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!
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
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
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
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!
Doctor T Designs 