Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Tiered Ruffled Skirt

Are you afraid of this contraption???








I love my ruffler.  Sure, it has caused me my fair share of frustrations (primarily, soon after I got it I realized that I needed to use a pliers to tighten the screw holding the needle as it kept loosening)...and I went through more needles that I care to count (I sometimes forget to move the needle over a little...therefore resulting in a broken or bent needle).  

I came across this pink and brown fabric, and couldn't decide what I liked best...therefore I got a little of everything and made this skirt!








From Ruffled Skirt
From Ruffled Skirt
From Ruffled Skirt
(This was the only plain shirt my Jilli Bean had.  Luckily, I did not stock up on 18 month fall/winter clothes when they were on clearance--I would have been stuck with a bunch of clothes that were one size too small!)

I did a rolled hem on the serger, then used the ruffler on each strip (set it to 1 ruffle every 6 stitches).  Then I sewed the ruffles to strips of plain fabric.  I ruffled 4 rows of 40" strips in less than 10 minutes!  Talk about fast!
 I plan to get a plain, light pink, long sleeve shirt to go with this, and applique a "J" on the front of it (or something!) in the brown w/ pink polka dots (bottom tier). 

I'd like to thank my lil' Jilli Bean for being such a good sport for pictures...it was over 100* outside!  I think she was just happy to get to play outside!





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7 comments:

  1. That is adorable. I haven't purchased a ruffler foot yet. I will admit that it does 'scare' me a little bit, LOL!
    ~Kimberlee
    www.TheSpunkyDiva.blogspot.com

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  2. What a cute skirt. I'm glad to know that the ruffler foot works well. I've been thinking about getting one but wasn't sure how it would work.

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  3. Cute skirt and model...
    I got this contraption a couple years ago and I hate it!! Maybe I am not doing something right. Every time I use it, it loosens my screw for my needle.

    Maybe you have some ideas for me??
    ickesa79@gmail.com
    amy

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  4. The ruffler may cause some frustration while you are figuring it out, but the results are wonderful! Imagine perfectly spaced gathers (every 1, 6 or 12 stitches)! And you also have the option of sewing the ruffle to another fabric while you are ruffling the piece of material (think ruffled bloomers)!

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  5. I love the colors, and I'm wishing I had a ruffler foot. Looks so fun!

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  6. Wow, that's cute! So's the skirt! ;)

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