When Nettie and Heather meet!

Friends,

When two powerhouses met the result could only be Bombastic. Closet Case Files invited me to test Nettie in honour of gorgeous Sown Brooklyn. How could I not? I love both of these amazing girls. Nettie hosted a tour of the garment district during my trip to NY last year. She is a very inspiring lady to get to know. Sadly I missed the testing deadlines due to so many things on my plate. I overcommitted and failed. Hello, human not over achiever!
Bodysuits scared me as they never ever fitted. I got in touch with some pailful memories of childhood. I was much bigger (tall and chubby) than the girls my age and felt self conscious of my body. Wearing unflattering lycra wasn't really confidence building, specially on those annual end of the year school shows.
Today, as a thirty something women, I took control of those past fears. I have the skills to make it work. Why now conquer the bodysuit. Oh boy,how glad I am that I tried. The nettie pattern is so fun to sew. When clothes fit, the effect is highly exciting. Wow, I look THAT good and comfortable wearing my old enemy.

Now to the conundrum of how to present pictures. The bodysuit looks amazing on. What's the point of sharing the perfect fit of a bodysuit without showing the whole body. To avoid the risk of giving HRH a heart attach -he still gives me grief for posting the bombshell pictures- I have compromised and shown as much of the suit as possible without affecting my modesty.
Heather knows how to make a sexy pattern.

I choose the high cut front and the low cut back.

Patterns size and alterations: Size 10 (tester size) Check out the updated sizing here.

The front bodice was lengthen by 10 cm The back bodice was lengthen by 6,5 cm I wished I lengthen the sleeves by my usual 3 cm, I totally forgot. I will add cuffs to adjust the difference.
Next time I'm sewing cups. This pattern is so trendy right now. I think contrasting 'to show' bras add another dimension to the whole look.

The fabric looks like Liberty 'brasilianised'. It is from my trip to Porto. I love the whole 90's vibe bodysuit worn with low rise boyfriend jeans & rolled up hem...

The bodice front as gathered using elastic. You know I like adding my personal touch. If you wanna try, just sew the elastic on the wrong side all the way, stretching only where you want the gathering.
The non gathered parts stay stabilised. Fold over and zigzag/ twin needle stitch in place. I filed twice for a invisible look.

Remember that will decrease the size so is worth adding more to the pattern If you don't want difference/low cut.

If your machine doesn't like sewing the start of knit fabrics, you can add a piece of Swedish paper or tissue paper just at the start. Will sew like a dream. Just rip after.
Are you joining the sew along? I'm planning a few more when Im back. From today till the end of June all my posts are pre schedule. Follow my Brazilian adventure #houseofpinheiroinbrasil