Ruffle tutorial
We have this area in the play/mud/craft room that stores all the large toys.
It’s right above the cabinets and it looks really ugly.
I decided the space was in need of some ruffled curtains.
For about $100 I could of bought one of these beauties:
Antrho
Pottery Barn
Sticking to my budget I made my own for $10.00.
A few years back we turned some painters tarps into outdoor drapes and thought this would be the perfect solution for this room as well.
This is so easy, YOU can do this!
Cut fabric into long thin strips.
Sew your sides to prevent them from fraying or do what I did and cut them with these scissors for some added interest.
Start sewing your ruffles.
I bunched the fabric with my fingers and then pushed it through the machine so the stitch would be in the middle of the strip of fabric.
When you get to the end of one strip, tuck the end under and add your next strip on top.
Keep going until your left with a whole bunch of beautiful ruffles!
Sophie sure liked them!
oh i can' twait to see them all done!!!! they are going to be gorgeous!
oh i can' twait to see them all done!!!! they are going to be gorgeous!
I Looooove it, Kristin! Such a darling idea! Looks like Sophie gave them the stamp of approval. She is too cute! Can't wait to see how the new drapes look in the reveal. I can see doing this technique on pillows, too. Very cute!
xo,
Michelle
I can't wait to see the end result.Looking pretty darn cute!
Now I LOVE this idea…I can do this I think!
thanks for the inspire!!
xo
Oh my goodness, it is going to be beautiful! I really need a sewing machine.
Gosh- is there anything you can't so???? Lovely idea!
This makes me wish I had a sewing machine – I so look forward to seeing your "reveal"….xoxo
Looks so fun and easy to do, even for a beginner sewer like me.
Looking good, loving ruffles too!
Hello,
You have me so intrigued! Ruffles, say no more. It's going to look so pretty. I was looking at those same curtains from PB.
Love ruffles. I need to learn how to sew.
Take care. Can't wait to see!
Claudia
Thank you for sharing this I wondered~
Looks so pretty – a wonderful idea. Very easy with the special WOW-effect. Fantastic!
Big hugs
Tine
You know me and ruffles! Love, love love them! Those are gorgeous, Kristin! I can't wait to see them hanging in your mud room. You are moving along quickly with the mud room. How fun! Sophie is a doll!
Oh this is so cute and funny. I laughed when I saw that precious baby standing in the middle of it all. Isn't that the way it goes with ruffles…almost finished!?!… and sewing and sewing and sewing and….
They're going to be beautiful! Love the DIY!
Kelly
I love the ruffled look. I just bought Pottery Barn curtains for my daughters room (the pinched at the top ones?)And just bought painters tarp for a project I plan to do and blog about. I can't wait to see your curtains done, maybe they'll match my project…
So pretty! Thanks for sharing.. I'm definitely going to give this a try!
Kristin how fun and I am so excited to see the finish!! You are so talented!!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
That is going to look gorgeous. Sophie is twin to my dog Paris.She is too cute! I am going to try and snap a pic of my dogs. They are camera shy like their mom. They take off when they see a camera, but I'LL KEEP TRYING.
Oh, I love that! I have so many drop cloths leftover from my failed curtains. . . maybe I can try this for a shower curtain! You are so clever. Anxious to see the reveal.
Hi
So clever you are, looking forward to seeing these finished:))
Hava a really nice day.
Hugs from Norway
How do you do all this everyday inspiration for me! 🙂
I love you!!!
Etta
Hi dear Kristin!!! I love your ruffled curtain…and I think also Sophie does!!!! 😉
Hugs!
Mara
Love it! The ruffles are perfect, and I think Sophie agrees!!
oh thanks for the anthro inspiration- i really love these…
so those cushions i was going to finish are pushed aside again for another new project!!
melissa xx
Kristin, those are going to be very cool. have a great day.
Pattie
Thank you for the tutorial. As someone who LOVES ruffles, I will be giving this a try.
Denise
Extreme Personal Measures
I LOVE this~beautiful! I have to start working on sewing again. I FINALLY learned how to do a little,then my daughter took the entire bobbin holder out and it took Forever for us to get it back in right. Now, the needle keeps getting stuck and pulls all the thread out in knots??? Oh well…maybe soon.
This is going to look so-ooo great! Can't wait to see them up!
I love this I too have been drooling over the antrho and PB ones you listed but your idea is even better and will have added textures for interest. Oh I cannot wait to see the finished result!
OH MY GOSH!! I am dancing with excitement over here! I LOVE this idea! I adore ruffles and covet those curtains from PB and Anthro!! Thank you so much for this Kristin, you are so creative and yet again I am inspired by you!!!
I can't wait to see them hung up!!
XOXO
Love the ruffles! I can't wait to see it all finishes Kristin! It's going to look FABULOUS!
Looking at your blog is like going to Home Depot —-
I think I can do anything…….
If I buy a sewing machine ya think I could do that??
And no fair – tease!! I want to see the finished product!
I totally love this idea. I have been saving up for the Anthro version- guess i have a Spring Break project now 🙂
I love the prettiness of ruffles! Can't wait to see everything completed.
P.S. Sophie is so cute! 🙂
~K
Hello Kristin,
Sophie is adorable! I am thinking about putting ruffled curtains on the sliding glass doors in my master bedroom. You make it sound easy. I really need to invest in a sewing machine. Any suggestions? There are so many projects I want to try.
Like everyone else, I am dying to see the final reveal!
Hugs,
Tracy
Loving the ruffled idea and it really looks like I could do it! Can't wait to see it all finished.
Oh, my. Those look adorable!!! Can't wait to see them up!!
Kristen,
Those curtains are so adorable! Sofie is adorable too.
So pretty! Maybe I'll do that for my bedroom…affordable and so pretty!! The problem is you give me too many ideas!!! That pup is so super cute I can't even stand it. I'd love to see her next to my dog. Come over and visit, I have a giveaway and there is a print that looks just like Sophie! 🙂
I know these will be good! Hurry, we need to see them soon! The anticipation may kill some of us….me included!
I can't wait to see how it all turns out! Everything on it's own is so beautiful so I can only imagine what it is all going to look like together!
I am so loving your ruffles! Getting up enough courage to actually give them a go myself!
Jeanine
I really need to learn how to sew…very inspiring. I love ruffles. Have a great weekend!!~ XO
I am in the works of doing this on a toss pillow, perfect timing on the tutorial! So darling!
Heidi
I really love the organic feel of those ruffles….got to make me some 🙂
Love the ruffles and the beige and white is so classy! xo
That is absolutely darling Kristin!! Loved the simple tutorial too since ruffles can sometimes be daunting. Fabulous my friend!
Vanessa
Kirstin! I love them. The ruffles came out so cute, I can’t wait to see them done.
xoxo
Denyse
These are gorgeous, Kristin ~ I LOVE ruffles!
Your ruffles are so pretty! Thanks for posting yours, you’re giving me some ideas here!!!
Gorgeous!! I need to put new drapes up in our guest bedroom and this technique will be perfect! Great tute!
I love ANYTHING with ruffles!! Super fun!