Tutorial Tuesday :: Swimwear Sewing Round Up

One essential sew this summer is to make a swimsuit! With the right fabrics and resources, sewing swimwear can be surprisingly easy to do. On the hunt for the perfect sewing tutorial, I found several excellent how-to's for sewing swimwear, so below is a round up of different tutorials and patterns. Before you know it, you'll be sewing swimsuits for you and your family for years to come! Enjoy!

Summer Swimsuit Pattern and Tutorial by Sew Mama Sew

Sew Mama Sew featured Laura of My Little Nook to offer this incredible Swimsuit Pattern and Tutorial guest post. My favorite thing about this tutorial is how detailed the instructions for measuring yourself are. Accurate measurements are crucial for obtaining the proper fit, and Laura helps you get that perfect fitting swimsuit!

Swimsuit Tips and Tricks by Pattern Revolution

Girl Charlee partnered up with Becca Duval of Pattern Revolution to create this very helpful guide to sewing a swimsuit, full of excellent tips and tricks. Becca combined the Named Clothing Virna Mini Top Sewing Pattern and the high-waisted option of the Jocole Ladies Basic Brief Bottoms Sewing Pattern to make her perfect two-piece swimsuit.

Girl's 2-Piece Swimsuit Pattern and Tutorial by Zaaberry

The very talented Ruby of Zaaberry put together this adorable Girl's 2-Piece Swimsuit Tutorial & FREE Sewing Pattern. With step-by-step pictures included, this tutorial is so easy to follow that you'll want to make it again and again!

Making a Swimsuit Series by Featherty Sews

The Making a Swimsuit Series from Featherty Sews is extremely thorough and offers posts including Preparations, Constructing the Bottoms, Constructing the Top, and more! This series takes you through every step of making your own swimsuit with in depth instructions and advice. Sewing it up will be just as easy as showing it off at the beach this summer!

Don't feel like making your own pattern? The Girl Charlee Pattern Shop offers several simple swimsuit sewing patterns that will help you get started. A few of my picks from the store:

Girl Charlee Fabrics has a great selection of printed nylon spandex, solid nylon spandex, and lining fabrics available. A few of my picks from the store:

Follow Girl Charlee Fabrics's board Knit Fabric Sewing Tutorials on Pinterest.

We hope you enjoy this tutorial! We love to see what you sew up so please send 1-2 images of any project you make with Girl Charlee Fabrics to gcblog@girlcharlee.com and you might see your creation featured in our next KnitPicks!

Happy sewing!

~ Heather & The Girl Charlee Team