Craft #1- Ruffle Tank
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I would have loved to make this with pink ruffles, for a monochromatic look, like Ann's. But I wanted to use what I had, so I grabbed an old tank from my closet, and some scrap knit from an old cream tank I had used for another project.
1: Start by using pinking shears to cut one side of a 2"x24" strip, cutting the other side with a strait edged rotary cutting or scissors. Repeat to make a 2.5" strip, and a 3" strip.
2: Pin the strips on top of each other, with the flat sides flush.
4: Loosen your tension all the way, and select your machine's longest strait stitch, then sew all the way down the strait edge.
5: Slowly and carefully, pull the top thread to gather until your strips are 12" long. Sew a backstitch on both ends to hold in place.
5: Pin your ruffles to your shirt in a "U" shape, with seams touching, and sew them on.
6: Ann Taylor would say that you're done, but I thought it needed a little more fanciness to it, so I sewed some tiny little lace in a "U" shape, along the seams of the ruffles. :o)
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CRAFT #7- RUFFLE COLLAR TOP
I started off with a free tank top and a free blouse in a complementary color. Look for a blouse with a silky texture.
I removed the sleeves and took advantage of the fact that they were already sewn along one edge. I bunched up the fabric at intervals of about an inch or two and safety-pinned the fabric to the collar of the shirt - one sleeve for the front and the second sleeve for the back. I tucked the raw ends and the cuffs under.
To make this permanent, simply hand-stitch the gathers to the shirt and remove the pins.
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