We're into the dog days of summer folks... Here's a quick little halter top that's just a tad fancier because there's a beaded necklace that holds it up around the neck. I found these aqua beads in the 98¢ bin at Walmart and thought they were the perfect color for summer. One pattern piece, a few hems, string some small beads on wire and wa-la, we have a cute Barbie shirt! The most involved part is adding the shirt to the necklace... But it's really not difficult.
What I did:
- Cut one piece.
- 1/4" hem all around. Suggested sewing order: Sides, bottom, under arms.
- Fold tip towards inside, with needle and thread, gather the very top and scrunch it together, sew it together.
- Create necklace using my technique HERE, being sure to keep your beads to an odd number**.
- Sew top onto middle bead of necklace. You have options... Sew thread around each side of the middle bead as I did for this top. **Or, when you're making the necklace add a long piece of string to the middle bead ~before~ you add it onto the wire. You'll use that string to sew the top to the necklace.
- Add a snap or velcro closure to the top of the back.
- Done😊
The pattern:
The finished top:
(I sewed my bottom first on this one, I do suggest the order given above.)
The back:
How to make a super easy, no hem, Ken tank top here,
Now Barbie and Ken have matching outfits for the luau😎
I'm Joining:
I love this. I think Mattel actually did a few of this style in the past. This is an easy cute project for kids, too. Favorite things under beads, lol. Sandi
ReplyDeleteBarbie looks great, I'd like a top like that myself!
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