I had previously made the AFI Atelier Maya bra because of an unplanned challenge in The Hive last year. I hadn’t expected it to go well, but the Maya ended up being my favorite thing I made last year! I knew I wanted to make the pattern again and tweak it a little bit to … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Winter Berry Maya
I was re-reading some older blog posts from Michelle’s Creations because I feel like there is a lot of similarity in our fitting journeys. In one of these older posts she discusses how helpful Demystifying Bra Fit and Construction is in terms of getting a good bridge fit. I did experiments on fitting the bridge … More Book Review: Demystifying Bra Fit and Construction
After making my LilyPAD Marei strapless bra, I realized I’d been using much too large of a size in my other LilyPAD patterns. I wear my current Mysa Bralettes a lot, so I thought it would be good for me to try this pattern again and see if sizing down resulted in a better or … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Mysa Bralette, Again
I had practically no travel plans this month so I assumed I’d get a lot of sewing done but alas, it was not ment to be. I am happy to report, however, that I’ve reorganized my sewing space a bit so I haven’t been completely out of the crafting loop. But although I have a … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2024 December Wrap Up
I didn’t feel like I’d sewn a whole lot this year, especially given how little I’ve been in my sewing space the past few months. However, when I look back at this year I made even more than last year! I don’t know if this year’s Top 5 post is going to be quite as … More 2024 Sewing Top 5
On the blog I’ve traditionally done a yearly wrap up for sewing things and non-sewing things. I think it’s helpful to look back and see where I was a year ago because it really helps to put into perspective the events of the year. Last year I didn’t end on a very high note, but … More 2024: Non-Sewing Year in Review
Last year I bought the BRAdvent Box from Bra Builders and I had so much fun opening the packages every day that I knew I wanted to do it again this year. I think this will be a fun holiday tradition for me because I love having an advent calendar that is full of useful … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Happy BRAdvent 2024!
November has been an insane month! I knew it would be, but it doesn’t really lessen the crazy business of it all. I don’t have a lot of sewing to showcase this month, so it’s a pretty short recap this time around. Sewing Progress I intentionally didn’t start any new sewing projects this month because … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2024 November Wrap Up
Yes – I did finally sew something that wasn’t a bra! I’ve had this McCall’s Dress on my list of things to sew for literal years at this point…. It’s been so long that the pattern is now out of print. And, no, this isn’t the dress I was planning on posting about this month, … More Pattern Review: McCall’s 8339/8340 Twist Front Dress
Although I’ve still been sewing a lot of undergarments, with a lot of recent life changes I’ve been thinking a lot more about necessary wardrobe updates again. I was thinking about it a lot before the pandemic happened; that was the last time I got a new job. As the pandemic progressed, my needs shifted, … More Book Review: Wear It Well
Doctor T Designs 