The thought of making your own clothes from scratch can be more than just a little bit daunting, even for me. I mean, it’s one thing to cut off a pair of denim jeans or hack up a dress, but a different thing completely to start with a piece of fabric and end with something you can actually wear. Right? After years of doing this, you’d think I wouldn’t bat an eyelid with a bolt of fabric and an idea in mind. But I have to admit that’s actually not true, often deciding what it will be and making that first cut is truly scary. And I have plenty of corpses in the DIY graveyard to prove it’s not all smooth sailing. When in doubt? I usually just make something really, ridiculously, stupidly easy. As in, a five year old could do this kinda easy. I’ve said it before but the trick for having such easy projects look good is choosing nice fabrics, all of a sudden everything looks expensive and (hopefully) imperfections aren’t as obvious. This top is one of those types of projects, take two squares and sew them together and really, that’s it. Use nice fabric and you’ve got something that could have just as well been bought! Read on to see how.
DIY Quick Summer Top
You Need:
- Rope
- Fabric
- Scissor
- Needle and thread
How to:
1. Measure how long you want your top to be and cut two piece of fabrics to identical sizes. Refer above for suggested lengths. Then, hem the two pieces of fabric all the way around.
2. Once the fabric is ready, hand stitch along the top of the fabric along the shoulder section approximately 3″ (8cm) to create a neck hole in the middle.
3. To fasten, slip your head into the neck hole, and tie the rope around yourself a few times before fastening it around the back.
Wrap the rope around as many times as you like. Voila!
Photos by Nicola Lemmon
I never thought that this shirt is a DIY as it looks like a very expensive designer top! Thanks for sharing the instruction.
xx Rena
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The top looks very lovely!
xx Mira
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This is an exceptionally quick DIY – fantastic if you’ve come across some amazing fabric that you simply just can’t wait to showcase!
This looks so lovely and super easy! I think I’d just always be worried about the rope loosening!!
x
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oh, my! I really, really, love this top! and the fact that it is so easy to make! it looks amazing; I could wear this in the office and look professional as well as stylish!
thanks for another great DIY project!
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Beautiful and stylish top! I really enjoy looking at your process DIY process.
Beautiful and stylish top! I really enjoy looking at your DIY process.
This is really cute! x http://www.justsavxnnah.com
What a cute post! Loved seeing how you made that amazing top, and we’re excited about trying it out!
Xx,
The Twinne Twins
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You just turned that top from 0-100 just by adding the rope. You look amazing.
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You are seriously a genius when it comes to making clothes!
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Your top looks so chic. What a great DIY. I will give this a try. 🙂
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Oh wow! This is such a great and simple idea. All the projects that I have going on right now seem too time consuming. This is easily an afternoon’s DIY. Will have to give this a go x
Jess | It’s That Time For
Wow!! Love the top!! Very easy!
Xoxo,
Love from http://www.trangscorner.com {a lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and food blog}
Hooray! This looks like such a wonderful idea and I can’t wait to give it a try! x
Thanks for your blog!! any idea for having a crochet bikini not paying a lot? 🙂
Very cute! Love those shorts in one of the first pictures too! 🙂
Love this, the results look fab!
x
StephC
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Hi Geneva! What a cool DIY, but it just reminds me a little of the sackcloth Chinese family members wear to funerals… :-/ http://www.chinahallway.com/bb_mainmenu/custom/funeral_03.jpg
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a hater, have ALWAYS been a fan, but I’m Chinese and am just looking out for you 🙂 Perhaps using a different colour or fabric maybe?
xx Ching
What kind of fabric would you recommend for a top like this so it would hold its shape? It looks fantastic!
Love the top. Great way to use up material that is left over. Great for kids too. Reminds me of a swim suit cover. Now I’ll make those too.
your diy are always so simple and look great. I don’t know how you come up with these amazing ideas
Lauren
livinginaboxx | bloglovin
I’very made similar tops using a big square scarf, or even the skirt portion of an outdated sundress. I’ve always loved how drapey and soft and comfortable these tops are, but I had never thought to make them in a fabric that has more body. It’s an entirely different look!
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Simple, nice and chic!!!
Thanks for the tips, xoxo
Hey
Looks veeery nice! One Quick question:
You haven’t stitched together the pieces on the side?