If you are on Facebook and in the Zenith & Quasar Group you know I have been doing a "thing" lately that I call Ta-Ta Tuesdays. I am slowly working my way through all the bra and bralette patterns I have collected and finally making them. I'm using Yoga Swim Spandex from Zenith & Quasar for each one so that I have a baseline comparison for fit and know that fabric is not a factor affecting fit.
This is my third week to do Ta-Ta Tuesday and I have just one bra to show this week. I intend to blog about all of them, but have been a bit busy and way behind on blogging. This week I'm showing off the Patterns for Pirates Fierce Bra. This bra can be made with a variety of fabric for different levels of hold. I did line mine with a light mesh and sewed in bra cups as I plan to use this as a sports bra.
I had to order some latex free foldover elastic (FOE) that was 1" wide for this pattern. I have lots of latex free FOE, but I did not have enough length of any one color for all the straps. I could only find black and white instock anywhere online and decided to go with the black. I then picked the Stormy Streaks YSS for the body. This fabric is currently at preorder. It's one of my favorites and I have a jacket and leggings made with it.
The instructions were so easy to follow and the bra went together without any issues. My FOE did end up being slighly narrower than 1", but it was close enough. The bra is to be finished with elastic under the bust, but I used athletic brushed poly as I am completely out of wider latex free elastic. When I took these photos, I did not realize that I had one of my straps twisted up a bit. I really love the strappy back and find it very comfortable. I was worried that the straps would be too long on my petite frame, but I find them comfortable and they are not tight. If I was more well endowed, I would probably want my straps a bit tighter. I also like the crossover of the back pieces. It adds interest, but was very easy to do.
This pattern looks way more complicated than it is. It is beginner friendly and there is a link to a series of videos that Patterns for Pirates has on their YouTube channel if you run into questions along the way. This is a pattern that is easy to do all on a sewing machine. A sewing machine is the best machine for most of the steps.
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