tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17771254.post-64835138708296274752008-07-14T10:04:00.004-05:002008-07-14T11:07:08.618-05:00Well, I took the plunge and cut and sewed ACTUAL swimsuit fabric this weekend! I like the boy short bottoms of the McCall's pattern I showed last time:<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_UI_2g1_jPE8/SHtsAUF3yuI/AAAAAAAAAY4/sblneR1YHvk/s1600-h/bikini.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_UI_2g1_jPE8/SHtsAUF3yuI/AAAAAAAAAY4/sblneR1YHvk/s320/bikini.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222886945515358946" /></a><br />And, here's my version of them:<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_UI_2g1_jPE8/SHtsN28nOaI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/l1uM9LnRB1s/s1600-h/Knitting+385.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_UI_2g1_jPE8/SHtsN28nOaI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/l1uM9LnRB1s/s320/Knitting+385.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222887178210064802" /></a><br />They fit really well. I'm so glad I made the muslin! Here's my favorite RTW pair on top of the new ones:<br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_UI_2g1_jPE8/SHtsOG2_hfI/AAAAAAAAAZY/SR0AlU6VZ0Q/s1600-h/Knitting+384.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_UI_2g1_jPE8/SHtsOG2_hfI/AAAAAAAAAZY/SR0AlU6VZ0Q/s320/Knitting+384.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222887182481458674" /></a><br />So, as you can see, they're pretty close in size! I don't really like any of the tops in the pattern, so I'm going to wait for my Jalie pattern to come in (which should be soon!) before I make the top for it. I am loving having the freedom to make my own swimsuits, because I HATE HATE HATE shopping for them!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08326214591876378763noreply@blogger.com3