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How to Sew a Swimsuit — Assembling — Swimsuit Sewbration Day 4
Now we are ready to actually start sewing and making your fabric turn into a swimsuit. We have made sure you got the right fabric and made sure the pattern is perfect for you, now we are going to assemble the pieces of fabric. Every swimsuit is going to be different in the assembly process so I don’t want this to seem too broad, but it will not be the same for every pattern. Today we are assembling the main pieces of the swimsuit. Which will usually include a front bottom, back bottom, front top, back top. Like I said before, each swimsuit will be different so these are just…
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How to Sew a Swimsuit — Cutting out the Fabric — Swimsuit Sewbration Sewalong Day 3
It’s the exciting time to cut out your fabric! I get a little anxious whenever I cut out fabric I love but I just have to trust myself. And if you read yesterday’s post you heard about how to alter your pattern pieces and how you should ALWAYS cut out your lining fabric first, baste it together and check the fit. That way you know what you are getting before you even cut into that gorgeous fashion fabric you bought. I want to say I do this every time with new patterns but I don’t. I actually just made a suit that I had to recut the bottoms to fit better..…
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How to Sew a Swimsuit – Getting the Pattern Prepared – Swimsuit Sewbration
Today I want to help you find the perfect swimsuit pattern for YOU and prepare it to be cut out. There are SO MANY amazing patterns out and still coming out every week. I have loved testing out a few and instagram stalking the hashtags for the rest! How do you choose just one? You don’t! 😉
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What Fabric do I use to make a Swimsuit? — Swimsuit Sewbration Sewalong
Picking out the right fabric for a sewing project can seem tricky. So I broke down everything you need to know to find the perfect fabric to make a swimsuit!
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Top 5 Swimsuit Patterns
More and more pattern companies are coming out with swimsuit patterns and I LOVE IT! Honestly it is poss I’ve to hack one swimsuit pattern into whatever you want but the takes time and patience and I would much rather have it done for me. Which is why I love buying patterns from smaller pattern companies, and it doesn’t hurt that I’m supporting these businesses which I also love to do. Over the past month I have been finding the best patterns and made a list for you highlighting my top 5! Honestly I could have made this list sooo long but I wanted it to be short and sweet…
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Swimsuit Sewbration Maker Highlight
As I continue the Swimsuit Sewbration I wanted to highlight a few of the amazing makers that have been making swimsuits! Today I’m showing off Cassie, from Lily Shine Creates.
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Top 5 Places to Buy Swimsuit Fabric
Picking out fabric is one of my favorite things to do. I feel like shopping for fabric and sewing are two different hobbies. A perfect day would be shopping for fabric half the day and then sewing for the other half. It is just so fun to find prints and textures that you love and can imagine making beautiful things with! It’s like a treasure hunt! When I first started making my own swimsuits I had such a hard time finding unique fabric that I LOVED. Most were very basic or too plain for me, you know I love color! Luckily, over the past few years smaller shops are really…
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The 10 Tools you Need to Make a Swimsuit
Have you ever wanted to learn how to sew a swimsuit? Now is the perfect time! I am going to give you all the tips and tricks I have learned over the past 7+ years of sewing my own swimsuits!
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Top 15 PDF Pattern Shops
Trying new patterns is always so much fun! And even though I always want to make multiple of a pattern I also want to keep trying new things. So I’m always trying new patterns. The big four, aka the patterns sold at Joann stores, are wonderful and I will always buy them. But sometimes it’s nice to buy a pattern online that is new, different, and sometimes fits BETTER than any other patterns because it has been tested by many people of alllll different sizes. So I wanted to share my 10 favorite places to buy PDF patterns. 1. Closet Case Patterns These are some of the best patterns I…
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How to Make a Baby Car Seat Cover
After having two babies either right before winter or in the middle of winter I learned quickly how hard but important it ways to keep your baby warm and covered. During winter there is so much sickness going around that I never want to leave my house with my kids, let alone a new baby! But there are times when you just have to get out of the house. That made having a car seat cover CRUCIAL! I love keeping my babies covered not only to protect from the germs but also so they aren’t overstimulated or they can take a nice long nap. Overall, I’m a big fan of…
