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Like June, July has been a rapid and busy month. I feel like I’ve barely been home, and had no time or inclination towards sewing even when I was. It’s been overall a good month for me on a personal level – I’ve been able to see a lot of friends and do a lot … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2025 July Wrap Up
June has flown by. It’s been an incredibly busy month, which has been fun, but it also feels a bit like I’m just trying to hold on for the ride. No sewing to report, though I have been reading some new books I hope to review on the blog soon. This is going to be … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2025 June Wrap Up
I… honestly can’t even really believe it’s the end of May. It didn’t seem like it while I was going through it, but now that I’m a bit more caught up with reality it feels like I lost a lot of time to the vortex of jury duty. This month has been busy, and the … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2025 May Wrap Up
I posted my review of the AFI Elegance Bra a while back, but at the time I noted that I wasn’t entirely pleased with the fit of the bra because the upper cup was just a bit tight. I’ve gone back to remake the pattern and test my theory that a stretch upper cup would … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Elegance Bra Again
I reviewed the patterns I used in the Bee on a Wire class (the PUG Freja, the PUG Ruby, the AFI Elegance, and the La Bella Coppia Josey) a few months ago on the blog. I had always intended to make matching bottoms for each of these, but, as I discussed in my March and … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: From UFO to Finished Object!
I posted my book review of David Kibbe’s Power of Style after I finished reading the book a few months ago. I wanted to get my review up reasonable quickly after I’d finished reading the book, but in my review I did note that although I had some criticisms of the book, and felt that … More Kibbe’s Power of Style: Exercises and Follow-up Thoughts
Obviously, I haven’t been super active on the blog this month. A lot of non-sewing things have been taking up my time, attention, and energy, but I do finally have a few WIPs cut out and hopefully I can get to them in short order. This month feels like it has at the same time … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2025 April Wrap Up
March has turned out to be quite a busy and very different month than I expected. I had hoped to get some sewing in before my schedule got super busy over the next few weeks, but, alas, it seems it was not really meant to be. Sewing Progress Honestly, not a lot. I’ve had piles … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2025 March Wrap Up
And we are on to the final bra pattern I made as part of the Bee on a Wire class! The Josey was my most-sewn bra pattern in 2024, so perhaps it’s a bit odd that I would scrap my tweaked and tested pattern and completely start over, but I wanted to fully embrace the … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Josey Bra Pattern Review Update
Next in my mini-series on Bee on a Wire projects, let’s take a look at the AFI Atelier Elegance Bra! This was a new to me pattern and a bit of an experiment. I’ve had a lot of trouble finding a good starting size with AFI patterns in the past, and did quite a lot … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Elegance Bra Pattern Review
Doctor T Designs 