The Sopranos might be over, but Tony will live on forever in my mind. Especially since I fashioned this rad tube top from a big men's t-shirt my brother sent me:
As mentioned in yesterday's post, I used a pattern in the book Sew Subversive. Since it's their pattern and not mine, I won't go into too many details, but this top is basically two rectangles hemmed and sewn at the sides with a band of elastic at the top.
The t-shirt started its life looking like this:
(photo courtesy of HBO.com)
My original idea was to put the "Bada Bing" front and center, but when I measured the fabric, putting it on the side was really the only way it would work. I'm glad about that because I like it this way better.
The only real place I differed from the design in Sew Subversive is on the sides--I added slits about 5" up to make the top more roomy.
Since this was basically a practice run, I'm going to make the next one I do a bit larger in the midriff area and I'm also going to add straps so I can wear a bra. With the Bada Bing top I'll probably end up wearing a tank underneath it or use it as a swimsuit cover up.
