After sewing all those lovely Margareta fitting bras, I really wanted to sew a Margareta for myself. So I did just that.
I used a kit that has been in my stash for a few months, and unfortunately is sold out at Bwear.
This was their Neon Garden kit. 
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.
I’m glad I did. 
Before sewing this up, I knew I’d have to make a number of changes to the pattern so it would fit me.
I did my Omega adjustments: I lowered the bridge, lowered the side of the frame and narrowed it. I took darts out of all the cup seams so it would fit into the now smaller frame. Lastly I took 1/2″ out of the upper cup depth.
I did sew up a quick mock up and was pretty sure I was really close. So I broke out the pretty lace. 
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!
Next week I’ll share another lovely Margareta.
Until then, Happy creating!
Most of my makes are a full hipster with lace trim, but I decided to make one of my Clovers with a little more lace this time.
I had a hard time finding Ivory cotton Lycra that wasn’t almost white. Clearly I did find some though.
That’s pretty close in color. The other ‘Ivory’ I bought was a lot more white.
These are darling! I added some narrow plush band elastic inside the waist because this is really stretchy stretch lace. 
I love this set!
Do you see where the cup joins the side seam? There isn’t a dart in the cup. There are no gatherings along the wire line. No, this cup is simply designed to fit into this size cradle.
I promised to tell you something else about the side of this bra. Do you see where that red line is? That’s where my wire ends. Normally, if the side of the bra was raised up this much higher than the wire, the side seam would be flopping over. Not here.
I’ll share more on this bralette soon.
This kit for example. Lollipop. It’s darling and Margie B is the only one carrying it right now. 
Johanna is another lovely kit that is currently exclusive to Margie B.
They both just look like wires, right? Well, the ones on the right look a bit thinner. Let’s take a closer look.
In the photo above are the wires I’ve been using. They work wonderfully. I have no problem with them, except there are no shops in Canada that carry these wires. In the past, I’ve had to order my wires from the US. So I had to deal with the exchange rate, expensive shipping, and then I was usually hit with duty when it arrived. Those wires would end up costing me more than twice what I was expecting to pay. It wasn’t fun.
Ooh, right away I think these look prettier. A more even shape throughout the wire.
This photo is showing the ends that inserted into the channeling. The new wire is smoother, more of a continuous piece, and that will make that job of inserting them much easier. There were pliers involved in the past when inserting flexi wires.
I made the full-length Luna option. I used a beautiful turquoise cotton Lycra, with some coordinating lace on the inner cups.
My Luna is a bit big for me, but I’d rather have loose for sleeping than tight. However, my mind is full of ideas for how to change this up.
One of the reasons I hadn’t tried the Jessica pattern is I have to make adjustments to my bra cups so they’ll fit in a smaller frame. Omega: larger cups, with a smaller frame and wires.
This is what I tried, and I have to say, I was pretty close. I still need to take in the underarm a little, but other than that, I got a great fit.
Well, maybe it’s not so clear. Here’s a close up.
You can see I just have a little bit folded under there. Probably 1/4″ x 2 removed from the underarm there and it will fit absolutely perfectly. Not bad for a first time testing the pattern. And isn’t that purple elastic so pretty with the navy?
This is a great adjustment when you don’t want the cup size to be smaller, but just the amount of fabric in the underarm area. This works perfectly!
I really am happy with this. I didn’t think I could make a cup with only one seam work for me.
On the bra for the BMS challenge, I used the burn-out mesh on it’s own. On this one, I’ve used it over power net. I wasn’t looking for sheer on this bra.
It’s so fun! When I first started sewing bras, I experimented a little and I tried using Lycra and mesh over power net. It gives a wonderfully supportive feel. It adds support, but it isn’t too much like two layers of power net would feel. This isn’t too much. It feels a little more supportive.
When I tried this on to see how the adjustments I’d made were, it fit so perfectly and was so comfortable, I didn’t want to take it off for photos. I did, but there was no way I was going to put on my old bra. I need to sew a few more too. I was down to a RTW stretch-cup bra when my size changed.
You can only find this used now. It’s been discontinued. Although the description on Etsy calls this a bikini, it fits like a hipster on me. And this has been my TNT pattern.
I used Beverly Johnson’s Craftsy class to draft these, and they’re similar to my Kwik Sew favorite.
Oh, I love this too! I might have to get some more of this material. It’s a cotton Lycra from 
Other than the size being different, I didn’t change a lot else. I used different neckline trim, and made the straps differently this time.
Here’s Angie’s Twin from the side. I used some of the same tricks and tips I’d learned taking Jeanette’s classes to get my Omega cup into a smaller frame. I like how it’s looking. No wrinkles. It looks like it was made to fit together. 
And the back.
I sewed non-stretch 
I think these are adorable! In fact, I like them so much, I went on to cut out five more variations! I’ll show you those after I show you the side and back view of this first pair.
And the back view.
I used up the last of the stripes, and that inspired me to make a pair in the last of the black with white polka dots. These are so cute.
I have two more pair of white with black polka dot panties all cut out, but somehow with a whole rack of thread, I didn’t have any white thread.