time, scan the pattern onto the computer, save the picture to a program that can be used to edit and crop. Zero in on the view you want to sew. Crop everything else out and blow it up to print on as big a piece of paper that you can. 11X17, or bigger. You should have an image at least 11" tall--if not 17".
Really, this is pretty cool.
Take the pattern to the fabric store with you and use it to drape a corner of the various fabrics over the dress. Even better, purchase a swatch, while you are in the store or take it home and roughly cut the fabric out to the shape of the outfit. Lay it on the paper and look at it. Really look at it. Picture yourself in it with your proportions. The thicker waist, the bigger arms, the skinny neck, etc. This will really help you see the item finished.
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