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
In the second of my series of re-reviews after having participated in the Bee on a Wire class earlier this year, I’m going to be taking a look at another of the early patterns I tried – the Pin-up Girls Freja! Before we get too far into the review I did want to post a … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Freja Bra Pattern Review Update
I participated in the Bee on a Wire class in The Hive at the start of the year. It was a month long class to help participants identify a good starting pattern and having expert bra fitters walk us through making alterations to get to a perfectly fitting bra. Although I’ve been applying a lot … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Ruby Bra Pattern Review Update
This month has been super busy. It started with a lot of sewing and then turned into a lot of everything I had been ignoring while I was sewing, which has since turned into a backlog of projects to post to the blog. This is going to be a short post because I haven’t even … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2025 February Wrap Up
I fell down the Kibbe style rabbit hole a few years ago when his Metamorphosis book from the 1980s was starting to make a resurgence amongst the internet style and fashion gurus. Of course, once the out of print book started hitting internet levels of fame, it was going for crazy bananas pricing on the … More Book Review: David Kibbe’s Power of Style
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