Tutus ~ Updated

This week my daughter and I made these adorable tutus. They were so easy and required minimal sewing. They came together so quickly we forgot to take pictures of anything but the finished product.

Here are three of the tutus, we still need to finish two more

here is a close up

We had fun making them and they took about an hour to make, the longest part was cutting the tulle. These are small, about a 2T. We found that you can make them short and super puffy, or long and sort of puffy.

Since I didn’t take pictures I will try to explain how we made them.

First measure the waist of the tutu wearer. Subtract 3 inches. Cut your elastic to that measurement and sew ends together. (I used a zig zag stitch, but this can be hand sewn as well)

Decide how long you want your tutu to be, take that measurement double it and add one inch. Cut strips of that measurement.

My tulle was already six inches wide so I only had to cut the length. I used two 6 in by 75 ft rolls of tulle for each tutu.

Cut your tulle.

Here is the hard part to explain in writing. I slid the elastic waist band up my leg and on my thigh. I then proceeded to tie the tulle in double knots on the elastic waistband. I made sure all the knots were at the same level on the elastic. Putting the elastic on your leg just makes it easier to work with.

After I tied all the tulle around the elastic I added satin bows on each side. I burn the ends of my satin ribbon to keep from fraying.

I hope this helps all of you who asked for directions. I still have two more to make so I will try and add pictures of the process soon.

The Happy Housewife

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