Sew a Swimsuit Capsule with Brittney

May 08, 2024

I think swimwear may be my favorite thing to sew. Probably because we practically live in our swimsuits in the summer, so they get loads of wear. For the past 5 or so years I have been sewing swimwear for not only my kids, but all my nieces and nephews. 

One of my favorite swim things is to sew a swimsuit capsule. I have found having tops and bottoms that mix and match make our lives so much easier; no more struggling to get wet suits on when we hit the splash pad in the morning and pool after lunch or worrying if they’ll be dry by morning.

This year I decided my cute little niece H needed a capsule, too. One of the great things about the RCF CLUB line of fabrics is that they’re designed with coordinating prints and solids in mind. There are a few ways you can decide which solid will work the best with your desired fabric print:

1. Notice how the title of CLUB prints include color names? That’s because those are the solids RCF thinks will coordinate best with said print.
2. RCF has a cool option to have their shop friends pick a solid for you. Just add this listing here and follow the handy directions included. 
3. I like to just order with my heart and see what I like in real life. Sometimes I find a color I never would have imagined pairing together is actually my favorite. ex: this Bolt print with the neon green solid. I bought the neon green on a whim and it ended up being my favorite pairing with the bolts. 

I chose to use fabrics from my 2024 CLUB swim line titled Summer Blossom. I knew I loved H’s hair with the dusty olive solid, so I built her capsule with that in mind. I noticed that at least for H, one piece swimsuits don’t really work. Yes, I can blend sizes just fine, but it is so much easier to take a bathroom break (especially in public) wearing a two piece swimsuit. In the future I may add one to her capsule just because there are so many cute one piece swimming suits out there. Another thing I kept in mind, is especially since we spend so many hours in the sun and her mom is constantly reapplying sunscreen I added a long sleeve rash guard for those days that she is in the water/sun more than not. 

I pulled out my tried and true patterns and made it a little easier on myself by using the same pattern twice for tops, just with a different view to keep things interesting. There are so many great swimwear patterns out there, I definitely could have kept adding more to her pile of suits.

Because the Summer Blossom prints all work together, I chose to only add in a couple solid pieces. I am excited to see what combinations H chooses to wear this summer! She had a lot of fun choosing how to wear them for this little photoshoot.

• Left: Sew a Little Seam Mairin in Dusty Olive and Lowland Kids Swim Boardies in Summer Blossom Ditsy Floral
• Center: Sew a Little Seam Mairin in Large Tropical Floral and Sew Like My Mom Palm Euro in Vertical Stripe (I used it horizontally)
• Right: Little Lizard King Reine in Rainbow and Sew Like My Mom Palm Euro in Vertical Stripe (I used it horizontally)

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