[ABC's Mom]

Hi ABC's Mom!
Without a pattern link it's hard for me to speculate, but generally I have an easier time sewing the shoulder, side, and sleeve seams when the pieces are as small and light as possible. It seems to me that adding the front bands first will just add bulk. Why do you feel like you need to do the front bands first?

The reason I was thinking of doing the front bands first is the sweater is longer than a normal cardigan and my daughter asked me to make it even a little longer. I was thinking it would be easier without the bulk of the main sweater to deal with.
The sweater is Madison by Dolce. It's on Ravelry, but not sure how to link it to this site.