Em’s July Bra

July 27, 2024July 26, 2024 ~ Michelle ~ 2 Comments

I received the loveliest softest fabric from B, Wear this month and knew right away I wanted to use it for Em’s bra.

She needs softer fabrics and this is just perfect. This is actually a pantie fabric but will work wonderfully for a soft bra for Em.

Now, the next decision was what pattern to use. The Watson works so well for her, but I did want to try something different, and I had a little more time this month to do that.

I chose the Romy bra pattern by OhhhLulu. It’s adorable, and I think perfect for Em.

This patten is fully lined for support, but I didn’t do that for Em.

This is lovely. It’s a bit too small for my display form, but that tells me it will fit Em just fine.

I decided to make Em some matchy matchy this month. Or as I recently saw on a British Sewing Bee episode, some Co-Ord. The littlest pair of Clover Briefs, but without the upper band. So they’re really Clover Hipsters.

They’re adorable and so very soft.

Here’s the set. Just adorable. I hope Em loves this set.

Happy creating!

Being Innovative with a Finding Kit

July 20, 2024June 25, 2024 ~ Michelle ~ 2 Comments

So. My Michelles Special Freja. Do you remember I didn’t add upper cup elastic?

It should have looked more like this with thin elastic along the upper cup: Or like this: But it shouldn’t have looked like it did.

I also didn’t have any thin elastic in my stash that would match the findings in that bra. I actually used it up making the second bra with that lace, my newest Margareta.

So, what is a girl to do?

Something I’ve done before, and suggested in my classes, is if you’re not using the neckline trim elastic – use that! Carefully cut off the scalloped part, and you are left with a perfectly usable thin strip of elastic. Perfect for along the upper cup. Yes, that worked just fine.

Once that was done, I had a lovely long strip of scalloped elastic. Then I had another thought. I could sew it along the strap elastic to add a pretty detail to the straps. I love it! I may just do this more often. However, I do hope the next time I do this I’ll do it when putting the bra together – rather than doing it after the bra is finished. I love the strap detail.

Happy creating!

One More Michelles Special

July 13, 2024June 22, 2024 ~ Michelle

I couldn’t stop thinking about how gorgeous the colors were in Em’s June Watson. I loved this lace with the fuchsia powernet.

I knew I had to make a bra in these colors. I had just enough lace left for an upper cup. So I looked in my stash for some fuchsia sheer cup lining. Jackpot! I had some. Oh! It’s love again.

I made the B,Wear Margareta again because at the moment it is my favorite bra. I had a dream a week ago and was packing for a trip and looking for my Margareta bras to pack. You know you really love a pattern when you’re dreaming about it. I often dream of sewing, but dreaming about a specific bra pattern was a first. I used fuchsia sheer cup lining and power net from my stash. I used the same gorgeous hot pink findings from The Bra Makery again on my bra because I loved how they looked with the lace and fuchsia on Em’s bra.

Isn’t the hot pink gorgeous with the fuchsia? I did one other little alteration to my Margareta. It was a little bit loose around the upper band, so I took it in just a smidge there. I didn’t forget my upper cup elastic this time. Everything fits like a dream.

A P.S. to my post about my friend’s bra.

She loves it. She said it fits perfectly and she’s wearing it all the time. That’s so good to hear.

Happy creating!

Michelles Special Part Two

July 6, 2024June 22, 2024 ~ Michelle ~ 6 Comments

It was my turn to sew up something with my very special kit!

I decided I would stick to what was in the kit. Often, I open a kit and inspiration will strike and off I go. However, I fell in love with the bra shown on the website, so wanted to do my best to create something that looked a lot like it.

Isn’t this so pretty? Yes. I wanted a bra like this.

I decided to make another PUG Freja. I really do like that pattern and it’s shape and design.

However, the upper cup was a little bit too long for me. It was time for me to adjust my pattern and sew up a very pretty Freja. This lace! It’s so pretty.

Yes, the newest alteration worked out well. I was a bit nervous as I’d never adjusted an upper cup like this, but I trusted the process of shortening it and it worked.

If you’re wondering how I shortened the upper cup. I put the side pattern piece and the lace pattern piece together along their seam lines, and drew a line across them. I measured 1/4-inch and drew another line. I cut on the bottom line and taped the pattern pieces back on the upper line. I removed 1/4-inch from the upper cup.

After that I just had to ‘neaten’ the design lines up again.

I love the sheerness of this. The original used sheer cup lining under the lace. But I had used some of my lace for Em’s bra. I couldn’t recreated it exactly. As well, I am using a different pattern. Overall, I’m very happy with my new Freja, but…

I made a mistake, and it wasn’t with the adjustment I made. No. I made a different mistake.

Let me show you. Do you see it?

I forgot to sew on the upper cup elastic. I tried on my lovely new Freja thinking about how the new adjustment would make it fit. And my upper cups were all floppy! “What? What was wrong with my bra? How did taking 1/4-inch out make the upper cup floppy?”

Back to the sewing machine to fix this.

Happy creating!