Vintage Scarves Turned Beachy Boho Cover Up

My mother-in-law is awesome.  She has been searching the thrift stores in her town for cool, vintage fabrics.  She sent me a couple of head scarfs recently.  They reminded me so much of my Grandma.  She had drawers full of these beautiful scarves.  Oh, how I wish I would have been older when she became ill.  I would have loved to have a collection of all her vintage clothing and accessories.

Here is one of the scarves.  I saw it the other day and instantly had an idea.

I thought it would make a cute lightweight cover up top for the beach.  I took one of my comfy shirts and used it to cut out a collar.

I just folded it in half and half again and cut the hole.  Then unfolded one fold and made the front of the neck hole a bit deeper.

Then I sewed the corners to create a sleeve and waist.  

Cut out the little rectangles on either end.

And viola.  A shirt was born.  

I carefully sewed the neckline, just turning it under as I sewed.  I was too lazy to even press.  It came out fine, regardless.

Here is my finished beachy cover up shirt.

I had another scarf and this was so easy that I had to make another one.  

Once the June gloom burns off and the waves come back, these shirts are ready to take me to the beach!