Obviously I didn’t update my post last night with pictures…I got home and found that the batteries in my camera were dead and I didn’t have any more. I’ll stop at the store sometime soon and get some. I did work a little bit on my costume for tonight (I had choir practice, so I didn’t get as much done on it as I wanted). Tonight I’m going to run home, cut out the bodice, the chemise, and the underneath layer of the skirt, then go to my friend’s graduation. Then I’ll rush home from the graduation, sew stuff together really fast, then go to the party.
Last night I whipped the four layers of tulle together at the waist so that it’s ready to be attached to the fabric layers of skirt. I have learned something important…tulle isn’t as horrible to work with as I was afraid it would be. I gathered it around the waistline and the whipping together was extremely simple. I used the really coarse tulle (usually labeled as netting) because it was cheaper. The costume altogether will cost about $15. 3 yards of chemise fabric that was on the Walmart $1/yd table. About 3 yards of bodice and skirt fabric that was on the Home Fabrics $1/yd table about two years ago, then 8 yards of netting that was just under $1/yd. I’ll lightly bone the bodice with zip ties (purchased in bulk at Home Depot a few years ago before I started hemp boning my corsets).
Hopefully there will be pictures tonight! They make everything more exciting 
