Skirt to top ReFashion

When I saw this skirt at Goodwill I knew that I had to have it.  It's not really my style but it seemed like it would make a great top.

Original Skirt

The beauty of this top is that it didn't take long to make and relatively little sewing was required.  Using a seam ripper I removed the waist band seam where I wanted the arm holes to be.

Remove a portion of the waist band

Create arm holes

With a good portion of the waist band removed I tried on the top to make sure that the arm holes were comfortable.

Just enough waist band removed

Honestly I could have stopped here.  Simply removing a portion of the waist band made a nice off the shoulder top.  I wanted a top that would cover bra straps so I kept going.

Making Shoulder Straps

To create shoulder straps I bent the waist band so that it would go over my shoulders.  This bend created a pucker.

Cut the pucker

I cut the middle of the pucker.

Don't cut all the way through the waist band

Don't cut all the way through the waist band.

Reposition the straps

Reposition the straps to the angle you prefer.

Pin the straps in their new position.

Pin and stitch the straps in place.  Repeat this step for left and right, front and back.

Stitch under the arm

Fold and stitch the portion of the top that will go under the arms.

Stitch the shoulder strap

Stitch the shoulder strap closed.

The top can be worn forward or backward

The original skirt had a zipper down the back.  Wear the top with the zipper at the front or back.

Zipper open

Zipper open and tucked in

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