I did something today that I never thought I'd do... I sewed my own swimsuit! From scratch! And it turned out ok!I really had never sewn knits before, so this was entirely new for me. I read through my sewing machine manual, and who knew that my machine had all of the special nifty stitches that work great on stretchy fabric?!?
I used the Alison pattern from Burdastyle as a guide. The pattern is cute, but the instructions were terrible. So I made the instructions up as I went along, and I made some mistakes as well. I ended up adding length to the body of the suit, lowering the back, and making the straps go in an X on my back.
It's not perfect, but it's wearable, and I learned a lot from it. I may not be so scared of knits anymore! In fact, I'm so proud of myself that I just added "Sew Swim Suit" to my list of 30 Before 30, just so I can check it off!
Great job! I'm going to attempt a bathing suit also....Let's see how that goes!;)
ReplyDeleteThat looks great!! I'm still procrastinating on starting my own swimsuit project. I hope it turns out half as well as yours!
ReplyDeleteIt looks fantastic. I love the colour. I always find Burdastyle instructions terrible. I'm way too scared to try a swimsuit. I've read they're really difficult so you definitely should be proud of yourself.
ReplyDeleteOMG this looks so great! How brave of you to model it, too. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou look great in your new swimsuit! I'm working on a kwik sew swimsuit and the directions are awesome...I'm not brave enough to try a burdastyle pattern but you did a wonderful job.
ReplyDeleteWow, nice job! I agree, very brave to pose for photos but you look fantastic - and confident! Way to sew outside of your comfort zone and turn out something totally wearable :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the suit -- and the criss-cross straps in the back are an especially attractive detail!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this one! I'm sure its difficult to sew with such a tricky fabric. It turned out so well.
ReplyDeleteYour's turned out so cute!
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