Simple Sew Toddler Bathing Suit Cover Up
Chevron Print Bathing Suit Cover Up
This past week I realized I had a TON of knit jersey chevron fabric left over from a purchase I made not too long ago. I had this cute mustard print above that I made an infinity scarf out of. I tried to think of what I could make that didn’t need that much material and would allow me to use the remnants. With our vacation coming up soon, I have had the beach on the brain, and realized I could make the “littlest” West her own bathing suit cover up.
So here is my first disclaimer: While I own a sewing machine, I am by far not the best person to operate it. You will probably think of a much easier way to make this, but this is a tutorial for what I came up with. 🙂
While Addy is only 2, she has been wearing 3T for a while now. She is also a tall girl! I measured her under her arms, divided by 2, and added 1 for the width of fabric I would need up top. I then took my ruler and angled down the fabric for the / \ look to the dress. Here are the measurements I came up with for her:
- 2 pieces of fabric cut at 12 1/2″ at the top, angled to 16″ at the bottom, and measuring 18″ in length
Measurements for Dress
After the fabric was cut to specifics, and placed RS (right sides) together, I did a Zig Zag stitch on the sides, leaving the top and bottom un stitched.
Pin and Sew Sides
Once you have your sides done, you can then opt to do a quick short hem on the top and bottom. I decided NOT to do it. Mostly because this is just a bathing suit cover up, but if I had made this as a dress, I would definitely have hemmed the top and bottom. The good news is this is knit jersey, and it’s not fraying or going anywhere.
(Disclaimer 2: Once I finished this dress, I liked how it looked so much that I will definitely be doing the hems and making some dresses. It’s also a perfect light fabric for summer!)
The next thing I did was find some ribbon I had laying around and cut two 7″ pieces, measured about 4 inches in and attached them there.
Sew on some straps!
I don’t have a picture of how I made them, but I then decided to dress it up a little more and add some bows. You can’t have a bathing suit cover up without bows, right? (Minnie Mouse would say NO.)
After I attached the bows, I was finished. This was literally a quick and easy project. I will make her a lot more of these as dresses for the summer. They are super cute, and all I really need to do is add a hem up top and bottom to make them a little more neat.
Bathing Suit Cover Up
Here are a few more pics of her wearing her new bathing suit cover up.
My Hydrangeas are about to bloom….but look at that cute cover up!!
Bathing Suit Cover Up
Chevron Print Bathing Suit Cover Up
Hope you liked this quick and easy cover up tutorial.
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