T shirt Bikini Sewing Project

I finished my t shirt bikini. I didn't exactly follow any of the tutorials, but mixed bits and pieces of them, along with tips found in forum posts.

Some tidbits...t-shirts stretch, and of course they also become a little transparent when wet. To solve this issue, I used a lined both the top and bottom with another material. I was going to go with the swimsuit fabric at JoAnn. It is 90% polyester and 10% spandex. Since I really didn't need a lot of stretch, I went with the 100% polyester, at one third the price of the swimsuit fabric. I also used this for the ties.

Now on to the cover up, because I sure am not wearing a bikini without covering it up. Not until I'm a few shades darker anyway. I would hate to blind someone.

List of Swimsuit Tutorials

I'm thinking of making my own swimsuit this year. I've already purchased one, but since all of my old ones are too big this year, I figure I'll need a few more. This is a collection of the tutorials and patterns that I've found for DIY swimsuits.

Tie One On: DIY Swimsuits, at MarthaStewart.com.

Rockabilly Summer Swimsuit from Threadbanger.com.

T-shirt Bikini from Threadbanger.com. You'll find the tutorial in the second half of the video at 5min.com.

Bikini Top and Micro Mini Swim Skirt also at 5min.com

Free Swimsuit pattern from BurdaStyle.com.

Swimsuit from Cutting Edge Stitches & Seams.

Bow-tie Bikini from Weekend Designer.

T-shirt into a one piece from GiannyL on Instructables.com.