I wish every child could be lucky enough to learn basic sewing like I did (thanks Nanny!). Tonight I decided I wanted a new top to wear to work tomorrow, Something breezy and cozy and sleeveless to go under a cardie. Fact: Librarians wear a lot of cardies.
Sorry for the trashy gray bra underneath, but everything else was in the wash and it was what I had on, but you get the idea...
Just add a cardie and you are ready to go!
Let me say off the bat, this is not a couture garment. There are no French seams. I didn't even use a serger. But for around 6 dollars, about 20 minutes of
my time and a perfect fit, this is way better than any sweatshop shirt you are
going to find at Walmart.
If
you didn’t learn to sew as a kid it is not too late! All you need is a sewing machine, a ballpoint
needle, some thread, about 1/2 - 3/4 metre of knit fabric (depending on how big or small you are) and some pins!
Take your fabric and fold it in half. Put a sleeveless top you already have that fits perfectly on top. Cut around the edges, leaving about 1/2" of extra on the sides and neck for seam allowance. Now you have two shirt-like shapes, a back and a front. Turn them so the right sides of the fabric are facing. Pin the sides of the torso together. Sew up both sides of the torso using a straight stretch stitch on your machine. Fiddle around with the neck and cut it in any shape you like (I added a cowl) and sew to close up as much as you want. Ta-da. You are done. Seriously. Well, turn it right-side out and try it on. Now you are done. No need to make hems on the bottom, neck or armholes, unless you have lots of time (I don't) or are feeling ambitious (nope, pretty lazy here!).
See? Easy!
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