I have made a sleeveless shift in a soft crepe. The back was supposed to be cut on the fold, but I put a seam in it so that I could adjust the fit for my narrower back, and this worked quite well.
I have some very nice sheer that I would like to make an "over-top" (is there such a description?) I have enough for a front and back and sleeves but nothing over for facings.
I am wondering if I could cut the sheer to the same pattern around the neck and armholes and just a little wider on the side seams, hem them down and perhaps put ties around the waistline. And then attempt to fit a short sleeve. (I need sleeves these days and I have an old operation scar on one upper arm that is a bit ugly anyway.)
What concerns me most is the mixing of the fabrics. I have seen this sort of garment in soft draping polyester, and georgette but of course both layers are in the same fabric.
TigsNona