8 Great Halter Tops to Sew for Summer

If there’s any top that’s made for summer, it’s a halter top. Sleeveless, shoulders bare, usually open at the back it’s perfect for hot summer days. Those same features – no sleeves, open back – make halter tops relatively easy to sew. Plus they don’t take much fabric which is always a plus! We’ve rounded up 8 halter top sewing patterns for the ultimate summertime top. You’ll find casual and dressy styles, and classic or modern fits.

Here are 8 great halter tops you can sew for summertime!

Sewing Halter Top + Pattern: A Beginner-Friendly Tutorial by Sparrow Refashion

A classic halter top easy enough for a beginner to make!

[photo credit: Sparrow Refashion]

Simple Halter Top Sewing Pattern, from Clueless Patterns on Etsy

A simple fitted halter from knit fabric.

[photo credit: Clueless Patterns]

No Sew, DIY Tee-Shirt Halter #2, by Wobi Sobi

Repurpose an old tee into a loose fit halter, no sewing required.

[photo credit: Wobi Sobi]

Nova Halter Top Digital SEWING Pattern from SewiStudio on Etsy

Beautiful open back halter with gathers at the neck!

[photo credit: SewiStudio]

[Video] Men’s Shirt Refashioned Into Halter Top Dupe, by Paper Michey

Refashion a button down men’s shirt into a new halter top for yourself!

[photo credit: Paper Michey]

Arwen Halter Twist Neck Top Digital PDF Sewing Pattern, from The Blankk on Etsy

The twist neck on this top is such a fun detail!

[photo credit: The Blankk]

DIY Bandana Halter Top by Opal Crown

Create a classic halter top out of a bandana! It takes just a couple of easy seams.

[photo credit: Opal Crown]

Twist Front Top – FREE T-Shirt Pattern, by So Sew Easy

Sew a halter top with a cool twist front using this free pattern.

[photo credit: So Sew Easy]

Halter Neck Crop Top, from Kenzpatron on Etsy

This loose fit halter neck crop top has an easy modern style!

[photo credit: Kenzpatron]

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I love little cross stitch patterns, but it’s especially fun when a small cross stitch design has a lot of detail going on. That’s the case with this collection of national parks cross stitch patterns from Stitchin Madness.

This isn’t really a pattern, it’s a full-on book with designs for all 63 of the national parks in the United States (which includes the Virgin Islands). Each design is unique and shows a distinctive feature or the park or what the landscape there looks like.

The book includes a full table of contents and numbered pages to make it easy to find the design you want to make.

Each design is 40 by 40 stitches without the park name included, and 40 by 50 stitches if you add the name. They’re designed for 14 count fabric and if you make all of them you’ll use 72 colors, though each individual pattern uses a lot fewer colors than that.

These would be so fun to make as you visit different parks, or make the whole set to frame together if you’re a big travel person who loves the national parks. They’d also be fun as greeting cards or even ornaments for your tree with the year you visited added to it somewhere.

The photo above shows a nice collection of some of the patterns in hoops, but I could see them done in little frames as well. This should give you a taste for what the designs look like and might even include your favorite park (mine is Acadia because I went there on my honeymoon; it isn’t on here but you can see it on the product page.

If you’re ready to stitch the national parks, or even just a handful of them, check out this pattern book from Stitchin Madness on Etsy. I’d love to know which national park is your favorite or what you would stitch up first!

[Photo: Stitchin Madness]

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