While patiently (?) awaiting the arrival of the blue-green paisley, I decided to alter the petticoat I made for DGD about three years ago for her first Nationals costume. It is three tiers of white cotton, each gathered 2-1 to the one above, with three 3/8"growth tucks and 2" white eyelet lace on the bottom tier. The top tier is getting tight around her hips, funny how young girls grow like that. ;-}
I removed the entire top tier (I had serged the seams, so I had to remove the serging in order to make the alteration), cut the front section to 19" wide plus seam allowance, cut a new back section same width and gathered the middle tier to the new top. I could have cut a completely new top tier, but I had embroidered a pretty white-on-white Celtic knots designs on it, and I wanted to preserve that.
Inserted new elastic for her slightly larger waist and delivered it yesterday.
C'mon, paisley!!!
Beverly