Navy Swim

I finished the navy swimsuit!  It took a bit longer than expected, but don’t all sewing projects?  I guess thirteen days is not too bad for a swimsuit.

I am really in love with it, and can’t wait to start living in it at the beach this summer. The Daddy Monkey asked if I was going to model it for the blog, but no.  I don’t think I am brave enough to put photos of myself online in my swimsuit, no matter how healthy my self-image is.

The bottom is from my own pattern, and the top is from McCall’s 2772, which is out of print, I believe.  The only thing I have to say about sewing this lycra stuff is: don’t mess up.  The seams are a bugger to remove.  I used the stretch stitch function on my sewing machine for the first time ever, and it worked great although a) the stretch stitch takes a long time to sew on, and b) uses a lot of thread.  I had two half-used spools in my stash that I used to sew this, and in the end, I had only this left:

I have tons of the navy lycra leftover, and The Girl has been asking for a special suit too, but of course she wants pink.  (I am really loving the suits Amy made for her girls.)