Work-out Tank

As the heat of the summer is coming closer, there will be those days when it is way to hot for anything but a tank top. Even then a tank top is just uncomfortable to wear. I know everyone has an abundance of plain t-shirt, why not put then to good use!

Supplies

- t-shirt

- scissors

- fabric glue

Start off by cutting the collar and sleeves off of your t-shirt. This gives your t-shirt the tank top outline. Give yourself plenty of room, you can always make it smaller.

Cut off the hem of the t-shirt along the line of thread that is farthest away from the bottom of the shirt. Then cut along the close line of thread. Pull the bottom of the shirt until the edge curls.

Unfold them hem and cut the loop so it isn't connected. Then pull so the edges curl in. This also gives you more material to work with.

Flip the shirt over and cut a v shape in the middle. Pick a point to be the end of the point and guesstimate on the shape. Also cut in the sides of the back, mimic the racer back style of a tank top.

Fold the t-shirt in half and line up the arm holes. Take your stretched out hem and tie the two "straps" in the back together.

Wrap the rest of the stretched out hem around the two "straps" until you reach the bottom point of the v. Tie off the stretched out hem once you reach the bottom.

Take your fabric glue and fold over the raw edge. Put glue over the knot and on the inside of the tail. Wrap the tail around until it covers the knot and hold it in place for a few seconds.

Cut the neckline to the depth you want it to be. Then stretch it out until the edges curl.

Get ready to beat the heat!

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Tribal Beach Cover-up

 While browsing through JoAnn's the other day I found a bolt of tribal print material. I loved the bright orange in it, which happened to match my bathing suits for this summer. Then it struck me, this can be my cover-up for the summer!

Supplies
- 1 - 1.5 yds. of cotton fabric
- scissors
- pencil
- bias tape: two packages of single fold or double fold bias tape)
- straight pins
- ruler

Start off by folding your material in half so the short edges are together and cut.

Pin and then sew the bias together.

Pin and sew the bias tape to the bottom hem.

Pin the two sides together and sew, this will look like a pillow case when you turn it inside out.

On both edge seams, measure a rectangle six inches long and one inch wide. Cut this out, curving the corner as you do so.

Make two marks from the edge at a half inch and one inch. Fold the  raw edge into these marks and pin in place. Repeat on the other side.

Sew both of the sleeve hems. Then iron them flat.

Fold the material in half and mark the center. From this point, measure eight to ten inches on the front and five inches on the back. Cut straight down these lines, creating a v- neckline.

Pin on bias tape and then sew. Make sure to back stitch at the point of the v to keep it in place.

That's it! Go rock your new cover-up at the beach :)