Button Up Blouse to Halter Top

Supplies Needed:

* Sewing Machine
* Used Blouse
* Shears
* Matching Thread
* Washable fabric pen or pencil


So I had a blouse that fit great except for the arms were really tight and uncomfortable.  Since the fit was good everywhere else I decided to take off the arms and turn it into a halter top.  You could always use a shirt you already have, or pick up something from a thrift store to alter.  Here is the before:

Not bad just uncomfortable



1.  First thing I did was put on the shirt and with a washable fabric pencil draw lines where I wanted to cut out the sleeves.

2.  Cut the marking you just made and strait across the back.

3.  Fold over the raw edges about a 1/4" and press.  Fold over again to get rid of the raw edges and press. Sew.


4.  Then try on the garment.  For me it did end up being larger around the armpits and bust.  So I simply put it on inside out and pinned out some darts along the bust to give it a nice fit.  Then tried it on again to see how the fit was.  You may need to play around with this for some time so that you get just the right fit.  Since the blouse already had some darts along the bust I tried to form the new darts into the old one so it looked nice and smooth.

5.  Now that you have your darts pinned in and you know that it is going to give you a nice fit sew the darts.  Be sure to press flat afterwards.  Now you have a whole new look :)