Against all better judgment I am attempting to sew a swim suit. I looked online for a suit that I am seeing in my head. Something like this link, but with stripes and a buckle instead. I’m thinking navy blue and yellow?

I'm using old suits for a muslin. The final will be navy and yellow stripes.

I’m feeing confident. The Chicken was successful at sewing suits for her girls, so I know it can be done with home tools. There is only a little more structure to a women’s top, with the shelf bra insert, but I’m excited for the challenge. I’m also excited to not be spending $120 for a suit I like.

This is the muslin I have been working on. I tried it on and the bottoms fit like a glove. I patterned them off my favorite pair of underwear.  I made the top too small, obviously, and need to rework it. But I have some great progress here. Stay tuned for the process.