Patchwork Leather Top with Grommets

Step 4 Add more leather pieces

Now that you've got the basic bikini top done, cut and add more pieces as you like to make a patchwork front. Scotch tape is useful here: you can use it to hold pieces together and even sew right over it, then pull it off when you're done. Don't use pins, as they would leave holes.

Things to think about: how long/wide do I want this thing to be? Which piece of leather should I place against my skin when I overlap edges? How much overlap do these pieces need? What shapes do I want to cut? Do I need reinforcing stitches at any of the overlap points? Do I really want to put pink, red, and burgundy leather on the same top? Have I left good, strong places to place my grommets? Is this going to make me look like I'm fluent in Klingon?