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    DIY Bodysuit: Covid-19 Style

    Apr 16 2020 5 Comments

    DIY bodysuit by Madalynne Intimates using Madalynne X Simplicity 8435

    This Tuesday, I had a lot to do, but was in no mood to do it. On my list of tasks for the day was packing + shipping orders, cutting out the sample for the next DIY lingerie kit, prepping for an IG Live, answering customer emails, and more. I have been self quarantined for over a month. I’m thankful that the online shop has been doing well, but it gets lonely in the studio + shop without students coming in for open sews at night, workshops on weekends, and other people coming in and out. I could feel my mood and motivation go on the downward slope. I needed a little pick me up… a little self care. So, I put everything aside and made myself a bodysuit. Damn, it felt good to sew something for myself. A super quick sewing project, like 2 hours flat, it was exactly the pick me up I needed. The next day, I wore it with my favorite pair of jeans, and it was the perfect casual outfit. Didn’t even need to wear a bra! Best part? All fabric + trims came from my stash (AKA: inventory), which means if you want to make one, you can!

    DIY bodysuit by Madalynne Intimates using Madalynne X Simplicity 8435

    Fabric: Italian rose flocked stretch mesh for the front and black stretch mesh for the back. Both were lined with beige stretch mesh. I used the black stretch mesh for the back because the direction of stretch on the Italian rose flocked mesh was going up and down. So, I needed stretch going around the body in the back in order to move comfortably.

    Italian rose flocked stretch mesh can be purchased here along with other all over laces

    Beige and black stretch mesh can be purchased here along with all other lining fabrics

    Trims: Neckline, armholes and leg openings finished with picot panty elastic.

    Picot panty elastic can be purchased here along with all other lingerie elastics and trims

    Pattern: Madalynne X Simplicity 8435 bodysuit. It is a discontinued pattern, but as of the date of this posting, there are still a few left in stock! I cut a size XS and sewed the thong version (View B).

    All Madalynne X Simplicity and PDF patterns can be purchased here.

    DIY bodysuit by Madalynne Intimates using Madalynne X Simplicity 8435

    Pattern Alterations: Hardly any! The only change I made was eliminating the center front button placket and replacing with a v-neck opening, which was finished with picot panty elastic.

    DIY bodysuit by Madalynne Intimates using Madalynne X Simplicity 8435
    DIY bodysuit by Madalynne Intimates using Madalynne X Simplicity 8435

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    1. Robyn says

      April 17, 2020 at

      This is gorgeous! I’ve got your bodysuit pattern and I think you’ve just inspired me to make it sooner rather than later :)

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      • Madalynne says

        April 17, 2020 at

        Thanks Robyn! I love it so much I think I’m going to make another, but in a different fabric.

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    2. Yavanna Reynolds says

      June 8, 2020 at

      I was lucky enough to find your pattern still available from a small vendor through Amazon.com! I bought the black stripe kit, and wanted the white kit, but it was sold out at the time so I bought some white stripe fabric. Now to get to work! I’m making the black bodysuit today. I was feeling really down after weeks and weeks of sewing masks. Putting the mask fabric away to make something wondrously selfish feels so good! I plan to rock these bodysuits with some homemade jeans!

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      • Maddie Flanigan says

        June 11, 2020 at

        You deserve to feel great! Happy sewing!

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    Hi! My name is Maddie and I have a serious love affair with lace and lingerie. I am a 33 year old lingerie designer and sewing teacher who turned her dream of sewing and blogging into a passionate career. On most days, you'll find me in my studio, located in Philadelphia, designing my next collection or teaching women how to make a perfectly fitted bra. Read More…

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