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''Note : Some patternmaking systems create the bodice front and back as a single pattern piece.''

''Note : Most Bodice, Dress, Shirt, Jacket, and Coat blocks contain a related sleeve pattern. If you need to change sleeves on existing garments or patterns, you can measure around the armhole of the garment or pattern, then generate an independent sleeve pattern using the arm length and circumference measurements from a standard (multi-size) or individual .vit file. Many variations are possible beginning with a basic sleeve pattern. Some of the ones to be discussed here include

*[[Bodice Block variations | Bodice Block variations]] ''Some additional variations will be discussed here including the princess seam, curved dart, shoulder darts, shoulder gathers, and the addition of a yoke.''

**Bodice Block, Front variations

**Bodice Block, Back variations

*[[Sleeve Block variations | Sleeve Block variations]]

**Flounced Sleeve

**Gathered Sleeve Top

**Gathered Sleeve Cap

**Leg-of-Mutton Sleeve

**Puffed Sleeve

**[[Bell Sleeve | Bell Sleeve]]

**[[Cape Sleeve | Cape Sleeve]]

*[[Skirt Block variations | Skirt Block variations]]

*[[Pants Block Variations | Pants Block Variations]]

*[[Block Combinations | Block Combinations]]

**Create a Dress Block from a Bodice Block and Skirt Block

**Create a Jacket Block from a Bodice Block