Hi All! One of the amazing things about appliqué is how little lace it takes- you can pick through your leftover scraps pile for a couple of cute flowers and come away with a gorgeous set that looks just as impressive as a lace bra that takes meters. As I was making...
Hi All! Today I have a super simple pattern hack for the Friday French Cut -a cross-front version. This hack is so quick and so easy to do, and it gives a slightly asymmetrical twist to the classic version, which is great if your matching bra or bralette has an...
Hi All! This week we're launching some new laces in the shop, and when I saw them I immediately knew they would be perfect for this tutorial! Did you know that you can dye your bra making supplies with coffee and tea? Both coffee and tea are natural acid dyes, just...
I made this bikini in our Lilac swimwear fabric using one of our Jordy String Bikini Kits Hi All! In this post I have one in a series of swimwear pattern hacks I've just added to my blog! I love using my lingerie patterns for all sorts of uses, and one of my...
I made this swimsuit using our Cobra swimwear fabric with one of our Black Beauty Swimsuit Kits Hi All, This has been a highly requested tutorial- because once you know that you can make super cute underwired bra- the obvious next step is making a super cute...
I made this one in our Sangria coloured swimwear fabric using one of our new Jordy Swimsuit Kits Hi All! You might recognize this version of the Jordy Bralette made into a swimsuit - it's a tutorial that I've done before in a video on my YouTube channel, so if...
Hi All, I've had a lot of questions lately about how I organize my patterns and all of the projects that I made during the bra a week challenge on instagram, and you may have seen my project binders make an appearance in some of my photos and videos. I love my project...
Hi All, It's been a while since I've uploaded a video to my channel- and it was definitely because of this video. As someone who is still pretty new to the planning, filming and editing that goes into making videos- this one was a bit of a beast for me, and...
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Hi All! And another Saturday rolls around too soon! Wow the time is really flying! This week has been really busy - I've actually been away for four days! Cottaging then shopping! And the rest of the week has been busy working on business, storage issues, and Etsy...
Hi All! In my last post I told you all about my Saturday trip to the Christmas Market- and how I had some delicious mulled wine and Drambuie hot apple toddies. Well I have not been able to get them out of my mind since, and have been enjoying some lovely Christmas...
Hi All! Today I have another guest Tipsy Tuesday from my friend Cael, who did the lavender infused gin in September! He is always making the coolest drinks! ----------- I'm not sure about all of you, but I'm not ready to let go of summer. I...
Hi All! Today I wanted to do something different and show you a little hometown hidden gem- and no- Hamilton, Ontario is not actually my hometown, but it is the town that I call home now! And I've definitely found a gem! - my new favourite little cafe called 'the...
Hi All! It's time again for a Tipsy Tuesday. With this one I'm clinging to the last bit of Fall that I can manage to hold onto- and I'm doing that with a Pumpkin Spice Martini- because really, how much more fall can it get than anything pumpkin spice? This is a...
Hi All! I hope you're all getting into the fall spirit! I have been soaking in the cool evenings and colourful changing leaves- I forgot how much I love fall. One of those fall experiences that I have been definitely been taking advantage of is apple picking. And the...
Hi All! Today I have something really cool for Throwback Thursday! Instead of a throwback to a project that I've sewn, I want to show you a throwback WAY further in time! I've been sitting in on a couple classes at Bra-Maker's Supply and in one of the classes we did a...
Hi All, Last weekend one of my best friends Kaitlyn invited me out to go hiking. I got up at the 'Sunday crack of dawn' (8 am) and headed over to meet her at the trail for 9:15. It couldn't have possibly been a more beautiful, sunny, crisp and just overall glorious...
Hi All! So the big reveal! My corset! I wanted to split my corset posts into these two posts because: 1. there was WAY too much information on making the corset for one post, and 2. Because I wanted to highlight my friend who is an up-and-coming boudoir...
Hi All! I have something really exciting to show you! I've been sitting in on more classes at Bra-maker's Supply lately and one of them was a corset making class!! Here I am tracing out my pattern pieces 🙂 Of course I'm using the Pin-Up Girls Pattern- Beverly really...
Hi All, Things really do seem to all become busy at once- and I think I can say with confidence that this was the busiest summer I've ever had - which unfortunately has been a little hard on my blog... but I thought to hopefully get back in the swing of posting more,...
Hi All, Today I have another guest post for Tipsy Tuesday! This one is from my friend Cael, and he made some lavender infused gin! - What is it with everyone around me infusing alcohol?- I need to drink with my friends more! --- (picture taken from our local lavender...
Hi All, For Throwback Thursday I have some cute shorts! Mom made these for me two summers ago! Aren't they adorable! They are from this Kwik Sew K3854 pattern- view B They fit so well! I think these were made in a side medium, and I remember something about mom...
