I was inspired to try the Willowdale after watching the Riff Your Willowdale class at the 2023 International Bra Sewing Bee. I’ve tried a few other Cashmerette patterns but I haven’t gotten past the muslin stages with those, so I wasn’t sure how this was going to fit. But, I am happy to say that … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 10 – Willowdale Pattern Review
If you’ve been following the blog at all recently you know that I’ve completely gone down the rabbit hole of sewing bras and finding the perfect fit. At the 2023 International Bra Sewing Bee the Bravo Bra #2 was mentioned as being a pattern that might work well for my particular bust shape, so I … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 9 – Bravo Bra #2 Pattern Review
I’ve been pretty thorough in documenting my fitting adventures with the Bravo Bra #2 and the Cashmerette Willowdale. What I haven’t been good about documenting is all the little road bumps along the way, like having the wrong size rings and sliders, waiting for underwire shipments, and generally having annoying sewing down-time in the middle … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: A BJ Bralette Detour
It seems a bit of a time warp to be writing Craftsy class reviews… after all of the chaos with the platform it seems like it has really fallen off the sewing and crafting radar. However, a lot of the original classes made for the original Craftsy are still available on the platform, and a … More Craftsy Class Reviews: Lingerie Essentials Series
So after my first bra-making endeavor, I was pretty happy with the fit of the bra in general, but I still needed to make several alterations to the second version of the pattern to correct multiple fit issues. The second version of the bra looks very similar to the first, but I actually made several … More Adventures in Bra Sewing – Part 2: Making a Better Fitting Bra!
Since my recent posts on the distracted nature of my sewing plans and the follow-up in my November wrap-up post, I’ve done a bit more of a foray into the realm of bra sewing, and I’ve definitely got some thoughts on the process. As a brief summary, I’m basically completing my trifecta of things I … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 1 – Making the First Bra
I am really happy to report that I made it to Round 3 of the Pattern Review Sewing Bee! This was a “pattern” challenge – all of the participants received a copy of the Jalie Tania coatigan and had to find a way to make it unique. This was an interesting challenge because we all … More Pattern Review Sewing Bee Round 3: Jalie Tania Coatigan
I was really excited to make it to round 2 of the Pattern Review Sewing Bee! Of course, each round leads to a lot of craziness but sometimes the results of unexpected creativity under pressure lead to great results, and I’m really excited with what I made for round 2 – buttonholes! When the challenge … More Pattern Review Sewing Bee Round 2: Buttonholes
In a previous post I said this year was shaping up to be really difficult and it seems to be continuing in that direction. Last week was really hard because of several things going on in my personal life. I’m not sure if this is the correct way to go about things, but I’ve decided … More Pattern Review Sewing Bee Round 1: Hoodie with Accents
When last I blogged, I didn’t really think I would have a lot to post this month, as February wasn’t very productive for me sewing-wise, and I wasn’t sure how much I’d get done this month either. However, I was able to get a dress made in time to attend a friend’s wedding this past … More Pattern Review: Burda 6941
Doctor T Designs 