Top Without a Pattern

I fell in love with this plaid fabric I found at Joann's and I knew I had to make a tank out of it. I stumbled upon Sew Mama Sew and found a cool tutorial by Rae from made-by-rae. Her Spring Ruffle Top can be found here. This is my kind of tutorial. I am an "eyeball it" girl. I love simple projects that don't require a pattern. I had to try it on several times to get it just right, but I love the finished project. I think I will make another one with some embellishments next time.

Deconstructing a Garment to Make Your Own Pattern

I was ironing a couple of my favorite summer tops the other day and I started to get sad,  because I realized they were starting to get those awful pit stains. One I love because of the fit, and the other I love because of cute cotton print and little pleated pockets. Then I thought, maybe I could learn to make my own. I decided to deconstruct one of the tops (the one that had the worst stains) and use those pieces as a "pattern". I first tried to use a seam ripper, but got too impatient and just decided to cut along the seams.
APRIL 6- Just found a tutorial for this method from Dana at Made . Find it here. She says to remember seam allowances (which I almost forgot).