DIY Halter Top for Girls

DIY Halter Top for Girls
Bring on summer! The sweetheart DIY Halter Top for Girls is ready to take on the heat in style!

DIY Halter Top for Girls | How to Sew a Halter Top

“oh my! Am I looking cute or what?!”
DIY Halter Top for Girls
 
And of course, it ties in the back with a nice big bow.
DIY Halter Top for Girls
Ready to sew?
 

Girl’s Halter Top Materials:

    • 1/2 yard main fabric (for size 18 most)
    • Scrap of contrast fabric
    • 1/2″ ish elastic
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Girl’s Halter Top Step 1: Cut out your pieces. The strap needs to be cut along the bias (diagonal to the selvage), so it has some stretch. I sewed 2 pieces together. My strap was pretty long, but I wanted the tails of the bow to hang down in the back. I did a narrow hem, so if you like a chunkier hem I’d make the body piece a bit longer. And as long as we’re changing things up I’d suggest making the front body piece a little narrower (13″) and the back a bit wider (15″). Trust me on this:)
 
DIY Halter Top for Girls
 
Girl’s Halter Top Step 2: Gather the front body piece to match the length of your bodice (7″ for me).
DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 3: Fold the front tie in half with right sides together (RST) and sew up one short edge and the long edge. Turn right side out and press flat.

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 4: While you’re ironing let’s make bias tape:) The long strap is really extra wide bias tape. Iron the top and bottom edge in 1/4″. Then fold it in half and iron again. For more info on this, check out our tutorial on how to make bias tape

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 5: With RST sew the gathered body to the bodice- tuck the front tie in the seam right in the center (it doesn’t matter which end you use).

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 6: Cinch the front tie in a bit to form your sweetheart neckline.

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 7: Tuck all of your raw edges up inside the bodice (including the front tie) and then topstitch in place (it will look like the photo in #5 when you’re finished).

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 8: With RST sew the front to the back along the side seams.

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 9: Find the center of your strap and pin to the back, so that it encloses the raw edge. Wrap around to the front and up the sides. The bodice will lay best if at the bottom you enclose just the edge with the strap and at the top you enclose as much as possible (I hadn’t done that and you can see mine is a bit bubbly). Stitch along the bottom edge of the strap just past the bodice

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 10: Thread your elastic through the strap. Pull it slowly until the end of the elastic is about to move from the front to the back of the shirt. Tack the end of the elastic in place by sewing across the strap in a diaganol starting at the side seam. Pull your elastic to the desired snugness (you don’t want the back to gape open) and then tack the other end in place. Pull up on your elastic as far as you can and trim the excess

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 11: If your bodice seems to be moving around a bit you can sew along each side of the tie to keep it in place

DIY Halter Top for Girls

Girl’s Halter Top Step 12: Sew along the rest of the edge of your strap. Hem the bottom and you’re done!

DIY Halter Top for Girls
 
Wow- I think she’s looking even more mischievous than normal! There you have it – the sweetheart girls halter top pattern!
DIY Halter Top for Girls

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13 Responses

  1. Just made one of these tonight. Turned out super cute. Can’t wait to try it on my little girl in the morning!!

  2. I just made this for my friends little girl (who will wear 18m this summer) since that is what this is written out for. It turned out so cute! Will definitely be modifying to make one for my little girl soon!

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