From Sundress to Bathing Suit! DIY Tutorial

Are you guys ready for summer yet??

I wasn't quite feeling it in this summer dress.

I'm a stretchy polyester dress!

But I knew just what I wanted to do with it!

I started by chopping off the halter part of the bodice.

Ker-snip!

And then the halter ties as well.

I'm coming to pieces!

Then I pinned down a top hem, and pinned a couple of cup forms in place.

Stolen from another refashion piece!

I hemmed the top . . .

Whirrrrr....

And then hand-stitched the cups onto the inside of the bodice.

Once that was done, I planned the bottom.

Snipped off the bottom black strip, and put down some comfy sleepwear shorts as a guide!

 

I matched some leftover material to the crotch section of the shorts, and cut out a piece of polyester and a piece of cotton (from an old tshirt)

Apparently cotton is good for hygiene purposes.

Then I cut a small section into the bottom, to match the crotch section in the shorts.

It's about 2-3 inches long and half an in wide.

Then I pinned the two crotch pieces together, and pinned that new double-layered piece to the slit in the skirt.

Before pinning, to show how curved the slit is

Both sides pinned, right sides together (pattern facing each other)

I did a straight seam all the way around, and then went back and sewed a zigzag on the sides of the crotch piece.

And for some reason, this picture won't turn right-side up. Sorry about that!

  The last thing was hemming the bottom, sewing the sides to make it fitted, and sewing the straps on the top!

If you look closely, you can see the pins where I took it in.

And that's it!

Now, this is one refashion that won't be modeled by Yours Truly. But I can promise it's been pool-tested, and both works and fits great!

Now you can make one, too!

GUYS. I cannot tell you how stoked I am that this actually turned out! Now I don't have to spend forever searching for an affordable suit that I actually like! Woohoo!

Thanks for sticking with me! Mwa!