So, here I go...
Here is the tutorial i found and followed. J-crew inspired tee shirt skirt
It was intimidating at first cause i'd never made a ruffle. So, i searched the web and found these sites, Ruffle Dress (scroll down to the middle of the dress tutorial, she explains how to do a ruffle). Now, it's a decent explanation (not as good as having someone right beside me showing me how to do it, of course!) but i needed more, so i found this one too, Ballet Ruffle Skirt. Between the two tutorials and some trail and error, I finally figured it out. And, like most things, as soon as you figure out what the heck you're doing, it's easy-peasy. (Just for my own future reference, i set my machine to the third setting and set the stitch to 5.0mm. i tried to use the sixth setting, but it didn't work as well for some reason. Also, DON'T use cheap thread! It'll break as you pull right when you think you're done and then you have to start over and it'll almost...almost make you cuss. Not that I'm speaking from experience or anything. A-hem.)
So, I didn't take step by step photos, cause her tutorial was pretty self-explanatory. I'll do it next time though. (although, if you look closely at the tutorial's finished product, you'll notice her silky ruffles are fraying already. i didn't want that i happen to mine, so i doubled the size of the silk ruffle as i cut it out, folded it in half, sewed it together length-wise, sewed one end together, then turned it right side out using a chop stick, folded the open end under 1/4" and sewed that end up as well. This is where pictures would have been way beneficial! Now, my ruffles won't fray. :) )
Here's the finished product...
With my new found Ruffle-Making Skills, i bought a plain hot pink tank at Target for $4 and added a ruffle.
She thinks she's hot stuff! ;)
