Adding a gathered ruffle to the outside of a skirt

[limegreenvw]

Finish both the top and the bottom edge of the ruffle with a rolled hem or narrow machine hem. Sew gathering stitches along the top edge of the ruffle. I sew two rows of stitches on the ruffle front piece. And another two rows of gathering stitches on the back ruffle piece.
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Mark the Skirt and the ruffle into four equal sections. Side seams and middle front and middle back. NOTE: This skirt is a size 110 and I cut out 2 sections for my ruffle. You might have more than 2 sections depending on the size skirt you are sewing. So mark accordingly. :) I mark each of those with a separate pin. You could also use chalk, etc...
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Match up each of the four points on the skirt with the four points you marked on the ruffle.
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Pin into place and carefully start pulling up the gathering stitches from the right side of the front section and the the left side of the front section.
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Do this until the ruffle is the same width as the skirt bottom. Pin, pin, pin!! I make sure the skirt bottom is just a bit below the gathering stitches when I'm pinning the ruffle into place.
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Take your skirt over to the sewing machine and sew in between the two rows of basting stitches.
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Once finished sewing on the ruffle, carefully remove those basting stitches. Voila!!! A beautifully ruffled skirt! :)
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[chrysalis]

Thanks for the tute. Cute skirt!
How did you figure what length the ruffle would be? Is there a seam in the back where you sewed the ruffle together or are there 2 side seams on the ruffle?

[limegreenvw]

Thanks for the tute. Cute skirt!
How did you figure what length the ruffle would be? Is there a seam in the back where you sewed the ruffle together or are there 2 side seams on the ruffle?

Thanks! My ruffle is double the width of the skirt bottom. This was made with a light weight crinkle gauze knit. I LOVE this stuff!! It will be super breezy for the hot summer days. :)

As for the seams. I made this skirt ruffle with 2 side seams. It is a size 110, but for a larger size you would need to cut out more than 2 ruffle pieces and then mark those into fourths. Your side seams wouldn't match the side seams of the skirt then. Hope this makes sense. :)

[sewingmel]

I am not a fan of crinkly gauze knit until that last picture. That is one cute skirt! Thanks for sharing!