Tutu Bedskirt

So I saw a tulle bedskirt in the Pottery Barns Kids catalog that I wanted for Morgan. Naturually, I went on to Pinterest to see what bedskirts others have pinned to see if I can find a cheaper, similar one. And then I came upon {this}

By the way, the above is one of my favorite blogs. She is hilarious. I love how she refers to her daughter as The Girl. Morgan needs a nickname like that with all her diva tendancies. Of course, Morgan would prefer Your Highness.

So the $100+ bedskirt turned into a $30 DIY project. I bout peed myself I was so giddy.

The best part about this tutorial is that you can use it also for that tutu nightstand that is circulating Pinterest. Yeah you girls know what I'm talking about. Don't act like you don't spend hours on pinterest until you realize you forgot about all the other s*** you have to do. Just nail the elastic onto the nightstand rather than sew it.

So I followed the blog to the best of my ability. There were a few holes I found (or maybe I just read it in a hurry) so I had to estimate on measurements and a few other things. Just so you know, my measurements are for a queen sized bed and to cover the sides and foot of the bed.

Not too shabby right? Definately doesn't look exactly like the one from the magazine, but the same concept. It's fun, girly, and best part- cost me $30. Fabrics.com has fantastic prices, by the way.

I bought 10 yards of elastic (1/4 inch) and used not even 6 yards. (I intenionally bought more for future projects. I do realize I could have just measured the bed, but thats too easy).
I also bought 15 yards each of aqua and pink tulle. I used about 10 yards of each.
You will also need a sewing needle and string, pins, scissors and an old fitted bedsheet.

Put the fitted bedsheet on the boxspring. I dyed an old white one pink.

Tutorial on making this adorable chunky little boy is gonna cost ya.

And I absolutely love my daughters glamour shot in this picture.

Pin the elastic around the box spring. Now you can pin it on the corner, almost on top to keep it hidden when you put the mattress on top. But just know that when you make the bed, it's gonna be a biotch straightening up the tulle after it gets tucked in underneath. I pinned it more on the side. Morgan's new (future) comforter will cover it.

This part of the tutorial I was unsure of on the other blog. I dont know exactly her specefics, but I removed the pin (something about sharp pins and my two year old just doesn't sit right with me, call me crazy). I hand sewed the elastic to the bedsheet only, not the mattress. I did this about every foot.

Now for the incredibly boring super fun part of cutting. ... and more cutting.

The way my fabric came in is that it was folded in half, then in half again. I cut one of the loops so that I would have two even sheets of fabric folded together. That really doesn't make sense does it. I know that I suck and explaining a few things. Thats why I added a picture (see above). Not that it helps though..

I then cut strips. So they were about 20 inches long, and 6 inches wide. Keep the two folded strips together. They will be looped onto the elastic together.

Insert the folded part (the loop as I have been calling it) under the elastic.

Then pull the rest of the tulle through the loop.

I did the aqua first because  I wanted to evenly space out the colors. I wanted it to be symmetrical on all sides. Very seldom do I pretend to be a perfectionsist. You notice that probably 99% of people like to brag about being a perfectionist. Nope, not me. Whatever path that will get the job done the fastest then I take it.

Okay- this is the last time I'll point it out. Girlfriend seriously needs bedding. Look at all those prints I have going on in there. Looks like a spring flower garden barfed on her bed.

I added in the last color and then went back and added more strips to fill it out better. I also did an extra step. I used safety pins to pin up a few spots that looked like it may start to droop from the tulle. If the tulle is too long then trim it. It doesn't have to be even as it will constantly be shifted around as Girlfriend gets on and off the bed. Did ya see that? I decided I will refer my diva daughter as Girlfriend. Niiice.

So many of you are pregnant (it's like a baby craze going on lately) so I WANT to see this done in a nursery. How friggin cute would that be.