Winter Swimwear

The fiance and I go to Hawaii with his family every winter, so the season when I need a new swimsuit is winter, not summer. So I decided to attempt to make a few coordinating tops and bottoms. If I make them out of the same combination of colors, I should be able to mix and match.

I made the pattern on the right (the view you can't see) way back when and it went ok but not great. It's a string bikini top and a normal panty bottom. It didn't fit great (not shocking, since apparently I hadn't adjusted at that time to the fact that pattern sizes run way small, and I made a 10), and the strings for the bikini were a giant pain. Unfortunately, it means that the pattern I bought is a 10, so I'm going to have to learn how to size it up to a 12 or a 14.

I think I'll start with the center top of the right pattern, maybe trying to apply that waistband to a boy-cut short. Burgundy and pink for the bottom, then black with a burgundy center for the top. Luckily, all the pattern use a fraction of the width of the fabric, so I should be able to cut a number of different pieces.

Now to finish at least one old project before I start on another!