This is a really cute shirt. What you are seeing is the back because I only cut out squares on the back. I usually wear a tank top under it. There is no sewing required for this project but a little patience is needed. You CAN wash this shirt. The tutorial I made is in link form below. Check out my blog, http://rachelscraftyblog.blogspot.com/ , I can probably make a tutorial for anything you see on there.