🌸Denim Crop Top🌸

We all have a pair of old jeans stuffed somewhere in our closet, me included! In this simple tutorial, I will show you how to repurpose those jeans into a denim crop top. Let's get started!

old jeans

sewing machine

7 inch zipper (ngl I got mine from Walmart)

thread

pins

measuring tape

scissors

basic sewing knowledge

just a heads up; I only use a running stitch in this tutorial

These are all of the measurements you will need. When I reference each letter in future steps feel free to check back here to look over which measurement is required.

a: measure from your under arm across you bust to your other underarm.

b: measure from the lowest point in the sweetheart neckline (where do you want it to lay) to the waist

c: measure from the highest point in the sweetheart neckline to the waist

d: waist measurement

e: measure from your underarm across your back to your other underarm.

Divide measurement a by 2, this will be our front piece bust measurement. Divide d by 4, this will be our front piece waist measurement. On a leg of the jeans, sketch out our new bust measurement, waist measurement, c, and d. Draw lines to connect the measurements. Make room for seam allowance. Take e measurement. Divide this in half, it will be the width of your back piece. Make 2.

Sew the front pieces together and sew the back pieces to the fronts. (Shown in picture 1). Hem the top of the denim garment. Add a zipper to the back. Personally I liked the frayed look on the bottom of the crop top, so I stitched 1/2 inches above the raw edge to keep it from fraying.

That's the end of the tutorial, a lot shorter than some of my other instructables I must say! I hope it was fun to follow along and make sure to ask any questions!