Hoop skirt and bum roll!

 I'm finally starting to get  a good collection of my costume's pieces going.  I just finished my hoop skirt and the bum roll to go over top.

 My hoop skirt =)

 I love love LOVE my dress form.  It makes picture taking a lot more easier, that's for sure.  And now I can make custom pieces that I couldn't even fathom drafting from measurements before.  Drafting is so pain-stakingly time consuming.

 The back, with the bum roll attached.  Again, I used heavy duty duct ties instead of expensive boning.  The support is a little flimsy, but considering I made these two items using only the supplies I had in my sewing room already, I'd say it turned out better than I could have expected.

 Overall, this was a pretty cheap project.  I used 45" muslin to make the skirt, which would have cost less than $10 if I had to buy it.  I used twill tape for the ties on the skirt and the bum roll, about $4 total.  I used the stuffing from an old, badly flattened bed pillow, and then cut up a work shirt for the bum roll since we're switching uniforms.

Overall, I'm really happy with the result.  =)  All I need is to make a shift now and I should be done with all the underthings.