The benefit of having a Facebook-less and blog-less fiancé - I can share my DIY wedding dress progress! I finished the 2nd muslin - AKA practice - dress. I used McCall's 7540 for my 1st muslin and even though it needed a laundry list of alterations, it was a great base pattern. Below are the changes I made from the 1st to the 2nd along iPhone photos comparing the two. I'm am so happy with the way it is turning out and I’m on track to finish with plenty of time to spare! You can read about why I chose to make my ...
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Unique Bachelorette Party at Madalynne Intimates
Are you the maid of honor looking for a creative and unique bachelorette party ideas? Even if you’re not the MOH - maybe it’s your BFF’s birthday, pr maybe you want to have a team building exercise with your colleagues, or maybe you just want to get your girlfriends together and drink wine, eat, and sew. Whatever the case, here's an idea - host it at Madalynne's new studios + store and whip up a me-made bra, bralette or undie in less than 1 day! Events are not new to Madalynne. Women have celebrated all of the ...
Madalynne X Simplicity 8229 Variation
In March 2019, @megandmachine posted her me-made Madalynne X Simplicity 8229 underwire bra pattern. She used a beige stretch mesh for the main fabric and contrasting neon yellow fold over binding (that she dyed herself!). Gorg! Just simply f*cking gorg... and creative... and cool. I made a mental note that I had to do some version of her 8229 in the future. HAD TO! Since the new year, I’ve been refreshing DIY kits with new fabrications. New year, new lingerie, right? First was the Eloise in this white + blue and ...
First Bra Making Workshop of the Decade
The first Bra Making with Madalynne workshop of the decade was last weekend and boy, from the looks of it, it's going to be a kick a** ten years. Just like the opening party the weekend prior, the weather was not in my favor. Two Saturday's in a row Philadelphia was hit my rain and lots of it! That didn't stop Jhasmine, who came all the way from Mississippi, and sisters Julia and Leah, who came from New Jersey, to come to the bra making class and sew Madalynne's newest style, the Eloise bralette, using a brand new ...
New Madalynne Lingerie Boutique + Sew Shop
It’s been 6.5 years since I rented my first studio. It was a true artist studio where I spent weekends (I had a 9-5 gig at the time) making some of my first handmade lingerie. I started teaching out of that studio, but when I took Madalynne full time in August 2016, I moved to MaKen. Home to an array of diverse businesses, being a part of Maken positioned Madalynne as a business and not a sewing blog. Madalynne took another step forward this January when it moved from Kensington, where MaKen is located slightly ...
Madalynne’s Opening Party + 1st Annual Frocktail!
Wow, wow, WOW! What an amazing event last weekend! The weather was not in my favor, but over 60 people came out to support the opening of a new version of Madalynne, a Philadelphia lingerie boutique, sew shop and more. Located in the heart of Philly's Brewerytown neighborhood, this new space will offer hand-crafted, custom lingerie, bra making workshops and lessons, open sews, events and more. It’s hard to believe that a decade ago, I dropped out of college to pursue a dream - sewing. I was only 22 years old. Some ...
Introducing Eloise, a Bralette + Panty PDF Pattern
The Barrett Bralette has surpassed all my expectations. It’s surprising to me because as a designer, it’s my personality to create new and unique items. Let’s be real - the Barrett is as basic as it gets. Like the basic bitch of bras. Sure, the cutout adds a nice touch, and the fabrics in the DIY kits elevate it to a super fun bralette, but there ain’t anything special about it. Here’s the thing though - IT FITS. EVERYONE. A petite woman with a full bust of 30.5” to a plus size woman with a full bust of ...
Bra Making with Madalynne Takes Washington D.C.!
London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and now Washington D.C. A monsoon downpour and Marine Corps marathon that blocked all the roads couldn’t stop me or these ladies from a special Bra Making with Madalynne workshop in Washington, D.C. On Sunday, D & H Fabrics played a wonderful host to me and 4 ladies who traveled from Virginia to Miami to attend. Aleksandra, Claudia, Marlene and Casey made a soon-to-be released partial band underwire bra using fabrics and trims from the webshop. Some had experience sewing ...
I’m Making My Wedding Dress!
It seems so far away, but I’m sure a year will fly by. In a little less than 365 days, I’ll be walking down the aisle… in a wedding dress that I made. When I got engaged in June, I didn’t have any interest in making my dress. Hell no! Then something changed. Not sure what. In August, I had my first appointment at Liberty and Lace and I'll be honest, it was bittersweet. I wish my mom was there. I fell in love with one style (not this one pictured here), and Julie, the owner, reached out the designer, Kelly ...
Sewing Lingerie on PFAFF® creative icon
Released in Fall 2018, PFAFF® creative icon™ is the brand’s top of the line, most advanced machine that combines the best features for sewing, quilting, and embroidery. Before sewing on the creative icon™, I was all about simplicity when it came to machines. Don’t buy a machine with 300 stitches if you’re not going to use the majority of them. The passport 2.0™ was my go-to, every day machin that I used 99% of the time. It’s been more than a year, and all those additional features that I didn’t ...
