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!
The fabric I used for this Watson is the softest, most luxurious feeling fabric. It also has a nice weight to it. I’ve used it for the entire bra except the lace on the inner cups. It is so soft. I think Em will love this.
It was my first time sewing this feature, and I think it’s lovely. We all need a basic black bra, right? A lovely one is even better. 
I can’t wait to hear how she likes this one. 
Usually I’ve used a 3×3 hook and eye for the back band, but I used up all my extra stash items making the Fitting Bras. I’m going to have to stock up a bit again. 
If you can believe it, one of these women sewed her first bra and it fit wonderfully! She’s a quilter, and knows how to sew a 1/4″ seam really well. It was a great class, and everyone went home happy with a well-fitting pattern, and at least one well-fitting bra.
I can’t remember where I got this lace, but ooh-la-la.
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.
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.
This lace has a story too. I think it started with Karin (Braphoria), then Maria who bought the company next. Then MargieB bought it. However, once I saw it, I knew I had to have it.
Oh, those shades of blue are lovely. The shading detail in the sheer mesh behind the embroidery.
And I think I really love this bra! It’s so pretty!
I’ve made a few adjustments to this pattern, and I think this just might be it, but looking at it in photos, I might need to re-look at how the sides are fitting.
I hope she loves this one too. 
I had a little bit of lace left over, so I cut out the flowers and added those to the frame on one side. 
On the other side, I had the flower coming up the side of the cup as well.
This is a very light weight bra. The mesh is very light, and so is the lace. As Em doesn’t need support, I’m not adding it behind the frame or in the cups.
I had used some of this lace for Em’s March bra. 
And I purposely didn’t try to match the lace motifs so there would be enough left over for me.
Before sewing this up, I knew I’d have to make a number of changes to the pattern so it would fit me.
If you look closely, this lace isn’t matched either. There just wasn’t enough lace left to match. So I made pretty cups with an all-over pattern. 
There’s only one more adjustment I need to make for this to fit perfectly: I need to narrow the upper bridge. Everything else was great. 
This is so pretty!
These work perfectly! There are just the right number of clips for all the fitting bras to fit on two hangers.
These were both perfect options.
Each bra is labeled by its US size, its BCD size, and its European size, as these are a European pattern. For my own ease, I’ve hung them in the BCD sizes.
I’ll be back next week with a new make.
For this one I decided not to line the cups with the Lycra – just to give her a different look.
Here are a few photos of this adorable bra with some matchy matchy. 
Oh this is pretty. I am in love with this Italian embroidered mesh. I have some more in my stash. I think it’s time to use it. 
Em and I went through my patterns and picked out a few other styles for her. I’m also going to sew her the 
I think Em’s going to enjoy her year of being spoiled.
The last one will be slightly different again, but you have to wait until next week to see that one. 
Not long after that, this lovely Gunilla kit was available. I looked to see if this kit was still on her website, but unfortunately it’s not. It wouldn’t hurt to request it again though.
Oh, I love this lace. I do hope I can get some more of it too. It would look wonderful with ivory or blue, but I have to say the red really makes it pop!
Do you see that peek of ivory at the back? For a long time I wouldn’t make a bra if the kit didn’t have all matching parts. The band and straps had to be the same color. But I’m more open to coordinating fabrics like this set now. It gives me more options too. 
I’m thrilled with a new pattern that fits me so well. I already have 3 more kits on the cutting table to make next. I do have plans to test a few more patterns, but I really love this bra pattern.