Cal Patch books

Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified (2009)

I'm not exactly sure where this book is aimed. There's lots on basic sewing, which is helpful if you're a new seamstress. But IMHO, a new seamstress will get farther on commercial patterns than on custom-drafted ones. OTOH, custom-drafted patterns are friendly to the non-standard figure, and 98% ...