Description
This was my first go at making bathers and I’m so glad I gave it a go. Last year’s bathers cost me $150 from the shops, this year it cost me only $10 for the material…oooooh I saved $140, what can I spend that on??!! :)
I used the free pattern from BurdaStyle and only had to make a few adjustments…
-I put elastic through neckline/back band which feels alot more secure and I put elastic under the bust line which doesn’t give me anymore support but stops the top riding up.
-I decided to put the breast pads in because it meant I could lay the the lycra smoothly over them and only gather the top half which looks good with the material I chose.
-I didn’t need the second back tie. I’m glad about that, I like the full back showing.
-The ‘boy look’ leg cut didn’t sit low enough for me, so I cut the leg line a touch higher for a normal bather cut and put elastic along the edge with the overlocker, turned it over and finished it off with a zig zag stich.
I didn’t really follow the instructions, I found them a bit confusing, and because I used my overlocker I just zipped up all the seams on that in the normal order and it came together itself. I bought a meter of material and had so much of it that I used it as lining too. So the front and back is fully lined which feels nice and supportive on.
Material Notes
Lycra
Difficulty
Intermediate
Jun 17, 2013, 01.41 PMby Timmithea Leeds
Cute. I love your photos too.
Feb 1, 2012, 10.22 AMby Vanessa Leigh
Fantastic, I am would love to tackle a bating suit. Great job. You have inspired me to give the Burda pattern at try! Thank you!
Jan 30, 2012, 11.29 AMby sarahwau
Wow! They are great and they fit you well.
Jan 30, 2012, 07.42 AMby schnui
Your bathers are great!! I love the lycra and I like how you have used the different parts of the lycra to accent the straps and the bustline. Well done.
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Jan 30, 2012, 08.14 AMby Another Dress
Thank you! I didn’t have much choice at the fabric store and I was abit scared about how this would look once I had finished it, but it ended up working out well with the different patterns. Thank you for commenting :)