Summer has hit us pretty hard (and early) this year here in Madrid. Heatwaves are common in July but we’re already experiencing one in early June and public swimming pool tickets are hard to get these days, hehe. So while we’re making all the summer plans let’s talk about swimwear shall we?
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Hanna bikini: pattern update and where to buy supplies for sewing swimwear
Good news! The Hanna bikini is now available in an updated size range*! The pattern had XS-XL sizing for the bikini top and 34-46 sizing for the bottoms before and now it’s available in 28A-48D (European 60A-110D) for the bikini top and 34-52 sizing for the bottoms.
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Liz bralette in floral mesh
Calling for spring! This simple bralette pattern paired with a sweet flower mesh definitely brings me all the good weather vibes. I had my eye on this bralette pattern by Sew You Happy since she released it and I thought it would be great to try out one of the floral fabrics I have at the shop.
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Mara bralette cami hack
Making a knit top with the Mara bralette base has been on my mind for a while now so I decided to go ahead and sew it for this month's lingerie post (you can find all the posts here). Also I was teaching a student in class to make one for herself so I had just tried it out on her and she was super happy with the result.
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Blue + Peach set
Blue & peach…I fell in love with this color combination right away when I found this lace! The warm tone of this particular blue combines in a really nice way with the peach elastics and creates a super cute set. So here goes my second set of the month of February (you can see all the posts in this series here).
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Lace overlay set
Black lace, beige lining, some contrasting FOE…and voila, here’s the first set of February (I know we’re in March, haha). This is the Mara bralette + Vera panties combination and I’m really happy with how this set turned out.
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Black & Burgundy polka dot set
The second set of January is a Black Beauty bra + Vera panties and the polka dot and narrow lace trim theme continues! The first set of the month was a sample size but this set is actually for me.
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Ivory polka dot set
Happy New Year…in February! The start of this 2022 has been pretty busy and that’s why I haven’t written my first post of the year at the good old blog until now. If you read my newsletter you already know that I wanted to “challenge” myself to sew more lingerie…for fun and for educational purposes too. I decided I’d sew two makes per month and I’d post about them here.
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