polka dot tankini

Added Apr 11, 2011

by katy-lady

Milwaukee, Wisco...

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This pattern was a pain to work with. It is free for a reason. :P But at least it turned out well despite all the trouble I had with it :) This pattern is VERY short. And since I’m a pear, the bottom of the one piece suit (in the biggest size) was far too tight, and I had to cut it off. I suggest adding length if you try this pattern. I’m glad I made the back ties as long as I did, because I ended up just connecting them to the neck ties to make a criss-cross back. I made the bottoms with a Burda legging pattern I had in my stash, and that worked out very nicely. Pinning the hem while I was wearing them proved to be a challenge tho ;)

I’d make a lot of changes if I ever tried this pattern again. And I’d definitely consider just making something myself instead as the pattern doesn’t fit me anyway.

Material Notes

swim fabric

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Women
Garment Type
Swimwear

Credits

Burda 7791

http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/patterns/sewingpatterns.pl?patternid=17413

6 Comments

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    May 19, 2011, 11.30 AMby wendybirde

    It looks super cute despite all your problems, and I love that fabric!

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    Apr 15, 2011, 11.20 PMby cambra

    i ended up doing the back of my allison up like that as well. and i had the same problem with it being way to short (then again I’m a little lanky at 5’ 10") I just slashed the pattern in three places along the torso and ended up adding at least 4 inches. I’m impressed with how your cups turned out because I could not get them to be supportive in any way shape or form

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      Apr 18, 2011, 03.00 AMby katy-lady

      oh my, yeah i forgot to mention that I added some sorta padded forming cups in there. my bust is super tiny, and I had to put something in there because it was just terrible otherwise. If I ever make this again, it will need some major altering first.

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    Apr 12, 2011, 07.39 PMby poetsie

    I love it!

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    Apr 12, 2011, 03.14 AMby lanternwaste33

    I can relate. My chest is probably size 2 and my hips are probably size 6/8. Sometimes it’s annoying when I’m making a dress or something, because I have to cut out a small top and a bigger bottom. But that’s the cool thing about making your own clothes, because you can fix problems like that. In the clothing stores, they don’t always cut things right.

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    Apr 11, 2011, 06.26 PMby lanternwaste33

    Wow, it looks awesome! I know what you mean about the pattern being short. I’m only 5’6" in height, yet a lot of patterns seem to pose this problem for me — even some from the big pattern companies like Butterick. Your suit turned out very cute and it is flattering. Great work!

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      Apr 12, 2011, 02.20 AMby katy-lady

      Thanks! I don’t usually have a length problem, but I do have problems with my pear shape and small bust :) If only patterns were just perfect, all our problems would be solved ;)

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    Apr 11, 2011, 06.04 PMby cquinn13

    it’s cute! i think it turned out great despite the problems with the pattern.

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      Apr 12, 2011, 02.20 AMby katy-lady

      thank you! :)

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