Petticoats, Petticoats, Petticoats!
This weekend was long and productive!
I spent the majority of Saturday working on my reception dress petticoat.... again and again...
After starting over twice, and getting frustrated with the tulle, length, pattern, and pieces, I decided to go ahead and order the petticoat, and I am so excited about it!
Considering the petticoat is such a small part of this major project, it wasn't worth it to waste time worrying or working on it when I can spend more time focusing on the details of the wedding dress!
Sunday afternoon, I went grocery shopping, and after putting pot roast on in the kitchen, settled down to tackle the task of altering the ceremony petticoat.
My mom gave me an old and very large petticoat.
Below is the said petticoat. If you can't see, the waist of the dressform is right above where the picture ends. The petticoat was pinned down on the side in order to stay up. It was extremely large, so I had to take a lot off in order for it to fit.
Because it was also shorter than I needed (when it was sitting on my waist), I decided to add a few inches of lining above it instead.
I took about 9-10 inches off at an angle.
Before cutting, I measured my waist, hips (where the petticoat would sit), and the length between the two.
I added 2" seam allowances, and divided each by 6 for the panels.
I added 2" to the length between the two for seam allowances as well.
Below is the lining doubled and marked for the length. I measured 3 trapezoids on each side.
After sewing each of the panels to one another, I added an elastic band to the top. It was a tad bit smaller than my waist so that it would stretch.
The last thing I did was add it to the actual petticoat. I had to cut off the ripped seams in order to have an even canvas, but it was pretty simple in the end.
Here it is! The finished petticoat for my ceremony dress.
I'm taking a few days of vacation next week to work on the dress. It's about to get really exciting!!!
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