Waves & Wild Baby/Child Sunshine Swim Romper

Buy the Baby/Child Sunshine Swim Romper sewing pattern from Waves & Wild. This rashie-style romper is perfect for the pool or beach. It has a zip fastening and there are options for long, 3/4 or short sleeves; long, 3/4 or short legs; and colour blocking.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics:

Main: Light to medium weight swim Lycra.

Lining (for gusset): Swim mesh is the best option but alternatively you can use the same fabric as your main garment.

Fabric requirements:

Main: 140 cm (55") wide fabric: All one fabric, 40 - 170 cm (1/2 - 1 7/8 yd) // Body only, 40 - 110 cm (1/2 - 1 1/4 yd) // Long sleeves only (short sleeves require half this amount), 30 - 70 cm (3/8 - 5/8 yd) // Colour blocked strip (6-12 months - 8 years only), 80 - 140 cm (7/8 - 1 1/2 yd).

Lining: Up to 100 cm (1 1/8 yd). But if your fabric has equal 4-way stretch, you can rotate your gusset 90 degrees before cutting, and will then only require a maximum of 10 cm (4").

Sizing: Preemie/small newborn – 8 years. Please check the designer's size chart.

Notions: Closed zip: up to 0-3 months = 18 cm (7"), 3-6 months – 1 year = 23 cm (9"), 2 – 4 years = 28 cm (11"), 5 – 8 years = 33 cm (13"); scrap of lightweight fusible interfacing and double-sided wash-away tape for inserting zip (optional).

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/legal/letter print-at-home pattern (35 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets); projector pattern. This pattern has layers so you can print just the sizes(s) you need.

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