When I volunteered to test this one, I was really leary of whether I would have time. Turns out that feeling was correct! The kids are just so busy right now that I didn’t have a lot of time (baseball practice, softball game, softball practice, baseball game, tournaments all weekend long…).
Then…swimsuit pictures. Oy.
So here we have strategically done swimsuit pictures in a corner of my yard that shouldn’t allow prying eyes. I had zero time to try to go to a beach and get photos by actual water and not just our goldfish pond. I was going to wear some stripper heels with the suit and go all out, but then I realized I’d probably turn an ankle going back and forth to my camera checking the focus.
I did drink some wine, though.
This is the swimsuit with low cut legs in a 12 top graded to an 8 bottom. She has instructions on how to lengthen the torso in the pattern. For me, at 5′ 7″ this needs an extra inch or so. I really have to pull it up to sit right.
I have plans to make a tankini, too. I will get to it…eventually.
It connects in a halter top, but you can also do the straps going straight down and connect to the back. The back line is straight across.
The kimono is out of a stretchy rayon material.
It drapes pretty well and is very comfortable. I like how the belt is in a casing, and you can ruche it together in the back. I added tricot interfacing to the casing and the pockets due to the stretchy nature of this fabric.
I used my stash of fabrics for these articles, and was glad I went with the white kimono robe. It looks kind of spa-like.
I wrote up a guest post for the WBM blog with my construction changes (adding bra cups and enclosing seams). I will post that here, too, tomorrow.
This turned out really nice! Especially love how the fabric is so beautiful.
Thank you Abbey! I have some great fabric shopping nearby, and they have a ton of swimsuit fabrics. I loved this for my daughter, but was glad there was enough left over for me!
So gorgeous! I love your fabric choices- and I always have to think twice about my shoe choices too lol. I tend to reserve my pole dancer heels just for indoors 🙂
I know, I totally would have sprained an ankle if I wore those shoes LOL! And thank you! I made my daughter out of the fabric last year, so I had just enough left for a swimsuit for me. 🙂
Fabulous job on the swimsuit and coverup. I had to laugh about the heels!
Thanks, Lori! I have a bunch of very impractical heels, so I wanted a reason to wear them, you know?? My better senses won that argument. 😉