How to make "Scrappy TuTu Clown" costume

The world's most adorable clown costume EVER!

Here is a step by step instructions 

on how to make this clown tutu costume.

Supplies Needed

6 inch rolls of tulle {red,blue,green,yellow,orange,purple,pink}

Scraps of fabric

Thread

Hot glue

sewing machine

pom pom balls

card stock paper

ribbon

headband

pins

elastic {1 inch wide}

We are making

10 inch tutu out of tulle

&

10 inch tutu out of fabric scraps

Clown Hat

Wrist Cuffs

clown collar

For this tutorial I am sewing the the tutu

but

for the NO SEW TUTU instructions

click here

One thing, I believe, is that all crafters must have a mannequin.

This makes my tutus look amazing.

Fabric Scraps

20 inches x 6 inches

Tulle

20 inches x 6 inches

we are making a 10 inch TuTu

20 strips per color

140 strips total

Elastic for the waist band

Ella's waist approx 19 inches 

cut the elastic 17 inches

Ordered a Tank top from Old Navy

Suspenders from Hot Topic

Leg warmers from Knotty Baby Wear

Sew the waist band together

Slide onto mannequin

Take your first color of tulle

Place it thru the waist band like so

There are two strips, one on top of the other

Secure the tulle in place with a pin

Repeat

There are 4 strips of tulle in the photo below

Do the same with the next color

Repeat all the way around

After 

slide the tutu off the mannequin

sew right under the waist band

Picture below shows what it looks like after you have sewn under the waist band.

Now pull all the pins and set this tutu aside

Now sew a new waist band for the fabric scrap tutu.

Take 1 scrap of fabric

and

place it thru the waist band just like you did with the tulle.

Pin in place

Repeat this process alternating your colors of fabric scraps

Sew under the waist band

Once you have finished, pull all the pins out of the tutu

Slide the fabric tutu back on the mannequin first.

Then slide the tutu with the tulle underneath the fabric scraps

Double layering your tutus makes them super fluffy

Making the Clown Collar

Cut 30 strips

12 inches x 6 inches

Use the NO SEW TUTU instructions for this part

 Hot Glue the pompoms around the edge of the tutu just like below

Party Hat or Clown Hat

Cut a half circle out of your card stock

Then cut the half circle out of your fabric

Use Spray Adhesive to tack the card stock and fabric together

Fold your half circle into a cone and hot glue in place

Cut a strip 20 inches x 3 inches out of fabric

Pleat and hot glue into place on your hat

Do the same with some tulle strips

then hot glue some pompoms for added pizazz

Hot glue a large shiny pompom to the top of the hat

You can glue ribbon or elastic to your hat.

I am using a plastic headband

You can get these at any craft store

Wrist Cuffs 

use some of your leftover fabric from the scrap tutu

the red and white stripes is 20 inches x 6 inches

the rainbow stripes 20 inches x 3 inches

Pleat and pin in place

Since Ella is only 2 years old she has tiny wrist so I cut the strip in half

Sew the strip down the middle

Hot glue the ribbon on the backside right down the middle where you sewn it.

Fold over and glue down

These will tie around her wrist

You do not have to fold over