This evening I am going to be making a leotard with a bra in it

[Katymac]

Well that's not true I have the leotard & I am going to adapt this to see if it works

Wish me luck!

[luckiestgirl]

For yourself? For gymnastics or out on the town?

Good luck!

[Katymac]

For DD, for vocational dance college

No one would appreciate seeing me in one

[SoupDragon]

You know how to have a wild Friday night :o

[Katymac]

What're you up to Soupy?

[SoupDragon]

Um....

[Katymac]

Wish I knew more about geometry //hmm

[Katymac]

Cocked that up!!

[Katymac]

& the bra making is not going better than the smilies

[luckiestgirl]

Pictures?

[Katymac]

NO!! They are beyond failure they are indescribable

[PepsiPenguins]

Was scrolling down with anticipation for some after photos....

Oh dear...

Never mind it's always good to have a go at these things looks at baby hat, I tried to knit that would actually fit a baby elephant

[ZippyNeedsFeeding]

Would a shelf-type bra be easier? I've done this with the Nettie bodysuit by Closet Case and it wasn't hard at all.

Bra making is a complex business and unless it might cause injury to do otherwise I'd avoid it (but I am lazy!).

[Katymac]

I've been doing shelves in leotards for years but DD is now a ff and spends most of her life in leotards so this summers great project was to make bras & leotards with bras in - we are mid-Aug & I haven't managed one to fit yet

So I may need to go back to the drawing board

I really need someone to bounce ideas off but I am by myself here really (DD is always at work 10 or 11 hr shifts & DH 'does not' sew at all )

I have a pattern from my course - doesn't nearly fit DD, a pattern from the internet - maybe tomorrows attempt, the leotard bra (not a success - maybe I went about it wrong) & a pattern from Canada via Sweden

I also have a Craftsy tutorial......that I can't get my head around sizing & a an online tutorial about geometry that I don't understand

But the bra I made is pretty, useless but pretty

[SoupDragon]

I've been doing shelves in leotards for years

Your DIY sessions sound far more interesting than mine

[Katymac]

Soupy - do you even know what a shelf is?

Wanna see pics of DD? she just did a modelling job & got some fab ones!!