We Can All Be A Bombshell!

This picture was posted on Facebook a few days ago and I thought I would share it. For me, it really is the truth. I started sewing because I needed clothes to wear. It would have been a very sad situation if I had not learned to sew. When I was in high school, you could take four years of sewing classes, but one year was mandatory. Really, mandatory!! Now it's rarely even offered as a class. So I've seen sewing go from being a mandatory class in high school, to completely falling out of favor, to being a sought after passion by so many young women today, and I am so very happy!!!     

One young woman that has a passion for sewing and making beautiful and fun things to wear is Heather Lou of www.closetcasefiles.com. Last year she released the Bombshell Swimsuit pattern.

I was rather intrigued by the pattern so I decided to get one for myself. It's another pattern that I call instant gratification since all I have to do is punch purchase and then punch print. I think I've become addicted to PDF patterns. I love them, really, I do. Think about it, I don't have to get in the car, go to the fabric store only to be disappointed because the pattern I want is not there.Nor do I have to wait for them to arrive in the mail. For me it's such a stress free process and that's always a good thing! Yes, I have to tape them together, but I can print the pattern and have it together in a lot less time than it takes to go to the store.
I bought the pattern because I really needed a new swimsuit and I didn't feel like shopping for one. From the reviews I read about the swimsuit, I felt that this would be a safe bet.
Since I've never made the suit before, I used a piece of spandex  that I've had for quite a while. I thought it would make a good wearable muslin, and it did!

 A view of the back.

One design detail that I especially liked was how the under stay attached to the front of the suit. Heather says in her instructions that the steps may be a little confusing, but as long as you follow each of her steps it really isn't.

 Here you can see what the under stay looks like. It's basically just a typical bathing suit style.

The only thing that I did not care for was how the strap was attached. It's zigzagged to the top of the bust cup area. Not a big deal by no means, just my personal taste. I will be making another in better fabric and I want to see about sandwiching the strap between the lining and the outer fabric. I would also like to have bra cups in my suit.

The bathing suit season is quickly approaching. If you need or just would like a new suit, I highly recommend the Bombshell Swimsuit pattern. It goes together very quickly and the pattern is well thought out. Once you get one made, you too can be bombshell!!! You can purchase your own pattern here, http://www.store.closetcasefiles.com/patterns/bombshell-swimsuit
Go get in the water and have some fun!!!