Time for another girlie-girl craft! I’ve seen these scrap tu-tus all over the internet & pinterest, but I don’t see any tutorials! A fabric scrap tutu is SO easy to make. I whipped up this one in no time!

First, I pulled out some 3/4″ elastic and several coordinating scraps & end bolts from my fabric stash.

You will need enough length of elastic to reach around your daughter once without stretching (mine was about 19″ for our little lady). Then over lap the elastic an inch-and-a-half or so (so it will stretch just a bit when she puts it on). You can do this by hand or run it back and forth in the sewing machine a few times.

You will need several strips of fabric about twice-plus-three-inches the length you want your finished skirt. You can vary the lengths a bit or keep them all uniform. My strips are from about 17″ to 22″ long each and about 1.5″ to 2″ wide. You will need two strips for every inch of elastic (so I used about 34-38 strips for my 19″ of elastic, which was more like 17″ around once sewn). I HIGHLY recommend ripping your fabric strips: you get straight “cuts,” it’s WAY fast, and the rip-rip-ripping is VERY therapeutic. 😉  Simply snip every few inches to start the rip (below), then hold each side and rip away!

Then you’ll have gobs of strips.

Next, alternating fabric strips, fold a piece in half (below left), and tuck the ends through the loop (below right), wrapping it around the elastic as you do.

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So it will look like this (below). Try not to make the knots so tight that you bunch the elastic–keep the elastic flat so the waist isn’t as bulky. She’s only one, but no girl wants extra inches around the waist, right??

Then repeat that about a million times (or about 36, in this case), and you’re done!

Wheeee!!!!

Now, wrangle your model and snap a few pics before she runs off!

“Oi! come back here, Sissy!” Okay, the skirt is easy; getting her to stand still is NOT!

Well, she’s off! {And so am I!} Have a glorious day!