Light Airy and Comfortable with Scraps


 I found this piece of black double gauze in G Streets

'Treasure Hunt Room'   I do love that room.  So I folded it over

cut a hole in the center of the fold and made a baggy top, there was enough scrap left to add a littl piece on the end of the make shift sleeves that were wide from the fabric width and I added some scrap white to the top and sleeves and bottom.  I decided to add some Eyelet to the edges for a little fancier beach comfy top.


The pants are just thick cotton that are baggy with a drawstring and elastic at the waist, pockets and the bottom folded up and over and then top stitched like a cuff.

Fast fun and ready for vacation.

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