my top: DIY Solee top, instructions by Nataile Ebaugh
Penny’s top: DIY using the same method, just no elastic at the waist
fabric: rayon cotton voile from Blackbird Fabrics (no longer available)
straps: velvet ribbon from Mood Fabrics
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So, funny thing : my top originally started out looking like Penny’s - loose and wide and floaty at the hem. I already had it finished and everything. But then I saw Natalie post her DIY Solee top on Instagram (and Star’s version, too!), which was a similar style, just with elastic at the waist too. And I fell in love. I decided I NEEDED THIS to have elastic at the waist. But I already had this cut and finished at an almost- cropped length, not enough to turn up the hem even more to add in the elastic. So instead, I simply took some scrap strips of fabric and made a separate casing that I stitched to the inside of the top, and then threaded the waist elastic through that. Voila! It worked!
It worked out fine for me in the end, but if you want to do it the easy way, Natalie has step by step instructions in her Instagram stories.
P.S - I love how mine turned out, but I’m OBSESSED with hiw cute Penny’s is. This is one of my favorite styles to make her, and its also one of the easiest since its just a rectangular piece of fabric with some elastic. Easy peasy!
