"I hadn't thought about doing the pattern so that I achieve a chevron look but I do like this idea.  I hae also realized that I have your book and have read though it but now I need to get it back out and go through it several more times."

"Actually I used a slight bias for a Bikini Dress I made for my Swimsuit class. My concern was not the drape, but creating a chevron pattern from the print on the fabric. It sounds like that is something you are trying to do."

"Thanks for the information.  The pattern designer told me that I could use either the straigt or cross grain depending on the look I wanted.  I was concerned with a fabric that has a pattern that needed to be kept straight.  You idea…"

"Shellie, There is no right answer to your question. It really depends on the fabric you use and the look you want. Fabric tends to be stiffer on the straight of the grain. To get a nice soft drape for a cape, you might want to put the center front…"

"No, unfortunately they are not on the fold.  It is one long piece but when cut it does fold up to make both sides of the front  so I can use that fold as my straight of grain.  Thanks for helping me think through this."

"Good question Sam, and good answer!"

"Are the pattern pieces cut on the fold?  If so, that's your grainline. My apologies if I've posted this twice."