Hello everyone, I’m so excited to share with you all this simple top I sewed. I knew the top was simple and thought I was going to have a simple process, it turned out to be one of the most chaotic tops I’ve ever made.
I got an invitation to a hangout and the theme was “wear you”. Everyone thought I was going to wear crochet but I decided to surprise them. I had already seen 
Knowing how simple the top was, I asked my mom for the leftover of her fabric she used a while back. She was hesitant at first because she said it was just about a quarter of half and wasn’t sure I could make anything out of it. I asked her to rather give it to me to experiment than to throw it away. I intended to use an hour to make this top but I used over 7 hours because the machine wasn’t giving nice stitches at some point and I had to sew some parts with thread and needle. Yes, that’s how determined I was.
The materials I used were;
• Fabric leftover
• a pair of scissors
• measuring tape
• pen (improvision)
I started by folding the top into four using my bust measurement and 2 inches allowance. I then measured the bust point and marked the armhole. I was so careful not make any mistake and my mom couldn’t stop laughing. She said if you’re too careful when sewing, you might miss some details so I should just relax. Well, I didn’t listen and I made that mistake.
I measured a wrong armhole but I found out later. After cutting the front and back of the top, I proceeded to sew them together from the armhole. This where I realized I made a mistake with the armhole. I then added about an inch and cut the armhole down. It was still small for me and at this point I was so frustrated. My mom said the sewing machine can sense if I’m frustrated so I better relax if not, it won’t sew well.
I don’t know if this is true or she just wanted me to relax but guess what? That was when the machine started sewing bad stitches so I took a break and then used my hand to sew the neck part. For that part, I just folded the top part in an inch and the sewed it to make a channel for the belt for the neck to pass through. After using thread and needle, I tried the machine and it was still not perfect.
I moved to the belt for the neck. I tried with the machine and it wasn’t perfect but my hand was hurting at that point so I had to manage with it. I cut about 2 inches of the fabric and then sewed them together across length inside out. I then used a safety pin to bring the hood side out. I then passed it through the channel for the neck.
I folded the armhole and the bottom of the top and sewed them separately to secure and prevent them from fraying.
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When I started the top, my mom said she was going to be with throughout the process, but along the line she went to take a nap and she woke up to see me wearing the top. She smiled and said she knew I was going to be able to figure it out with or without her. I’m glad I didn’t give up because I almost did when the machine was sewing something different. Cheers to more sewing projects! Thank you for your time.
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