One great thing about finding an easy pattern is that you can adjust it. When I started making the Peasant Top I couldn't stop thinking about other ways to alter it. This is my newest creation. Everything about this top is pretty much the same. Follow the original tutorial until it is time to sew up the sides.
Either use the same material as you did for the main shirt, or find a coordinating fabric like I did. Cut two strips of fabric at about 2 1/2" wide by whatever length you feel necessary.
Fold your pieces in half right sides together and iron them flat.
Sew the strips closed leaving one end open.
I always trim my edges down a bit so that it lays nicer. Then flip your tubes. I definitely would purchase a kit to do this, otherwise it can be a real beast! Iron your piece flat.
Now it is time to decide where you want to place your strips. I chose about 3" down from the arm pit. Your main piece should still be right sides together. My strips were quite a bit long so I had pull some extra fabric through. The finished edge of your strips should be inside the shirt. The piece you can see in the picture is the raw edge that I will cut off after. Pin your strip into place and sew up the sides. Do this to both sides making sure that they are even.
Finish the shirt exactly like the rest of the pattern. When you finish this is what the back of the shirt should look like. I made this shirt a tad wider because I knew it would be pulled back by the ties. And a quick shout out to Walmart (we have been on a little better terms lately) for all the fabric I have found there lately. The yellow fabric above... $0.75!
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