Bra A Week Challenge

The Bra-A-Week Challenge is an open sewing challenge that I’m hosting on Instagram. It’s a challenge where you can set your own goals and timelines. These are the main rules:

You don’t have to only make bras, it can be a bathing suit, bralette, bodysuit, garter belt, panties, nighties- basically anything that you feel is intimate apparel!
You don’t have to make something every week! You can set your own timeline and your own goals!
Share your projects with #braaweekchallenge on instagram! So we can all see the beautiful things you make!

My goal is to make a bra/swimsuit/undies every week, and specifically every Friday on Instagram in stories and instagram feed!

I’ve made a Project Print Out for you to keep track of your bra makes!

I’ve saved all of my making videos in my Instagram story highlights, and I share little tips and tutorials! If you want to search through them or re-watch any I have them all catalogued and organized below!

BONUS PANTIES!

Project: Panties!

Panties to match my week 11 and 12 bras! These are both great examples of how to use your non-stretch bra fabrics in matching panties!

Pattern Used: Self Drafted

Fabrics Used: Black Pair: french dot stretch mesh, black satin, 1/4″ fold over elastic, Lilac Pair: lilac floral embroidered tulle lace from Tailor Made Shop, latte bra tulle, latte light bamboo, micro stretch mesh in beige, 1/2″ strap elastic in latte, latte sliders and rings, bows

Tutorials/Tips included: using non-stretch fabric in panty designs

WEEK 12

Project: Lilac Dream

My second bra in the mini series on Fantasy bras, this was made with lace from my good friend Ying, and was another deep-dive into the process of design and discussion on lace placement, and bows, big bows!

Pattern Used: Self Drafted

Fabrics Used: lilac floral embroidered tulle lace from Tailor Made Shop, latte bra tulle , latte powernet, bows

Tutorials/Tips included: deep dive into bra making and the process of making a new design

WEEK 11

Project: Fantasy French Dot Part 1, Part 2

I launched a new mini-series within the Bra-A-Week Challenge on Fantasy bras! I did a deep-dive in this story showing the process from inspiration photo to the final bra and all the troubleshooting and decisions along the way!

Pattern Used: Self Drafted

Fabrics Used: french dot stretch mesh, latte bra tulle , 1/4″ fold over elastic, black statin, black powernet

Tutorials/Tips included: deep dive into bra making and the process of making a new design

WEEK 10

Project: Jordy Bralette Pattern Hack

I made two pattern-hacked versions of the Jordy Bralette! One with satin fabric center pieces, and one all-over lace with a lace edge (both mini tutorials).

Pattern Used: Jordy Bralette

Fabrics Used: Bralette 1 –black fold over jordy finding, latte bra tulle, satin rose fabric. Bralette 2- latte picot jordy findings, latte bra tulle, red stretch lace

Tutorials/Tips included: Bralette 1 – How to replace the lace with a satin center, Bralette 2- How to make a lace edge Jordy

WEEK 9

Project: Ruches For Kristie

This was a bra for my sister, a Black Beauty Bra hack, where I ruched the upper cup piece (mini tutorial), and moved the powerbar to the inside of the cup for a different look.

Pattern Used: Black Beauty Bra

Fabrics Used: garnet bra tulle, black grosgrain bows

Tutorial/Tips Included: How to ruche the upper cup of the Black Beauty Bra

WEEK 8

Project: Darcy Bralette

I wanted to give another pattern company a go! So I chose the lovely Darcy Bralette from Evie La Luve, which turned out beautifully!

Pattern Used: Darcy Bralette from Evie La Luve

Fabrics Used: fauna black stretch lace, black micro stretch mesh, 1/4″ black FOE, 1/2″ black picot elastic, 1/2″ black strap elastic

WEEK 7

Project: Fairytale Black Beauty for a Friend

The topic of the week was ‘sewing friends’! I had a friend with me for this week and I was making this fairytale bra for him from lace I got from my friend Ying at Tailormade Shop!

Pattern Used: Black Beauty Bra

Fabrics Used: Romantic Embroidered Tulle Lace, Black Beauty Bra findings (small, view B, latte)

Tutorial/Tips Included: Mini tutorial on mirroring lace and lace placement & we all shared tips on making sewing friends!

WEEK 6

Project: Mermaid Bra

This lace was chosen from a poll on Valentine’s day! And I decided to make this strapless style, which turned out to have a gorgeous clam-shell look!

Pattern Used: Self-drafted Pattern

Fabrics Used: gatsby lace in black

Tutorial/Tips Included: A talk-through of my problem solving process of designing/making this bra (making it a partial band bra, lace placement, underwire choice & strapless bra cup modifications)