Despite having an extra day this year, February has flown by and I honestly don’t know where most of the time has gone. In terms of sewing, this hasn’t been the most productive month for me. I spent a long time recovering from getting sick at the end of January, and my energy levels have … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2024 February Wrap Up
Because I’m me, I tend to be a bit impatient and stubbornly try to do what I want to do, when I want to do it. Of course, I eventually come around to the fact that all of the advice I ignored while being stubborn was probably correct, and had I heeded such advice, I’d have … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: The Trials and Tribulations of Covering Foam
After my recent “Vanilla Latte” self-drafted test, I was really happy with how my self-drafted band pattern was fitting, but I did want to make some minor fitting tweaks to really nail it down. I felt confident enough though that I thought I would break out some of the laces I have been accumulating since … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Fall Florals Set
For those following along on my Bra Sewing Adventures, I recently experimented quite a bit with self-drafting some bra patterns. I was really excited to try making a bra using my self drafted band pattern to see if I could reduce some of the fitting issues I was dealing with after working through the Bravo … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Vanilla Latte Self-Draft + Willowdale Set
So when I last left off on my bra pattern drafting adventure, I had done a second draft using the Porcelynne Bare Essentials method but I was still having quite a few issues with the cup draft. Since then I’ve done quite a bit more exploration into the world of bra pattern drafting and I … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 12 – Comparing Drafting Techniques
It’s been a busy and challenging past few weeks. But I’ve been trying to find places to sew around the crazy, just to keep from going insane. And now that I’ve had the finished wearable versions of the Bravo Bra #2 and the Willowdale and had a while to test how they fit during daily … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 11 – Making the Jump to Pattern Drafting
After my recent Bravo Bra and Willowdale makes, I immediately knew I wanted a second Willowdale. I really wanted to test some additional wire sizes, but I also wanted to edit the pattern to fix some of the fit issues I had on the first version. I made this one very similar to the previous, … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Another Willowdale
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
Of course, as soon as you post about waiting for supplies to arrive, they arrive! So back to the main track of bra sewing and fitting. When we last left off I had just received my first batch of sample underwires from Emerald Erin, and I was quite pleased with how the fit of the … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 8 – Goldilocks and the 5000 Underwires
In my previous post, I went down the rabbit hole of comparing three underwire bra patterns: the Pin-up Girls Ruby, the Bravo Bra #2, and the Cashmerette Willowdale. I’ve already made the Ruby several times (I’ve compiled a page with all my bra sewing adventures for handy reference) so I was primarily interested in getting … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 7 – Some Final Fitting Tweaks and Thoughts on Wires
Doctor T Designs 