Vintage Bathing Suit Blues

A while back when I was hunting for a vintage bathing suit I came across this little cutie and knew it was meant for me. Unfortunately it had other ideas and you can imagine how crestfallen I was when I tried it on and it was all around too big. Determined I could sew it up to make it fit, it came home with me and... sat in my to-be-sewn pile for nearly a year. I dug it up from the bottom of the pile yesterday to get my mind off of the four inches of freshly fallen snow that was keeping me indoors. I thought it would be just the bit of spring fancy to lull me out of my winter doldrums. After looking at it every which way I could think I came to the conclusion that there's just no way for me to alter it and have it successfully fit me. Whah!