Anyone who has a little girl will admit, at least at some point, that they love dressing them up. When Bella was just one year old, my (Wendy) sister-in-law got her a tu-tu for her birthday. It was punk-rock chic and looked very fun. She pulled it on all by herself and couldn't stop dancing in it. I LOVED it. Several months later my sister followed a tutorial on making tu-tus and had one for her daughter to use at dance. Stacy swore to me that it was super easy and that we should make some more for our girls. But when we finally started to try, I quickly realized those original tu-tus for what they were: a hot mess. Together we figured out a way to fix this: a sewn in waistband. Now our girls have tu-tus that provide fun without the mess, and we can provide the same to you!