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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That headline pretty much describes the Under the Sea cross stitch pattern from Una Buena Pieza, which is covered with shells, fish and other creatures of the sea. It’s not intended to be an I spy, I don’t think, and most of the same kinds of animals are grouped together, but I think it would be fun for someone who didn’t stitch it to look and see what different things they can find within.

The pattern includes turtles, jellyfish, a whale, shark, ray, all sorts of fish and shells and I’m sure other things that I’m not noticing right now. Dolphins! Coral! Seagulls!

It looks like it would be super fun to stitch and fun to have on the wall during the summer months, or even hang in a kid’s room if you know a young one who loves the beach or ocean animals.

The design is 110 by 220 stitches. It comes out to about 8 by 16 inches, or 20 by 40 cm, when stitched on 14 count fabric. It calls for 19 colors.

This design looks great on light blue fabric as shown, but in the pattern listing on Etsy you’ll also see what it looks like on a darker blue and a white fabric, and they all look pretty good so you can use whatever color you like to suit your decor or your idea of what color the “ocean” should be. There’s even a customer photo that looks like it was done on a sort of tie-dyed green fabricc, which is really fun.

However you stitch it, I think this project would go faster than you imagine because there are so many fun little things to stitch. It will be hard to get bored when you can just move on to a different animal or part of the design.

Check out this pattern from Una Buena Pieza on Etsy.

[Photo: Una Buena Pieza]

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