07/25/12 Bullet Bra progress - Pattern Pieces Markup

Hi there!  Today I have finally cleared off the dining room table and completed marking the pattern pieces for the bullet bra!  Yay!  I have used Muslin that I got on sale or at a good bargain from http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/.  Today I didn't notice any Muslin at all, yet this is where I bought it from.  You're sure to find another fabric you can use, as I did, for your mockups - just keep looking.  :) 

I used an ordinary pencil with an attached eraser as one of my markup tools.  I've found that a pencil works well for this as if you make a mistake you can easily, literally, erase it!  To draft my patterns I use the Lutterloh plastic tools and also the Bruce Oleyar tools or curves.  These rulers work well.  I got the Bruce Oleyar tools on sale from a person on eBay.  The pattern drafting board is made of cardboard and, luckily for me, my husband worked to reinforce the board on the back with Elmer's glue boards made of Styrofoam.  These you can buy at Walmart along with the pattern drafting board.  The pattern drafting board was about $5.00 or so.  Also I used an ordinary wooden ruler, but you can use the fancy Bruce Oleyar curves and/or the Lutterloh curves or any cheap, plastic, see through ruler - even rulers for quilting if you have those available.  I had a tape measure handy to measure my completed patterns on another project.  I used ordinary, store brand tape to tape some of my pattern pieces together for another project.  I used a medium sharpie to draw or draft the pattern pieces.

Here are the pictures:

Here you can view the sharpie, the pencil, a pen, ordinary scissors, ordinary scotch tape, tape measure and a wrist pin cushion.

                                          

Bruce Oleyar curve on the left side and the Lutterloh curve on the right side.

                                         

Furthest away from the viewer are the Lutterloh hip curve and the Bruce Oleyar two piece hip curves.  On the left is the back side band, in the center is the left side of the underbust band along with the four part bust piece - (just the left bust).

 

The left bust area and the Lutterloh curve.

I drew in all the seam allowances as well as the other markings, due to the fact that I am not yet very skilled at cutting out the fabric with the 28 mm Olfar Rotary Cutter and Seam Allowance Guide.                                        

The actual lower band.  This piece will have a center piece of 2" of 1" wide elastic.                             

I hope to do more later.  If you need larger pictures email me.  Please stay tuned and follow me!  Thank you!

Mrs. Depew

Hi!  I just have to post a mention in my blog about Anna Depew's blog and her items for sale on Mrs. Depew Etsy.com.  She is a very knowledgeable woman who specializes in recreating vintage patterns.  Her own items for sale on Etsy.com come with clear instructions and her photos and explanations, especially on her sew a long's are really helpful.  The lingerie is really beautiful.  If nothing else her website on Etsy.com is worth a look for anyone interested in vintage lingerie, sewing patterns, knitting patterns and similar things.  She answers any questions you may have and is always happy to help.  Right now she is having another giveaway of her patterns!  What could be better than that?  You really should follow her blog, "A Few Threads Loose".  Thanks for reading and stay tuned for my bullet bra updates!