Finally found what happened to my favorite sewing pattern from 2020 last week

I used to make this shift dress from a pattern I got at a fabric store near me back in 2020. Wore it all the time until it got too worn. Last week I finally dug through my old boxes and found the pattern again under some junk. But the sizing on the envelope was totally different. The measurements were for a smaller waist than what I remember using. Did pattern companies change how they size things around that time? Has anyone else noticed old patterns fit different now?

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holly_gonzalez6124d ago

@susan_wells same here, my old patterns somehow fit better when my waist was actually bigger.

susan_wells24d ago

Did you check if maybe the pattern is from a different brand that uses a different sizing chart? I've definitely noticed some of my older patterns seem to run bigger than newer ones from the same company.