Today's outfit is one I made in August 2011, so, about a year ago. I never got around to typing up a how-to though. So, I'll give it my best shot to relate how I made it.
The girl in the pictures is Leslie Moore, she was a member of a popular Christian pop group in the early 2000s called Jump5. This is what she wore in the music video for their song "All I Can Do".
The break-down is as follows: 2 tank tops, a pair of jeans, a pair of sneakers, and a cast wrap for her right hand.
TANK TOPS
Ok, there are two tank tops that overlap each other. The base one is cerulean blue and one sholdered. The sholder piece goes over the right sholder. I used the pattern "Trendy Tank Top" from Liberty Jane. This is one of their free downloadable patterns. I followed the pattern, but after cutting out the pieces, I cut off the left sholder pieces, and then hemmed a downward slope to the under arm. Another thing to notice is the slits at the bottom of the shirt, on both hips.
I cut mine a bit too far up from the hem line, as you can see from the top picture of Leslie, it seems like the bottom of the slits are very narrow and string-like.
Onto the the next layor!
This tank top is black with a purple accent,. I used another free download pattern from Liberty Jane, called the "Strappy Tank Top". I couldn't find it under their website, but then I remembered they had emailed it to me after I signed up (for free) for their newsletter. So, it's free to sign up, and they'll email you two free patterns. The Strappy Tank was one of them. The website is www.libertyjanepatterns.com.
Alrighty, so, I used the Strappy Tank pattern, but had to extend and widen the left sholder pieces to get the black sholder. I followed the rest of the pattern as is though. For the purple strap, I cut two 4 1/2 inch pieces of 1 inch purple trim casing and sewed the bottoms together. I then attached the strap according to the instructions given on the pattern.
I also cut one 4 1/2 inch piece of the same casing and sewed it longways (on the front) under the purple strap. I hemmed the top before sewing onto the tank, but after sewing on, I folded the bottom over the hem of the shirt and sewed.
PANTS, SHOES, HAND WRAP
For the pants, I used a dark blue denim and the pattern Simplicity 3936.
I had already had a pair of doll sneakers, so, use whatever you have at home!
For the hand wrap, I used a strip of black fabric and a strip of light purple lace trim. wrap the lace around the hand first, and then layor the black piece over it.
Well, there you have it folks! I hope this write up was easy enough to follow! Happy sewing!
