I know an awesome little girl who wanted to dress up for her birthday. I love the tutu trend so I decided to put together a little outfit for her.
This was an opportunity I couldn't let pass. With two boys, I don't get an opportunity to make gifts for girls often. I took a trip to Wal-mart to build an outfit for the birthday girl.
The outfit consists of a pair of purple leggings, a tutu, and a white fitted t-shirt.
Cost:
Shirt $3.47
Leggings $4.97
Tulle $9.56
Total $18.00
The tutus alone generally cost double that amount. I made the tutu for a fraction of what it costs to buy a custom made tutu. I had fun doing it.
Procedure:
I followed the tutorial from wowzzydotcom. It's really easy to follow.
Here are a few issues I ran into:
It all turned out great!
This was an opportunity I couldn't let pass. With two boys, I don't get an opportunity to make gifts for girls often. I took a trip to Wal-mart to build an outfit for the birthday girl.
The outfit consists of a pair of purple leggings, a tutu, and a white fitted t-shirt.
Cost:
Shirt $3.47
Leggings $4.97
Tulle $9.56
Total $18.00
The tutus alone generally cost double that amount. I made the tutu for a fraction of what it costs to buy a custom made tutu. I had fun doing it.
Procedure:
I followed the tutorial from wowzzydotcom. It's really easy to follow.
Here are a few issues I ran into:
- No waist measurement!You can use waist measurements based on little girls' clothing sizes if you don't know the child's waist measurements. I used the size chart from Justice to determine the correct waist measurement based on her clothing size.
- Longer than time given. I made a girl's size 16 tutu. This required 8 yards of tulle and double the time described in the tutorial.
- Tulle scrunching together. Mist it with a little water. That worked wonders.
It all turned out great!
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