Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the Beast (free pattern)

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This Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the Beast is a simple and straight forward sewing project that is beginner friendly.  This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the Beast costume idea diyInspired by Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

“A tale as old as time”…today I’ve put together a tutorial on how to create your own Belle inspired dress from Beauty and the Beast. The dress is sewn from a soft yellow satin with a yellow chiffon overlay on the skirt. The off the shoulder collar is sewn from the same chiffon.

While the dress looks spectacular, I came up with several short cuts that allows the dress to be sewn up in hours, not days! The bodice of the dress is actually a pre-made yellow tank top. You can purchase it from the store or sew one up from your favourite pattern. The stretchy tank top allows the dress to be worn for a long time without being outgrown and means you don’t have to fiddle with a zipper or button closure.

The skirt is ruched using lengths of 1/4″ elastic. You can make the skirt more or less full depending on the width of your fabric and how many rows of ruching you do. 

Materials

store bought or hand sewn yellow tank top

1/4″ elastic

yellow satin – 60″ wide and double the desired length of the skirt

yellow chiffon – 60″ wide and double the desired length of the skirt PLUS 12″

Sewing Essentials (pins, scissors, etc.)

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Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the Beast

Cut

Cut the tank top so that the bottom edge ends at the waist (belly button).

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Cut a rectangle of yellow chiffon 12″ x 60″. This is for the off the shoulder collar.

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Cut 6 pieces of elastic the desired length of the skirt.

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Bodice

Sew the long edges of the 12″ x 60″ rectangle of chiffon together to form a tube, right sides facing. Chiffon frays easily, so use a serger or finish the seam with a zigzag stitch.

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Turn right sides out and center the seam.

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Wrap the tube around the model to determine the length. Don’t make it too tight or the model will not be able to move her arms.

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This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastStitch raw shorts ends together.

This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastCenter this seam on the back of the tank top. Pleat or gather the tube and stitch in place.

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This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastRepeat with the front.

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This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastSkirt

With right sides together, sew the long selvage edges of the satin together. Repeat with the chiffon. Turn both right sides out.

Slip the satin skirt inside the chiffon shirt so that the right sides of both are facing out. This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastBaste them together at the top edges.This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the Beast

Lay the skirt flat so that the seam is at one side. Divide the front and the back of the skirt into thirds between the side seams. Sew a long vertical line of stitching at both side seams and at these markings (for 6 lines in total). These stitching lines help secure the satin and chiffon layers together as well as providing guide seams for sewing the elastic ruching.

This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastOn the WRONG side of the skirt, zigzag the elastic to the skirt, stretching it as much as you can. Repeat with all 6 guide seams.This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the Beast

This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastThis is what it looks like close up.

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This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastSew gathering stitches at the top of the skirt and gather so that it is the same width as the lower edge of the bodice.

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This easy to make Belle Costume is fast and perfect for you little one. Beginner friendly it's perfect for Halloween. Great Sewing Project DIY. Belle Costume Tutorial Beauty and the BeastStitch the skirt to the bodice, right sides together.

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Try on the dress. Shorten the skirt if necessary. Finish off the bottom edge with a serger or zigzag stitch, fold 1/4″ to the wrong side, and hem.

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