Abstract: The present invention is a system allowing an individual to order a customized pattern of a garment at an affordable cost. The system comprises a central computer system located at a vendor site communicatively linked to at least one local customer computer station. The system further comprises an apparel design selecting and pattern drafting software program, which is specially created to control the sequential operation of the pattern ordering and drafting processes, operating within the central computer station. A customer who wishes to order a customized pattern can simply access the central computer system from a local station, and will then be guided by the software program via a menu dialogue to select a garment design and input the necessary and desired information to enable the program to adjust size and design features to the customer's specifications. The customer has complete freedom of specifying a set of body measurements and garment features upon which a pattern will be drafted.