Day four is here and I’m so excited for today’s post. Swim capsules are so fun to sew and even more fun to wear. Being able to mix and match pieces gives you so many options and stretches your swim wardrobe so far. Plus it’s amazing for kids and tweens who can’t seem to keep their two-piece suits in one place- just grab any piece and go!
I created two different capsules, one for each of my girls. They each picked their fabrics and I had fun picking patterns to pair with these prints. Raspberry Creek Fabrics offers so many prints that coordinate making it so easy to come up with cute combos. I like to do at least one stripe, a fun print (like the leopard prints or a pretty floral), and a solid or something subtle that will match everything.
For this set I used Blossom Pink and Sage Palm Trees, Blossom Pink Polka Dots, Abstract Animal Print, Black White Sage Blossom Pink Multi Stripe, Black and White Leopard, and Solid Blossom Pink. Can you see how many of them had the same colors in the name of the listing? This makes it so easy to know if your prints will match!
The fabrics from this set were all part of the same collection from Kim Henrie which means they were designed to coordinate! I used the Vertical Multi Stripe, Pink Orange and Black Leopard, Tangerine Orange Micro Stripe, and Pink Micro Stripe.
I sewed this set up before our trip to Hawaii in January and it was so perfect for our beach days! These pictures make me so wistful for warmer days, traveling, and times when our biggest worry was what flavor of shave ice to get.
For this set I used the Made for Mermaids Calypso pattern. It’s one of my go-tos (you can see our other versions here and here) and it was easy to customize. These are a size 10 with a 12 length. For the bottoms I cut on the plain high-waisted height but still added the band to give it a little more height. This girl is very conservative and likes to be covered. Her tops are all Calypso tops as well. The pink stripe is the view A double flounce. For the leopard top I simple used only the long flounce pieces and omitted the top layer. The orange stripes is a view B bandeaux top. I highly recommend this pattern if you are new to sewing or just a little timid when sewing swim. The pattern is full of tips and the techniques used are now my default way for doing things. All of the pieces are lined (the tops I just did the front bandeaux piece and the bottoms are fully lined) and the way you put them together all of the side seams are nice and hidden making them even more comfortable.
I can’t get over how much I love this set! It’s so cheery and a little bit unexpected. She loved wearing these pieces on our trip and I know they’ll be worn a ton when we finally get some warm days.
Now, this set I got a little more creative. I used the Calypso, the Megan Nielsen Mini Cottesloe, Made for Mermaids Roxy, and the Modkid Perfect Tee. She requested a rash guard, another Cottesloe, and some more high-waisted bottoms. These patterns were great choices to create the capsule of her dreams.
Both of these bottoms are the Roxy bottoms from Made for Mermaids. They are a size 10 with a band added to the top. She was right in between an 8 and 10 for waist and hips so I sized up since we’re at the start of the season. They are slightly big and the added band brings them in a bit. This time for the band, I trimmed off the top of both the front and back pieces and then added the band by sewing my elastic in the round, folding the band pieces over it and serging it on. For the tie on the pink pair, I added a couple of inches to the wide end that gets sewn into the side seams so that our bow would be a little longer.
This top is the Calypso with the single long flounce. It’s just so cute and quick to sew that I can’t help making a million of them.
For the rash guard I used my slimmest tee pattern which is the Modkid Perfect Tee. I sewed it exactly per the pattern instructions (adding a lining to the front piece) and in her current size (size 10). I personally like mine a bit more fitted but she was really happy with a bit looser fit.
Let’s talk about the Cottesloe. These pieces are the view D high waisted bottoms with the high scoop back top in a size 9 with 11 length. I tested this pattern last year and it was one of her favorite suits. I do have a couple of issues with this pattern. First there are no trunk measurements which makes it really hard to determine the right size for length. I laid one of our one-piece patterns that fits well on top of this one piece and it was at least 3-inches too short (if I used the longest size Cottesloe). For that reason, I’ll be sticking to the two piece for my girls. I also measure my own elastic for the waist and lower bodice. I cut pieces three inches longer than the pattern called for based on her size.
The Cottesloe has much more negative ease than other patterns that I’ve used. These are the slightly too big Roxy bottoms under the Cottesloe’s. There’s quite the difference but both fit just fine. The Cottesloe’s are stretched much more and the Roxy’s are only stretched a bit across her bottom.
These sets just have me wishing and dreaming of another beach vacation and lazy days in the sun!
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Oh Tami! I just love EVERYTHING in this post!!! All the combinations for both girls are just so fun!!!
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Love these! I really adore the bow/tie on the pink bottoms ❤
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