Finally I have found the time to continue working on Belles blue dress from Beauty and the Beast. The skirt and the apron are probably the easiest parts to make out of the whole costume so I thought I would combine them in the same post.
Since I have made so many skirts and aprons in the past I didn't need to use a pattern. I simply cut out my fabric and started sewing.
I absolutely love how my skirt turned out! I love the fabric I chose so much! The only thing I would change about the skirt is I used a little to much fabric. It is a very full and puffy skirt with all the gathers I made. But other than that, the skirt turned out wonderful.
In the picture below you can see how I made a button enclosure for the waistband. I was only planning on using one button for the waistband but my waistband ended up being longer than I wanted it to be (which seems to happen to me every time I make a skirt). To fix this problem, I added an extra button and overlaped the waistband until it fit me perfectly. I actually love how the skirt looks with the two buttons.
When I hemmed the skirt I made sure that it was only a few inches shorter than the underskirt. I tried on the skirt with the underskirt and I love how the stripped pattern of the underskirt can still be seen. When you pull up the underskirt it really starts to look like Belles outfit and I know it will look even better after I make the bloomers for underneath.
Now onto making the apron. I really don't have much to say about making the apron. If you have a pattern for making an apron, that's great, but if you don't aprons are super easy to make without one.
I cut out a big rectangle of the fabric and hemmed the sides and the bottom. Then I simply gathered it and sewed it onto the waistband/strap. Make the apron strap extra long so you can tie it in the back.
And that is all I have for now. This costume is finally starting to take shape! I'm so excited!
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