I'll post step by step how I made it, and what the finished product looks like. I really like it, and so does Avalyn, I suppose that's all that matters!
Here are the colors I picked. A bright pink, lime green, orange, teal, and lavender. I chose a deeper purple for the ribbon.
I measured Avalyn's waist and cut my elastic to size and sewed it together.
I spread each yard of tulle out on the floor (easier than a table for me right now).
Then I folded it in half, and sliced it down the folded edge.
After that I measured and cut six 6 inch strips. Thankfully the squares on my rug are six inches each so it was super easy to measure!
Ta-da! All the tulle is cut!
I looped the elastic around one of my lovely pillows (it's so well dressed now). And tied on the tulle. I folded each strip in half - the long way - as shown above.
Then I looped it behind the elastic.
And pulled the bottom of the strip through the loop.
Then I tightened it down (not too tight!).
And pushed it up against the rest of the strips.
It took me about an hour to do. Cutting took the longest. Yow! I didn't take pictures of putting the ribbon on, but it was super easy. I took an inch wide ribbon and wrapped it around the elastic and knots of the tulle. To start I left a foot of ribbon (to tie the bow), and started to wrap it. I did it around every other strip of tulle. At the end I tied it like I was tying a shoe.
Here's a picture of what I've done so far.
I actually made the bow a bit smaller and then put a stitch or two in it to keep it tied (kids love to untie bows), then I cut the edges on an angle and sealed them with a lighter so they wouldn't fray.
Viola! A tutu! And here are some pictures of my big girl - she's 2-years-old today - in her new "pretty dress." :)
Happy birthday to my 2-year old baby girl! Love her bunches. She's the best birthday gift I've ever received! :)
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