Sizing up or down a sewing pattern. You scored a lovely pattern for your next project, but it happens to be a size too small? 😒 Learn how to size up (or down) a bodice pattern! ⁠ 👉🏽The process is the same. After you cut the pieces, you can either overlap the pieces for sizing down or spread if you are sizing up.⁠ ⁠ 👉🏽First, start taking measurements and find out how much the pattern needs to be sized up. Many patterns on average increase 1 inch from size to size. (For example, from size 4 t