One of the nice things about the way this pattern is assembled is that you can jump ahead if you’d like and assemble the outer layer before the lining so you can make sure you like the fit and length. I went ahead and kept the extra length on the skirt (about 1.5″ longer than the straight Large). I often go ahead and remake the paper pattern piece to add this length, but for this, I just cut carefully on my cutting mat, and used a ruler and my rotary cutter to add 2″ to the bottom of each piece and matched the tapered angle along the side seams. I did not want to risk the waistline hitting at the wrong spot on my body. I then decided to be less lazy add the length to the front and back bodice pieces instead. I first cut the peplum skirt along the Large waistline and extended it to the XL length.
There are two reasons for this : the obvious one is I have tested several patterns for them over the last year, but I was also a big PAB fan before I started testing and I still use PAB patterns 80% of the time because I know what to expect in fit. You will notice that a lot of the garments I feature on this blog are made with patterns from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop. If you read my bra hack yesterday, you know I found a way to get great support and shape in my new suit! I was very happy with the lining, but hope to try using power mesh on my next pair of bikini bottoms for some tummy control and see if that gives the shelf bra more support. I also purchased white swim lining there as they did not have nude. I am actually glad as I think the red coordinates with the nautical to make this a retro-looking suit. I had originally planned to buy white or navy, but they did not have any at my store. I was on the fence about even purchasing this because I wasn’t sure if I’d try sewing swimsuits again, but decided I could always give it to a braver friend.įor the coordinate, I used red swim knit from JoAnn Fabrics. I was also shopping for fabric to match my mom’s wedding gown (when I turned it into my oldest’s First Communion dress). I purchased this adorable nautical sail boat fabric (close-up on my youngest) for $6./yard at a mill end textile store when I went down the road 200 miles to visit my godson. I wanted to share some more details with you about the pattern, the adjustments I made for my height, and some fabric shopping and sewing tips I picked up in testing. The Bahama Mama Peplum Tankini top and Bikini Bottoms released yesterday. As I mentioned in Swimsuit Sewing Challenge 2016 and in my tutorial on sewing a real bra into a swimsuit pattern I made myself a couple of new swimsuits last week!
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