Sunday, August 14, 2011

Crop top (with knotted bows)

I made this crop top for my little Ms. Pretty.
I thought about making a crop top for her but didn´t do it
until I found this top in a pile of hand-me-down clothes
A long sleeves top in her size but seams are wavy
If you have a top like mine, you may want to follow these simple steps to make it into a prettier ones. 
They work for aldult tops too
1. Lay the top so
2. Crop the bottom. 
Mine looks like a curve but yours may be straight. Do what you like
3. I must sew side seams because my shirt has wavy seams. 
You may want do it too if you want to make the sleeves smaller and the shirt has a little flare
4. It´s now time for hemming. Because knit fabric doesn´t fray we haven´t zig-zag or serge
but I trimmed excesses on the raw edges as close as I can for a clean finishing
5. I make the knotted bow by sewing two rectangles fabric together, leave gap for turning right side out. 
Sew the gap shut then knot it into a bow.
Edited Oct. 13: I found a good tutorial HERE for making knotted bows

2 Kommentare:

  1. Wow, what a transformation. I love upcycling and changing clothes too! Saw you on linky party and now google friend following. Please pop by, Karima :) www.karimascrafts.com

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  2. so super cute! Thanks for linking up and sharing:>

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