My New Swimsuit Pattern! (Plus a Sew-Along Update)

OMG, I'm so excited! I've just released my first swimsuit pattern with Butterick. B6067 is a one-piece that is completely '50s-inspired (but made in modern swimwear fabric for comfort).

How hot is this model?! She's totally working the bombshell pin-up vibe.

As you can see, the suit has a modesty panel (kind of like a little skirt), ruching at the sides, and at the bustline. There are separate cup sizes included, yay! The bust is reinforced with polylaminate foam (you can buy it here) for structure, and there's boning in the side seams.

This was my first foray into swimwear, and it is so much fun.

Here's a picture of it pinned on my dress form, so you can see what it looks like flat.

I love this type of pin-up swimsuit, because it's flattering on so many figures, and is especially great on curves.

It has a vintage applique hand sewn to the neckline, which is totally optional. Another cool idea is to do the bust ruching in a contrasting color, like in this illustration:

I'll definitely be writing more about sewing swimwear once the slip sew-along is over. Speaking of which! I had an . . . incident, let's call it. I took a bunch of photos for the next post, and I had a computer glitch which completely erased them. They are long gone, and deleted from my camera. I have to go back and start the slip from scratch to get photos. I'll do that this weekend--sorry for the delay!