However, I decided that the length was a bit frumpy, so I ended up cutting off two strips about 8” wide from the bottom to make a ruffle. (The following picture illustrates how precise I was… hahaha)
Next I sewed two seams with super big stitches:
Then yanked on the two top strings to gather it up:
Then just sewed it onto the bottom of the dress! Done! Voila!
It turned out pretty cute, here it is in action at the lake:
