I've been seeing peplum shirts everywhere lately, and I'm dying to get my hands on a few. Unfortunately every time I try one on the peplum doesn't seem long enough, and I end up with a belly shirt (not cute!). I decided there was no other way to get exactly what I wanted then to make it myself. Now.. how do I do that?
I set out to see if any fellow crafters have already attempted the peplum without a pattern, and sure enough many have! I found this tutorial to be the best!
I started out with two shirts I never wear, the first one a fitted stretch tee, that I don't wear because it's too fitted at the tummy, and the second a large baggy tee:
First I tried on the fitted tee and decided where I wanted the peplum to start, I decided right above the navel, so I marked there. I then took a ruler and marked across the entire shirt
cut
I tried the top on again and then using a measuring tape I decided how long I wanted the peplum to be; 8" seemed to be just the right length for me, allowing the pelum to fall just over the top of my jeans.
I took the baggy shirt, laid it out, I measured 8" from the bottom and marked across, then cut
I was left with these two pieces
Now, to attach them, I turned the bottom portion inside out (the hem should be at the top), and I slipped the top part of the shirt into the bottom, and pinned all the way around
Using a straight stitch I sewed all the way around, and that's it!
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