{"id":77540,"date":"2021-08-18T07:25:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T11:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=77540"},"modified":"2021-08-15T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:58:25","slug":"diy-lined-rash-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/08\/diy-lined-rash-guard.html","title":{"rendered":"diy lined rash guard"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been sewing swimwear for my kids for about seven years now. The Field Trip Raglan<\/a> pattern is, hands down, my most-used pattern for swimwear. Though my girls prefer more traditional, tank-style swimsuits, I always like them to have a rash guard or two for our annual beach vacation. More coverage = less fighting over sun screen = more relaxing vacation for Mom.<\/p>\n

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I last made rash guards for my kids two years ago, and my nearly-11-year-old daughter didn’t have any that fit. We found a striking geometric-print swim knit at Fabric Mart and I set to work.<\/p>\n

\"diy<\/a><\/p>\n

When I make rash guards for my girls, I like to line the front panel with swimwear lining for a little more modesty. When using the Field Trip Raglan pattern, I simply cut out a second front from the lining material, and then treat both fronts as one piece when I sew the shirt. You can reduce a little bulk in the hem by cutting the lining shorter, so that you only have to fold up the main fabric for the hem.<\/p>\n

\"diy<\/a><\/p>\n

The only other change I made to the pattern was to cut the neckband 2″ wide for a bit more coverage.<\/p>\n

\"diy<\/a><\/p>\n

I construct these rash guards using my serger on the seams, and my coverstitch machine for the hems. I usually also topstitch the neck seam, but forgot to do that this time.<\/p>\n

\"diy<\/a><\/p>\n

My daughter’s measurements fit the size 12, but I wanted the shirt to fit tightly so I cut out a size 8 with the length of a 12. I probably should have gone for the 10 as I think it will be too tight for her next year. Won’t be long before it is time to start altering Liesl + Co. patterns for her!<\/p>\n

\"diy<\/a><\/p>\n

I made the matching bottoms using the\u00a0Cosi Swimsuit<\/a>\u00a0by Sew Pony.<\/p>\n

\"diy<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’re looking for ideas for sewing some DIY swimwear for your kiddos, you may want to reference this post<\/a> from last year. It includes many examples of swimwear sewn from our patterns, ideas to tweak other patterns to make swimwear, and tips for success when sewing swimwear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Masha used the Field Trip Raglan pattern to make a partially lined rash guard for her daughter. Bonus beach pics included!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6023,"featured_media":77548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rash-guard-hero.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-kaE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75323,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/07\/sewing-swimwear-with-oliver-s.html","url_meta":{"origin":77540,"position":0},"title":"sewing swimwear with oliver + s","author":"Masha Richart","date":"July 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Did you know you can sew swimsuits using Oliver + S patterns? 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