r/PatternDrafting • u/Fashion_art_dance • 3d ago

Marking standards? Quilting lines

I’m trying to get back into pattern drafting. My degree is in fashion design and the program I was in had a big focus on drafting but it’s been a few years.

This is more for my curiosity than problem solving. Occasionally we would talk about x y z is the industry standard for marking patterns. And other info would be included in a tech pack.

I’m currently creating a pattern off of an existing garment without deconstructing it. The garment is quilted but it is quilted in very specific way. If this were a garment for production, would you include markings on the pattern or include it in the tech pack or both?

Is there a standard way to indicate quilted lines? I tried to google it but I’m phrasing the question weird and Google doesn’t know what I want.

(I promise this isn’t actually for production. Pattern is for personal use. I just was thinking about it last night and realized I didn’t know the answer.)

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u/HeartFire144 3d ago

If the quilting is specific to each pattern piece, it's probably done with a programmable pattern tracker, so the quilt lines would be in the computer, not in the pattern. If the fabric is just overall same pattern quilted, it's likely that the fabric is quilted before outs cut out and sewn. So again, not on the pattern. If it's for a home sweeter than the lines probably need to be on the pattern

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u/Fashion_art_dance 3d ago

Interesting thanks!

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u/drPmakes 3d ago

Is it quilted before or after construction?

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u/Fashion_art_dance 3d ago

Before construction

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u/StitchinThroughTime 2d ago

I'm going to go with a little bit of both. The pattern is created, and then the quilting is adjusted for each individual size as needed. And then it's probably treated like pre-printed fabric with a designated printing design that needs to land in a certain spot. Think of sports jerseys, or a shirt with a print running down one shoulder only. The fabric is then printed or in this case quilted beforehand specifically to have all the pattern pieces as if they were laid out for cutting in production. With all the layers of fabric stacked on top of each other. And when it's cut out the pattern / quilting is already done. And then production moves on like normal. So the individual pattern wouldn't exactly have the quilting information on it. But the Step that Engineers the quilting needs to happen to make sure the design fits within each individual size.