Ruffles. For so long the domain ofĀ birthday party attired 6 year olds, this summer the humble frill/ruffle is making a comeback. Seen on shirting, skirting and everywhere in between, some might say it started on the runway but I think it’s more likely dancing girl emoji made it all happen. Either way I’m happy, and excited because it’s one of those things you can totally put together yourself. Read on for how we did it.
Wearing: DIY skirt, Club Monaco top, DIY heels, C/meo collective clutch
The Ruffle Skirt
You need
- A pencil skirt
- Cotton fabric (in a colour to match)
- Sewing machine and thread
- Tailor’s chalk or pencil
- Fabric scissors
- Pins
- Measuring tape
How to
- Cut 20cm (8 in) length strips the width of the fabric. For our ruffle to go around the skirt three times weĀ needed 6 strips in total.
2. Pin and sew the strips together to create one long piece.
3. On one edge of the strip, pin and sew 1cm for the hem. Double it over so there’s no raw edged exposed.
4. Set your sewing machine to its longest stitch length and on the opposite edge, sew two rows of stitching. This will be used to gather the fabric.
5. Grab two threads from the same side and gently pull the fabric to gather.
6. Once you have gathered the whole strip, you will end up with a long continuous ruffle like this.
7. Draw in the curve for the ruffle placement on the skirt.
8. Using the pencil line as a guide, pin and sew the ruffle to the skirt. You’ll need to flip the ruffle so it’s on the wrong side, and point to the top of the skirt, and then once sewn down flip it back so the gathers and seams are all hidden.
Voila!
I really like this baby pink colour, and it works because we found this pink skirt in a second hand store, but I think this would work really well in black, white or even a gingham fabric. What colour would you wear?
This skirt is super cute, although I personally wouldn’t wear it because it’s not my colour. Maybe in black? Great DIY!
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I love the result so much including the colour – simply perfect <3
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Omg how amazing!! I love this x
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Love this idea! X
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It is so cute! The color is lovely. I have a question, does the skirt have a zipper? How do you sew the ruffle so that you can still open the zipper to put on the skirt? Thank you!!
need it!
xo
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So darling! If I had this I’d wear it everyday!
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I have similar skirt from Sandro and I paid a lot of money for it.
This DIY can save a lot of money.
Xoxo,
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Wowwww!
This skirt looks amazing!
I love it!
Kisses
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This is really cute! I love the frilly feminine looks that are starting to come back. For so long these looks were reserved for kids. Well step aside, kids – it’s cool for mom to rock a tutu or ruffle now! Okay, maybe not “cool” but this mom is doing it anyway!
This is so cute and looks super easy! Thanks for sharing š
xx Annie
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What a beautiful piece and idea. I really love the result. x
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Such a fun DIY! Love how it looks on you!
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So cute on you and expertly done š
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Oh wow! That is an amazing DIY I love the way you have transformed the skirt into something amazing! Sophie x
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what an amazing and beautiful transformation! love!
xo Sarah
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This is nice! Love how it turned out! š
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This is so great! I honestly couldn’t believe this was DIYed at first glance. It might finally be time for me to buy myself a sewing machine!
xx Hannah // http://www.HomemadeBanana.com
You always make the DIY look so easy to do! Can’t wait to try this out x
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Oh this looks so adorable, love it
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So cute Geneva! I love ruffles and have been adding them to almost all of my sewing projects… can’t get enough!
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So flirty and fun! I would probably go for a black and white gingham print?
So cute!! You make this look so simple! Def going to save this and try it one day.
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Love the skirt!! Looks so pretty!
Xoxo,
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Your posts are always so beautiful! You are an idol to me!
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Amazing DIY I am going to try this one š
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I love how this project turned out!
The ruffles looks so great in this shade of pink.
Love the combination with the simple black camisole and black heels.
xx Julia
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Wow! You have given this the best new lease of life I have ever seen š So clever.
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SUCH TALENT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanna be like you when I grow up!
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I love the creativity and ingenuity of this DIY skirt. Love it!
it’s useful, I will have a try
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I love this skirt, looks super cool and also love the colour you chose X
I love this skirt, super cool and love the colour you chose as well!! x
This skirt is amazing! Those ruffles are so much fun!
x Luciana
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Glad you like!
Thank you so much. x
Hi, I love what you have created!
I have a question, how long does the pencil skirt need to be to match your measurements?
Thanks!! x
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Beautiful skirt! If you want to add a ruffle on the bottom of the skirt. Do you have to add the length of the bottom 1,5x or 2x for the ruffle effect? Love your blog! Have been following you for a couple of years now. You’re doing a great job š
THANK you so much. I’m going to try this method. I haven’t started the skirts yet, but intend to practice your method before I sew some prairie skirts with bottom tier and a square dance skirt with ruffles. Your method sounds so much easier than any way I have ever “ruffled” in the past.