When making the fitting bras, which I’ve now sewn twice (PUG Classic, and B,Wear Margareta), I realized the benefit of batch sewing.
It’s a great way to sew more than one bra at a time. Wanting a whole new bra wardrobe was also the perfect time to do a little batch sewing.
Two ivory Margareta bras are better than one, right?
However, this second ivory bra has a little more spark to it. 
I can’t remember where I got this lace, but ooh-la-la.
Let me show you what I mean.
Many of the lace petals lift up. It’s very fun and adds that little something extra. 
Isn’t this lovely? I used all lace for the bra cups. It’s really lovely. It does remind me a little of the bee fabric I’d used before, but this time it’s petals and sheer. 
Here I’ve removed the foam cup from behind the bra. You can see the cup is no longer filled out on the mannequin, but I wanted to show you how sheer this is. It’s so delicate and lovely. 
I couldn’t resist cutting out one of those little floral motifs to add to the center front.
Happy creating!
I’ve used this lace a couple of times now, and I love it every time. I might even have enough for one more bra in the future. 
Yes, this will be perfect for summer. A lovely first bra for Spring. 
Look how pretty and delicate this lace is. And the perfect shade of ivory to match the duoplex. 
One last feature I really love with the Margareta pattern is this little strap tab where the strap meets the cup. It’s just adorable.
As soon as I saw this lace, I put the copper finding kit aside. I knew this bra needed black findings! And I love it. 
And you know I made a matching set, don’t you?
It’s interesting that the golden lace seemed to lighten the look of this CL. In the same way, the black lace seems to darken it as well.
Here is the set together. 
Lastly, here’s a collage of my three ‘beige’ bras and panties. 
It was fun to sew them all together and complete my bra wardrobe for 2023.
Oh, this lace! Love!!
I’ve decided I’m going to make a 
That lace trim is a really pretty golden color. The trim on the leg is actually the same lace trim that is at the waist – I just followed the curved design in the lace and made my own scalloped narrower lace for the leg openings.
Above you can see where I followed the design lines.
What do you think? Do you think the golden lace trim helps pull it all together?
I love this lace. It’s so pretty. So delicate. I think it’s lovely with beige duoplex too. 
A lovely new bra isn’t enough though, is it? I need some panties to match, am I right? 
Again, I’m using the House Morrighan Clover Boy Brief pattern. 
Here is my new beige set together. 
Next week I’ll share my next set.
I knew right away they’d match perfectly with that kit. 
The green is the perfect pop of color.
I chose to only use the Pistachio on the upper part of the bra. My frame is sheer cup lining and power net, so I wanted to keep it looking black. If I’d been using duoplex or nylplex the pistachio wouldn’t have shown through, but it really did show through the sheer cup lining.
This bra has such lovely rich fall colors. I’m very happy with my new make, and I’m still loving the Freja pattern.
I really love this Pistachio color! I was looking through my lace to see what else I had that would go well with it. 
I still have some of this 
I think this will match perfectly with the pistachio color too. But not with the burn orange this time. Basic black always works.
This lovely silk came from 
This bra is so soft and well, silky. It feels wonderful on!
Here’s a close up of the bridge showing that careful placement I mentioned. I didn’t have enough material to put the bridge on the fold, which is what most patterns have us do. So for this, I added a 1/4″ seam allowance, and cut two pieces. Then I simply sewed the two sides together.
Have you ever made a silk bra? Or any silk lingerie? Oh, the feel of it! Luxury.
Lovely if I do say so myself. I don’t know how often I’ll be wearing these together. When I do, I’ll love it.
Making this pattern is really inspiring me to clone and alter my favorite RTW Fantasie Vivenne. It’s one of my projects for during the Bee.
They are quite similar.
This lovely lace comes from 
Working with these lovely flowers made me remember something I’d been told. Always place your flowers so they are climbing up or growing up. If they’re growing downwards, your cups will look sad. And you don’t want sad looking cups.
So I was careful when placing my lace to make sure I had happy looking cups and my flowers were all growing upwards.
This 
Here’s the back of the bra. It has a nice curved U shape to the straps. Despite all the testing, this was a bit big for me. I think it’s mostly due to the fabric. I’d been using 
Oh, it’s so delicate and so pretty.
I had some copper power net and I found it went perfectly with the leaf outlines in the lace.
Because this is a stretch lace, I’ve lined the frame and the cups with an ivory sheer cup lining.
Here you can just see a bit of the copper power net.
Above is a bit more of a side view. Oh, I love this! The lace is so delicate and so pretty.
And the back view. I really love copper power net and duoplex too. I wish I could find the perfect cotton Lycra to match copper though. Has anyone found that? Let me know.