How To SELF DRAF A Shirred Top Plus Shirring Tutorial!

Hi Friends, today I wanted to draft a cute shirred top and here is how I did it. You can follow along with the video or if you just want me to tell you here, well.... here it is... the short and simple version!

I cut a piece of fabric 1.5 times my bust measurements (36x1.5=54) I actually folded my fabric in half so I really only cut to 27in but when I open the fabric it's 54in. I cut my fabric the length I wanted it to end up plus allowance for the hem. Since I have a cute border fabric I only added allowance at the top. I cut mine at 17in long. I then cut 4 straps. Mine were cut 15in x 3in. Once I had my pieces cut out I hemmed the top of my shirt leaving a small area where I would sew the sides together after shirring and then I would close the hem then. I went ahead and shirred my top. I did 10 rows of shirring spacing them 1/2in in between. For my straps, I folded them right sides together and sewed a slanted end and then the side. I turned them around and closed the other end and had them ready to topstitch to the top at the end. After trying them on I decided to place them 3in from the center to each direction. ok, back to the top. Once I finished shirring, I placed it right sides together and sewed up the back seam (you can do two side seams if you'd rathe that look) I made sure to finish the raw the edge so it would not fray later. Once that was done, I finished the top hem and attached the straps and that was it!! Quick and easy!!!

Thanks for coming along for the ride. Comment below and let me know if you have any questions.

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