Sewing a Nursing Power Sports Bra + Shorties + Sofilantjes Litore

Hello friends! I have a new sewing project to show you as well as a video tutorial for you today! I used one of my favorite fabrics to sew with for the project – the Athletic Brushed Polyester from The Styled Magnolia. It is so soft and is just the right weight for making leggings, sports bras, crop tops, dresses, and so many things.

For myself, I made the Greenstyle Power Sports Bra with the nursing option and the Greenstyle Super G shorts.

Video Tutorials

You can watch me sew the nursing option of the Power Sports Bra HERE. If you want to see how I cut the Super G pattern into shorts, you can watch that video HERE.

I am nearing the end of my nursing journey, which is bitter sweet, but I am glad I took this chance to memorialize it and record how to sew the nursing option of the power sports bra! Hopefully, it can be helpful to those who are still in that stage or sewing for someone who is. I really struggled with finding good nursing sports bras before this pattern was released, and I just can’t say enough amazing things about how well this fits and how easy it is to make! I have at least a dozen in my closet and would happily make a dozen more!

I also sewed myself a new Muscle Up tank to wear over my bra. You know, I can’t just walk around in a bra and short shorts all day. 🙂 I used cupro for this one. It is such a buttery fabric with low stretch and good drape.

I LOVE the armscye on this pattern. It is a unisex tank, and I also have made several for my husband. It is my go to tank when I want a looser fit for a breezier tank. I prefer it in fabrics that have nice drape.

For my daughter, I made the Sofilantjes Litore.

This dress has a fun strappy back and several skirt options. I chose the high-low circle skirt on the pattern.

It is really good that I am able to sew because this girl does not have a typical shape for store bought clothes. She has had the same chest, waist, and hip measurement since she was like 4 or 5 months old. She seems to put all her growth in the upwards direction and has stayed in the 75% for her height, though. This means that store bought clothes are way too baggy if the length is correct.

For this dress, I made her the 18 month width and a 2t for the height. I probably could have made her the 12 month for width, but hopefully she will get a little extra tummy some time soon.

We had a fun goose come and visit us during photos. It kept her very happy and occupied while taking photos! It got very close to us, which made me a bit nervous. It never did anything but honk at us a lot, though. Has a goose ever attacked anyone?

She loves that I put pockets in her dress! Of course, my shorts have pockets too!

Resources

• Fabric: Feather Bound is on preorder at The Styled Magnolia through May 17th on multiple fabric bases. Of course, my fave and the one I used is Athletic Brushed Polyester.
• Fabric: Cupro, not sure where it is in stock at the moment. I have been looking for more!!
• Patterns: Power Sports Bra, Muscle Up Tank, Super G Tights, and Sofilantjes Litore
• Video Support: Nursing Sports Bra, Super G Shorts, Muscle Up Tank
• Other Supplies: Bra Cups, Clear Elastic, Soft Waistband Elastic, Nursing Clips

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