When Tulle Attacks

So.....I know how to make a no sew tutu.  Made quite a few of them to go with costumes.  The black and pink cupcake cheerleader, Bones from the episode with the science guy, as well as various play ones.

 I had a lady at the school ask me to make one for her daughter.   My biggest complaint with the no sew tutu is that they bunch up and cling and end up looking messy.   So I decided I wanted to make a sewn tutu.  Let me just preface by saying I am not that good at sewing yet.  Ultimately......I gave up.  Decided to make the no sew skirt but with two big twists.
Number one, I did the tying on a piece of ribbon first and sewed the elastic into a casing around the skirt.   This idea did not work well.  It ended up twisty and bulky and I didn't care for it much at all.   Unfortunately it was too late to change but I won't be doing that again.  
The second thing I did was more successful though.   I sewed a simple circle skirt.   I got the tutorial from Dana at Made (here is the link) http://www.danamadeit.com/2008/07/tutorial-the-circle-skirt.html.
It is an awesome tutorial and helped me out a lot.   I attached the circle skirt to the underside of the tutu.  Not only did it keep the tutu from bunching up as much underneath, but it also made it a little less transparent.  I used a big satin bow to hide any other flaws.  Turned out pretty good, but soon I may let the tulle attack me fully again and try my hand at a sewn tutu.   I will let you know! (I will post pictures soon!)

A simple explanation.....

Neon Nonagon might be a strange name for a blog but it pretty much fits me perfectly.  First I am a child of 80's so Neon might as well have been a staple in my wardrobe.  I also find that putting my kids in at least a little bit of neon makes them really easy to spot on the playground.  Nonagon comes from the fact that I am a Math teacher.  I love Math and am a bit of a nerd for that reason.   Perhaps it could go a little deeper though.  A nonagon has nine different sides and quite often I feel like I am being pulled in nine different directions.  On top of working full time, I am a single mom of the two most beautiful kids on earth.  My 7 year old son Sabien and my almost 3 year old daughter Aria.   Ironically my ex-husband use to sarcastically call me the "domestic goddess" because I struggled with any semblance of domestic bliss.   Since being on my own though I have found my creative side flourishing.  So here I am the bright t-shirt on the playground.   This is the Neon Nonagon and this is my adventure.