Spring Flowers

I loved this eyelet fabric when I saw it at the thrift store. Great colors, great flowers and who doesn't love eyelet. It seemed too short for a dress and too long for a skirt. Also the elastic stitching was stretched out in places, but, I thought I could do something with it so bought it! Cute isn't it?

I niticed I had some white eyelet fabric too so I decided to try and make a layered ruffle strapless tops. First I measured the length to decide how long I wanted it to be. Then I cut off the bottom.

I measured and cut the removed section into strips. I also cut the white eyelet fabric the same width to add to the layering. 

I hemmed one edge of the flora strips. The white eyelet I left with the raw cut edge. On the other edge I used a basting stitch and pulled the thread to gather them to the width of the top.

I sewed the gathered strips to the remaining top create the layers. To help the top stay up I created a pocket to run elastic through at the top. The white layers were inserted to create a visual break between the floral layers.

Finally I hemmed the bottom of the top to the length I wanted it to be.

And there it is, the finished summer strapless top. It's super comfortable and can be worn with jeans or shorts and looks great.

Let me know what you think of this refashion. Remember to take a look at your own wardrobe and see if there is something you can Refashion for you or someone else in your family. More refashions coming using different clothing items that I hope will inspire you.  

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