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very cute with a pair of shorts
I made a one piece out of a pair of leggings i had and it was really cute so i thought hey why not make one from scratch ! i like how it came out :D

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  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 1
    Step 1

    Find a pair of well fitting panties . place them on the fabric and outline them with chalk

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 2
    Step 2

    Cut out a strip that fita around your body enough for you to tie twice in the back . also make sure that it can fit over your bust comfortably . were going to be folding it in half . so make sure if it folds in half it can fit over your bust

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 3
    Step 3

    Measure the front of your body around your waist area . now cut the measurement in half . from that measurement use it as the width and cut two strips that look like the picture.

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 4
    Step 4

    pin and sew the seams on the panties part it should look like the picture

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 5
    Step 5

    pin and sew the seams to the legs .

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 6
    Step 6

    Measure from your waist to your underbust . use that measurement and cut the two strips from earlier to that length. Fold the right sides together then pin and sew .

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 7
    Step 7

    on the upperbust piece that we cut out earlier , find the middle of the fabric and draw a line with the chalk stright down the middle

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 8
    Step 8

    sew elastic down the line you just made . make sure that you pull the elastic as you sew or else it wont have the rouched/elastic effect that were looking for

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 9
    Step 9

    Fold the right sides together then pin and sew

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 10
    Step 10

    Now take the strips that we cut under the but and pin rightside to rightside inside the panties. The bigger part (half waist width) should be at the bottom. it should be an inch from the middle of the panties .

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 11
    Step 11

    Inbetween the front strips that you sewed. fold down the waist and sew

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 12
    Step 12

    On the back of the panties there should be part of the waist that isnt sewed . Put some elastic in the waistband and sew

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 13
    Step 13

    on the top of the underbust strips pin and sew the bust piece

  • How to make a swimsuit. One Piece Bathing Suit - Step 14
    Step 14

    Flip the swimsuit rightside out and try it on ! Mine was a little too big because i sewed by eye but if you follow step by step and measure correctly it shouold fit perfectly :D

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Nisha  d.
Nisha d. · 3 projects
@Desiree K.
you know how you stretch elastic as you sew ?
well i used regular navy blue thread and pulled the fabric as i sewed so that way when i put the bottom on it would stretch around my leg without ripping
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Desiree K.
Desiree K.
What kinda of thread did you use on your sewing machine so that you would keep the stretch of the leggings without ripping the seams? (looks great btw!)
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