My Resort Chic Top

One of my good friends got married yesterday and the attire was resort-chic. It meant that we didn't have to come in fancy stuff and my hubby didn't have to wear a suit! Think neutrals and colours.  I decided to make a top from this extremely late 80s/early 90s style skirt I had.  It was calf length and a bit awkward but I love the colours and didn't want to give it away.


In this project, I didn't use a sewing machine, only a needle, pink embroidery thread, a pair of scissors, sewing chalk and my glue gun. Sorry, I don't have exact measurements.

The before!

The after! Does it give you a resort feel?

First step:
Measure from shoulder to wherever you want your top to end.
Cut the skirt to length

I had cut off a good 8 inches so I cut that into four 2 inch strips of fabric. I then opened the left and right seams of the top of the skirt - this is where the arms will go.


I added darts to the top of the front and back panels 

Second step:
Darts in the middle, left and right. Use your chalk & ruler!

Third step:
Used my trusty hot glue gun to glue the darts.
I didn't use a sewing machine as the top of the skirt was
elasticated and thus too thick for any needle!

Fourth step
While waiting for the glue to dry, I made a plait
from 3 strips of fabric.

Fifth step
I sewed the plait along the top edge of the front panel
and then the back panel.
Made sure I could fit my arms in
though!

Final step was to tidy up the fraying ends at the bottom of the top and at the sides of the arm holes. Here I did a blanket stitch with my pink embroidery thread.   


I hope you like it! I also made a flower with the 4th strip of fabric.... I'll be putting a tute on that soon!   Here is the link.  Enjoy the rest of your Sunday! :-)

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