yet another 90's eddie bauer dress that i cut apart and added a ruffle ala this pin:
from gcb [good christian bitches] which is a hilarious show on abc. the desperate religious petty housewives of dallas. based on the book of the same name.
its a bit short cos i ...wasnt paying attention and i cut off too much
and i made another petticoat! here is the crappiest tutorial ever:
step 1: do some math. determine waist measurement and length [remember pi*d is circumference and pi*r^2 is area. not helpful]. i can scan in my little drawing if that helps.
-edit- here is my scan:
its had a hard life. please forgive my terrible handwriting and the fact that the paper rolled around in my purse for 2 days. and then i ripped it by accident.
step 2: get fabric accordingly. i purchased 6 yards of 54" tulle, 2 yards of 1.5" satin ribbon, and 20 yards of 3/8" ribbon...which i didnt use that much of.
step 3: cut that shit out. i found pinning the 4 layers together and putting the curious kitty in another room helped a surprising amount.
step 4: baste around the waistband and in a long rectangle [4-5"] down one side, carefully cut open
step 5: pin wide ribbon around waist and down the previously made slit. seriously pin the crap out of it. satin ribbon + 4 layers of tulle = crazy big mess.
step 6: sew ribbon down on the inner edge [closest to the tulle not the top] while carefully removing pins. resew a second seam between the first and the top edge of the waistband. not only does it look nicer [and sates my ocd] but it lays flatter when you wear it.
step 7: attach thin ribbon to the top of both waistband corners [i melted the edges to prevent fraying and cos i was too lazy to iron over the ends]
step 8: sew thin ribbon around bottom edge of tulle, folding tulle between ribbon layers like bias tape. the most difficult timeconsuming ire-rasing bias ever.
step 9: give up after one layer.
step 10: fin!
id say it makes my minnie mouse dress look pretty fab no?
absolutely love that outfit. when you're done with that dress please mail to kt. kthx.
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