Tutu: almost no sewing

This was such a simple project that I actually wasn't even going to blog it, but then there were adorable pictures.

Like that. Yeah.

And that. I actually had zero plans to make Myra a tutu today, but when I got a shipment of neon pink stretch lace in the mail, I thought this would be a good distraction. And it is.

I based this tutu on the No Sew type tutu, for which there are at least 40 gazillion tutorials on the web. I did make a few changes to the general method you see on those tutorials, mostly because I really wanted this to be a super fluffy tutu and most of those look more like slightly puffy skirts.

I started off with 2 inch wide elastic. I wanted to tutu to have a nice wide base, so that it would flare out rather than drape down. I didn't have spools of tulle, just yardage from my stash, so I cut strips about 4 inches wide and roughly 2 feet long.

Most of the tutorials use a looping slipknot sort of thing, but I think this type knot really encourages the loops of tulle to hang downward, so instead I made square knots with my strips of tulle, allowing them to stick out from the elastic base.

I also think a nice fluffy tutu relies on tons of tulle for body, so I crammed as many knots on there as I could. She's been dancing in it all day, so it's a win. And hopefully I can get my pants finished before she remembers that neon pink lace...

ETA
On a related note, I just heard that Disney plans a Princess-style makeover on my favorite princess, Merida. I'm very upset about this, as they are sexing her up, and turning her into someone that I'm not sure I want my own princess to model herself after. Myra loves Merida, and I don't want that to change.

My little Merida

There is a Change.org petition to protest this. I'm not sure how well that will work a week before the "crowning", but it's something. You can find it here - https://www.change.org/petitions/disney-say-no-to-the-merida-makeover-keep-our-hero-brave

A purple tutu and some whining

Myra recently rediscovered a cute tutu that a good friend made for us, but it has gotten too short to be a proper tutu (and Myra has decided that it is a hat), so I made her a new, longer one.

The gold one on her head was the original that Hayley made, and I followed her basic method.  It's strips of tulle and ribbon tied into a crocheted elastic headband.  Super simple, but it made Myra very happy!

It's good for twirling.  Although it definitely doesn't match the weird, too small orange romper that she insisted on wearing.

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In other news...  Oh wait, there is no other news.  I haven't sat at my machines for over a week, so I have nothing to report except for the worst case of lost mojo that I have ever had.  Seriously, I even have had some time to sew, I just can't convince myself to do it.  Both maternity blouse and dress are cut out, but I haven't even fused interfacing or threaded the machines.  Here's hoping that the mojo comes home soon!