How to Make a "No-Sew" Tutu!

Have a little girl who loves to dance? Need a quick and awesome present for a girls birthday party? This quick and easy tutu can be constructed with NO SEWING in less than 30 minutes and will bring hours of enjoyment to your little one.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Tulle: 6 yards
• Elastic: 1/2-1 inch wide
• Scissors
• Stapler
• Ruler

1. 

   Lay tulle out across a large flat surface with fold toward you. Cut 6-inch wide strips using all of the tulle. You can use a cutting board and rotary blade or just cut with scissors. It is not important that the strips be perfectly straight or exactly 6 inches wide.

2. 

   Wrap elastic around child’s waist and cut where edges just meet. Overlap elastic 1-inch over the other side and staple together along both edges. Make sure staples are running up and down, not from side to side. You can also hand stitch the elastic together or sew on a sewing machine.

3. 

   Open a strip of tulle and place the center over the back of the elastic. Pull tulle around to the front and tie snuggly. Depending on the length of your tulle you may want to keep it folded for a shorter tutu.

4. 

   Repeat with all tulle pieces.

5. 

   Once all pieces are securely tied on you can spread them out more evenly and you are ready to set back and watch your little one dance up a storm!

Tips & Warnings

• If you do not have a ruled cutting board to help measure the tulle you can lay the first piece of tulle you cut over the top and use as a pattern to cut out your remaining pieces.
• Elastic is available in several different colors. Try to find a color that will be less obvious if it shows through the tulle. Here is a website where you can order different colored elastic for pretty good prices: http://www.laceheaven.com.
• Check out more child-related patterns at http://www.makethemyourself.com.

[elgirl]

on 1/15/2009 GREAT how to. made the perfect christmas gift for my 3 year old niece!

[mistymq]

on 10/24/2008 How cute! Did you take a photo?

[docblobbo]

on 10/24/2008 Thanks for the instructions! I just finished a tutu for my stuffed monkey,Trudy.I winded up using about 3 yards of pink tulle. She is about 18 inches tall and has a 18 inch waist. Haha, she is as tall as she is wide! Thanks again.

[mistymq]

on 10/3/2008 6 yards of tulle.

[MTV2ROCKSTAR]

on 10/2/2008 HEY THERE HOW MANY YARD OF THE TULLE WILL I NEED?
MANY THANKS