DIY Bikini Top – Review of the Seamwork Maggie sewing pattern

DIY Bikini Top – Review of the Seamwork Maggie sewing pattern

Today's make is the Maggie swim top by Seamwork. I know, it's not exactly "in season" for November (in the Northern Hemisphere) but I needed to share it before I forgot all the details. I made this swim top last month to take on a trip to Hawaii. The trip was lovely, very covid safe (thank you vaccines!) and this swim top was a favorite. I've made a fair number of swimsuits over the years and probably have a 50/50 success rate. So, I was really glad that this one works. Read on for all the details, and at the end of the post I share my top five tips for sewing swimwear.

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DIY Gathered Waist Dress – Miri Tank Top Pattern Hack

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DIY Gathered Waist Dress – Miri Tank Top Pattern Hack

Hello sew-friends! Today, I'm happy to bring you another Miri Tank hack! A couple weeks ago, I shared the Square Neck Button Back hack and today, I have a gathered waist dress for you. I'm often wary of gathers and ruffles but I really like how they've turned out in this dress. It feels weird to say, but I actually like it more than I thought I would!

This hack is really pretty easy to sew (much, much easier than the previous hack). Plus, I have a few tutorials that will help. I think this is a great dress for summer and it can even be worn in transitional months with a cardigan or a t-shirt underneath. You may even be able to wear it in colder months with leggings and turtleneck.

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Button-back Square Neck Miri Tank Top – Pattern Hack

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Button-back Square Neck Miri Tank Top – Pattern Hack

Today, I'm very excited to share a hack for my latest pattern, the Miri Tank. The Miri is a woven tank with a slight A-line shape, a bust dart in the side seam and is finished with a facing. View A features a rounded neck and armholes and view B has a v-neckline and squared off armholes and back neck edge. The basic features of the tank make it great for hacking and modifying.

Day 8 #memademay2024 My favorite outfit of the month (so far). 💙 Today I paired my #SewDIYMiri tank top in a striped cotton with denim #landerpants. I love how the cropped tank looks with the high rise pants and exposed button fly. I'm offering 20%
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Day 7 #memademay2024 Wearing some older makes today and two of my own patterns. 🤗 All of these were made more than five years ago and wearing them kind of feels like hanging out with old friends. ✂️ Color blocked #AliSweatshirt (pattern by me) ✂️
Day 6 #memademay2024 Feeling under the weather and not wearing much me-made today so I thought I’d share my last day finished project. 🤗 This is the #marjorieslingbag by @heyjunehandmade I bought this pattern when it was first released and I&
Day 5 #memademay2024 A cold and rainy movie day. 🌧️ Wearing grey #gingerjeans, a grey #seamworklenny (again) and a plaid #cheyennetunic #sewingtall #memademay #memadeeveryday
Day 4 #memademay2024 Went to a flower themed spring sewing meet up today 🌻💛💐 I was very happy to wear one of my favorite dresses, a hacked version of the #jessicadress with red piping. And because it was cold and rainy today I swapped in my cowboy
Day 3 #memademay2024 Todays forecast was for the high 60s (and it will be cold and rainy this weekend) so I thought I could get away with wearing a dress. I even added a thin turtleneck underneath for extra warmth. But by the afternoon I added sweatp
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