Bahama Mama Top

Hello, hello!

When my awesome wifey asked me to go with her and her mom for her final wedding dress fitting, I was stoked! I couldn't wait to see what she looked like. But speaking of looks, I had no idea what to wear for this exciting visit.

Time to shop my refashion closet.

I emerged from my piles of clothes with this.

There's my foot for reference. This is a big piece of fabric that, as you can see, has the word "Bahamas" written all over it. The colors are cute, and the pattern is fun, so I decided to turn it into a top. 

I started by folding the fabric in half.

Then I measured the length of the fold. 

Now, the last time I measured and did some math, I got a few emails asking me to better explain how I did it. For this refashion, I wrote down every step I did, so hopefully it makes the terrible math a little more understandable. 

I took a shirt that I like the fit of...

And measured it's neckline.

Then I wrote everything down.

Here's a snap shot of the stuff I wrote down. 

The folded over fabric was 47.25 inches in length. The t-shirt's neckline was 7 inches in length and 4 inches deep (I drew you little figures to show what I mean).

Next I had to do a little math (eww, math).

Once I divided the length of the fabric, I was able to find the exact middle. 

I placed a pin there so I knew where the middle of the piece was.

I think that snap shot is self explanatory...

I pinned the sides of my neckline so I'd know where to cut.

Next, since the neckline is four inches deep, I measured four inches down from the middle pin.

Then I measured two inches down from the side pins, just to help me make a good neck shape.

Whew, now that all that math is over, let's get to the good stuff!

Using my teeny baby scissors, I cut out that neckline, and touched up a few of the rougher spots. 

At this point I tried on the weird, poncho- like fabric. An awesome dance party ensued.

Today's stank face and dance number is brought to you by my iPod, and the lovely Lady Gaga.

After the solo dance party, I pinned my old shirt to the front of the fabric.

Then I started chopping off the extra fabric, creating the outline of a shirt.

Why, hello there, sleeves.

Hi, side!

I was left with something like this.

Next I pinned the sides of the shirt, and the sleeves, and got to sewing.

Pin....

And sew!

After I had sewn everything up, I cut off the extra fabric and tossed on my new tunic.

I love it so much. It's really comfy, and the fabric was light and breezy, which was perfect for the warm day.

Wifey!

Much needed nom noms.

So what do you think? Was the math a little better this time? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!