The weather is steadily warming up! In Southern California, we’re going through an intense heat wave and it is hot, hot, hot! With summer making its first appearance today, what better way to prepare and celebrate for those fun beach days than with an easy to make beach wrap?!
Follow these quick and easy steps, and you’ll be walking down that breezy beach with your girlsfriends in no time!
1. Sewing machine or Thread and Needle
2. At least 60 inches of fabric for a size Small, 2 yards for a size medium, 2.5 yards for a large, 3 yards for an XL, and so on (Add a half yard for each additional size above an XL). We will be working with the 2 yards for a medium.
3. Scissors and Pins
4. Bias Tape (store bought or make your own if you so fancy)
Step 1: Cut one piece of your choice fabric per your above selected measurement. We used Diane Kappa’s “Droplet Paisley” from her Salt Air collection. You can find it here! At this time also cut your desired length.
Step 2: Fold your fabric in half hamburger wise, evening up the corners. (cut off selvage is applicable).
On the top corner, cut a half circle for your armhole. I like to describe this as drawing a sun on the top corner of your paper, like you did in elementary school… (but that’s a story for another time!)
Step 3: Add your binding! Sew your binding all the way around your fabric. Then, cut two strips of binding approx 13” long and sew them to the armholes. Your finished product should look like this!
And there you have it, a beach wrap fit for an
in about 30 minutes!
Best of all? It won’t cost you nearly anything, which is a major WIN when these babies sell anywhere from $30 to hundreds of dollars!
So you made an awesome beach cover-up...but you don’t have to limit yourself there! You can also use this to sit on at the beach when your towel gets too wet to be of any use. Use it as a blanket for warmth when that b r e e z e hits- it’s multifunctional!
We're in love!
We hope you have a great, sandy and sunny Summer! Now excuse us:
Additional tips:
*Add a band of shimmering beads from your local craft store, or a chic chain to wrap around your waist or use some bias tape! You can do the same for the straps and truly be a beach fashionista!
*Don't want to sew that much? Use a jersey or other knit fabric with a great drape, like our Travel Knit, and leave the edges raw. The only thing you'll have to sew are the straps!
