:: An hour and a half, a yard and a half, a swimsuit and a half!

Posted by Kerry on July 21, 2008

Vintage inspired swimming costume

I’ve been meaning to give Burdastyle a proper once-over for a while, but so far none of the free patterns that I’ve seen have really piqued my interest. Until now. Yowza!

The gorgeous, vintage-inspired bathing suit above is available as a free pattern for you to print out here. It’s rated as easy, and from the reviews on the site it sounds like it should be a breeze even for a newbie like me. I plan to give it a whirl in the next month or so - I’m planning a holiday to somewhere warm, for once, and I think it’d be a shame not to go for the full-on retro faded glamour approach.

I already have a turban and a pair of enormous sunglasses, so I guess all I need to complete the look is a tiny, vicious dog dog, a large martini and a packet of Sobranies. And a private pool. And a gay husband.

Categories: craft
Tags: bathing suit, burdastyle, free, patterns, sewing, swimming costume, swimsuit, tutorials, vintage

2 Responses to “An hour and a half, a yard and a half, a swimsuit and a half!”

Sonja says:
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Oh my gosh, that swimsuit is amaaazing… and Kerry you could definitely carry this off complete with turban, small gay dog, sunglasses on both head and face etc etc.
Thanks for the link, too - they’ve got an amazing dress on the front page at the mo… NEED to get sewing machine down to London!!
jennifer | themakelounge says:
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Love this swimsuit!

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