Lulu Vs. Patterns: Snow White dress with Little to no pattern

Lulu VS. Patterns

I think its time I shared how I made this gorgeous dress with no real pattern. Lets see if you can keep up with my madness! 

The bodice.

Now this sounds crazy, like really crazy. But whenever I have to do a fitted bodice or corset fit bodice, I don't use a pattern. I use a video to help me trace out a well worn tshirt and I use their measurments to cut it up into the appropriate pieces. 

 

i used this video. 

And I wish I had done something like that for this one. 

I didn't measure it at all really and chose to make the general shape of her bodice and then I tailored it to fit my waist. Don't be like me, use the video. 

The sleeves

For big puffy sleeves like the ones for Snow White, I used a bubble skirt pattern technique. No joke, once you master how to gather materials, making a bubble skit is no big deal. 

But, for sure, check out these tutorials before jumping into anything. Practicing on scrap fabrics is a really good idea. 

Bubble Skirt!              Material Gathering!

I also used the gathering technique for the big yellow skirt. 

I did a lot of mixing and matching with these tutorials and without a tape measure it was hell. Use measuring devices, it will shave off so much time.

Now I hope this helped! Or at least it lets you into my madness....

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