Over the holidays I was quite busy and didn’t have a lot of time to sew, but I was still being very inspired by some of the monthly challenges in The Hive. There were a few fun challenges like a Christmas/Holiday themed bra and a Party themed bra, and I sort of ended up combining … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: White Christmas Josey
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!
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
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
After I finished up my last Sahaara, I thought I might put the pattern aside for a while, but given other projects that had been happening (more details on that in tomorrow’s monthly wrap-up post), I decided to make another with some final edits to the cup pattern, just so I could be happy with … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Sahaara, Again
Last year I went through a lot of fit trials and tribulations but ended up with a wearable (and very comfortable) Sahaara bra. Although I still think that I prefer a more structured bra for going out and about, I do find that I wear my Sahaara a lot on days when I just need to … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: (Almost) Starting Over with the Sahaara
Hot off the sewing machine is my next bra pattern for review! I’m continuing my exploration of the B, Wear pattern line and my latest project has been the Olivia Bra-lette. When I go this pattern I wasn’t sure what I was going to use to make it because of the very large pattern pieces for the … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: B, Wear Olivia Bra-lette Pattern Review
Since I’ve fallen down the bra sewing rabbit hole, I’ve started following Bra Builders to see what new supplies and kits they have on offer each month. While I was checking out the November kits, I saw that they had a BRAdvent box. I always loved doing advent calendars as a kid, and I knew I would … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Happy BRAdvent!
Doctor T Designs 