Harper Creek Boutique: Cole's Corner and Creations: Dive into Swimsuits

Welcome to day 4 of the Dive into Swimsuits Blog Tour hosted by Cole's Corner and Creations! If you know anything about Nicole (owner of Cole's Corner and Creations) you know she LOVES sewing swimsuits and leotards AND she is amazing at creating ones that look like characters! Well, when I was asked to be a part of this tour, I knew I wanted to create something that would make Nicole proud. I used her All 4 One swimsuit pattern (which is on sale for a whopping $3!) to create Snow White!

This was my third swimsuit to make. Although this is the "hardest" swimsuit pattern from CCC, I truly believe a beginner can do it! As long as you can sew a zig zag stitch and have some patience, dive in!

The All 4 One bathing suit has FOUR options. I chose the "Pin Up" and just moved the buttons on the waistband instead of below the waistband. This pattern ranges from sizes 1-5 and include detailed instructions on how to pick out the correct materials and which needles and stitches to use.

This was my first time adding a lining to a swimsuit. I usually just skip in since Brylee has to wear a swim diaper anyways, but I thought it would be fun to learn....and what a more perfect time than during this blog tour! The purpose of the liner is to give extra protection in areas where girls need it most. You can use swimsuit liner material or extra swimsuit fabric for this piece.

The trickiest part of sewing swimsuits is the binding. An easy way to describe the way binding is folded on a swimsuit is like double fold bias binding is folded. The only problem is that you don't want to iron swimsuit fabric. I used Clover Wonder Clips to hold my folded fabric in place. I highly recommend these!

It's time for you to go fabric shopping (who can turn that down?!), specifically for swimsuit fabric, and get started!! Cole's Corner and Creations has a swimsuit sewalong running from May 27 to June 3. You can also check out the other bloggers posts here.