Can you believe that it's been a little over year since the Barrett bralette was released? Thirteen months later and it's still going strong! Since the day it came out, I've loved seeing all your variations, and one of my favorite has been using a scallop lace. If you follow the directions, the Barrett is finished with picot elastic at the center front neckline. Today, I’m going to show you in a new video series how to use a scallop lace so that it has a decorative edge at the center front neckline. In just a few ...
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How to Draft + Sew Foam Bra Cups Tutorial for Madalynne X Simplicity 8436
Foam bra cups can add so many things to a bra - provide a nice shape and add support, comfort and coverage. I started offering DIY lingerie kits for the Madalynne X Simplicity 8436 and 8624, and today, I am showing you how to draft the foam bra cups that you see in the product photos. Any kind of drafting, whether it is for “normal” clothing or lingerie, can be intimidating. It is my goal to break it down into super simple, laymen terms. I swear, lingerie is super easy and fun to sew, once you know what you’re ...
Somebody Caught the Love Bug: Bra Making with Madalynne Recap
Somebody caught the love bug at Saturday's Bra Making with Madalynne workshop. It was me! I'm not a big Valentine's Day person, but this year, I got into the mood with not 1, but 2 V-day themed workshops. The pink folders with matching pink notebooks and pencils, the red velvet waffles with fried chicken, the berry parfaits, the red bralettes and all the other red and pink from January's class was so great that I did it all over again! It was a jam packed sewing sesh with 7 students. Usually, there are only 6. It ...
Will You Be Our Valentine? Bra Making with Madalynne Recap
I’m so, so, so excited to be coming back to the blogosphere after a break this holiday - first a trip to Florida to see my family for Christmas followed by a trip to Milan + Mont Blonc to spend NYE with Ryan and another couple. I missed posting and am glad to be back. As the year rolled in though, it didn’t feel like a blank state. Instead, it felt like a continuation of a journey. I and I'm sure there are other who feel self-doubt if we don’t have big, bold, and ambitious goals planned. Am I doing something ...
Philadelphia City Guide for Sewists
For U.S. history buffs, the allure of Philadelphia is evident. It’s the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and home to the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. For beer lovers, the city boasts a slew of unique breweries you can’t find anywhere else and for artsy-fartsy folks, this museum houses more Degas than the Llouvre in Paris. A lot of students who attend Bra Making with Madalynne workshops travel from out of town. You may not think so, but the city of Brotherly Love has ...
First Annual Threadsgiving I Bra Making with Madalynne November Recap
Halloween is over - these past few weeks and next, I and I'm sure you are eagerly awaiting the upcoming long weekend when we get to put on our OOO email, gram up our turkey dinner on IG, enjoy long, tryptophan-induced naps, watch football like we know what the he** is going on, and have a momentary sense of calm before the storm that is called Black Friday, Small Biz Saturday and Cyber Monday. There's no reason why we can't replicate that momentary bliss that is that is Thanksgiving a few days early. That was my ...
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
October means something different to me. Yes, I have all the fall feels. The dip in temperature, the changing leaves, no frizz hair and Halloween! I'm thinking about being Dottie from the movie, A League of Their Own. Actually, I'm not thinking about it - it's going to happen. October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When I was a teenager, my mom fought a long, 6-year battle with the disease. Sadly, two weeks before my senior prom, she lost that battle. The day she passed away, I made a commitment that I ...
