After sewing the Lusamine and Josey patterns during the Bra Sewing Bee, I decided that the Josey was the closest thing to a really good fit for me, even better than my previously self-drafted band pattern. After doing some comparisons I figured the improved fit might be related to the amount of wire spring drafted … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Battle of the Bands – Testing Wire Spring
June is always a crazy busy month for me, both with work and with events outside of work. I usually don’t get any sewing done during June, so I was really happy to finish even one project this month, and start work on a few more I’m hoping to finish in the next few weeks. … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2024 June Wrap Up
I’ve been enjoying participating in the events in The Hive (the year-long community off-shoot that started from the Bra Sewing Bee), and the June challenges were the Exquisite Bra and the Loftus Bra. I’d made a mock-up of the Exquisite in the past and knew it was probably not going to be an easy pattern … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Christmas in June-ly: Cashmerette Loftus Pattern Review
This month was the wrap up of the Bra Sewing Bee, and I’m happy to say that I was able to sew one set during the beginner portion, and I worked through two new patterns during the main part of the Bee. I got a lot more sewing in than I expected, and I feel … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2024 May Wrap Up
Although I find myself reaching for my previous version of the Friday French Cuts far more than I would have expected, I wasn’t entirely happy with the bum coverage on the back of the pattern. I could go into a deep dive about pelvis shapes and pondering why I have to keep making certain alterations … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: More Friday French Cuts
As part of this year’s Bra Sewing Bee, I wanted to make some fitting bands, test out some new patterns, and see if I could achieve a better fitting bra. Although I feel like I’m really close on fit with with some of my combination self-drafted bands and cups, I thought it might be worth … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Lusamine Pattern Review
Even though I have been really enjoying my self-made bras and self-drafted band, I’m still working on getting to the prefect fit. I have achieved a lot of the metrics of good fit – the center front is tacking, the band is in place and generally smooth, the straps stay on, the breast tissue itself … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Josey Bra Pattern Review
I feel like April has been super crazy busy, but I’m happy that I was able to get some sewing done as part of that! This was the start of my busy season with non-work activities, and we’ve got a fair bit going on at work right now as well. But even with all of … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2024 April Wrap Up
Even though I really don’t go for skimpy undergarments, there were just too many pretty Friday French Cuts popping up as promotional materials for the Bra Bee class that I couldn’t resist. Plus, I didn’t have any undergarment patterns drafted specifically for non-stretch materials, so I thought it would be interesting to test out (and … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Friday French Cuts Pattern Review
After my last version of the Sahaara I thought I’d put the pattern away for a while, but when the 2024 Bra Bee beginner experience sew along was for the Sahaara, I decided to jump in and revisit the pattern. I originally wasn’t going to attend the beginner event this year, but I’m really busy … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: A Fancy Sahaara
Doctor T Designs 