The Imaginative Seamstress

This is practically the same thing as the Scrunchy Maternity Top , but it also has a front panel for nursing added in. The pictures are from a customer. This is the 3rd Maternity + Nursing Suit I've made, none of which have been for me... The ladies seem to love them!      This picture shows the maternity belly band really well!  There's an over panel with elastic in it that covers over the under portion of the Swim Top. The under portion can be pulled down and the over portion can be pulled up to easy access your nursing bra. Outdoor picture; Yay! :-)

A friend from FL was here in July with her lovely little family, they joined us at the lake where we enjoyed the lake and my parent's houseboat. My friends were going to be adding another little person to their family not long down the road...she was 5mo pregnant. Her swim pants were board shorts with a panty liner in them. They weren't maternity, just a couple sizes large so they'd fit nicely under her belly. I offered to switch them to maternity for her and she was thrilled! So, I set to work, letting her watch (she's a seamstress too) me cut them apart and redesign them :-) The first thing I do is cut off the waist band and cut out the zipper, then I sew the flap closed. I always cut the front in a nice swoop for the baby belly. The belly band is made from swimwear fabric. From the fold I measure about 13.5" and cut a slanted line...less full toward the top, where your back sort of dips in, and a little more full toward the waistline at center back. I do give a ...