This sweater was sitting in my closet lonely and bored. I thought I should lift its spirits with a crepe-ruffle edge to give it new life & ready for Spring. It was surprisingly quick to do and easier than I expected.
1 Choose a fabric that has some texture and is pretty thin
2 Cut two strips of fabric at 4″x 40″ or longer depending on length of sweater
3 Iron fabric strips in half so it is about 2″ wide
4 Run a wide-stitch… on my machine the stitch was set to 4 and then tension 4
5 Hold the top thread while gathering the fabric so it is evenly ruffled
6 Pin the ruffled fabric to the sweater so that there’s 1/4″ of the fabric layering overlapping a seam to the left of the buttons on your sweater. That seam is where you will sew so you’re stitching isn’t seen.
Repeat for the other side of the sweater.
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you are so talented, lizzy! i LOVE this
how lovely! thanks for sharing!
I LOVE this! I have some fabric that is just like this, actually, that I was supposed to make into a dress.
Thanks so much for the idea!
super cute update to the sweater. TFS
very pretty! I recently learned how to use my sewing machine, I can't wait to try this
Great idea!! Did you use fabric from another shirt or just fabric on hand? I have a few shirts like that fabric that are too big and they just sit in my closet, but I love their color!!
You are truley a creative genius!
Rock it girl!
Totally reminds me of something I saw at downeast but two tone and super cute! You are one talented gal!
Oh I just love it.. and the hit of pink is wonderful.
this is so springy!! love the idea! you make everything look so simple!! I love how humble you are!
(sigh) This is darling… and you should open an Etsy shop with things like this for people like me with no time to do this ourselves!
Oh come on! How stinkin cute is that little sweater????!!! Love it!!!!!
SO SO SO Creative!!! Your sweater is adorable… thanks for the tutorial… now I just need a sewing machine… DI here I come…
adorable!
so pretty!
Oh my goodness I am in love!! So beautiful!! This is also my kind of stuff… easy peazzy!!
THAT is seriously cute.
And so are YOU.
i'm in love! definitely making this!! thanks!
oooo i love this! sooo cute!
oh my i love this! i tried this same thing not so long ago but it did not turn out nearly as cute…. i think i am going to try again!
hugs
So CUTE!!!
Question: Does the ruffle go all the way to the bottom of the sweater?
What a lovely addition! So cute!
Loved it. Thanks for sharing.
Super cute! I might have to give a few of my blah cardis a make-over.
Such a great way to make sweaters more fun! Thank you for sharing the how-to
About 8 years ago I worked in a corporate office that was always hot or cold so I had literally 40 twin sets! That is all I wore! In the time in between I got rid of most of them because I was horrified by the number and for a bit wore more jackets than sweaters. I do still have some lovely, lonely sweaters I might be able to jazz up with this idea but if I had this idea just a wee bit earlier…watch out! Ruffles galore!
very pretty… i love your idea of giving an 'edge' to your sweater =)
thanks for sharing… c",)
wonderful!
Thats really adorable Liz!
I love that coral pink color too!
♥
Pearl
I like that, so cute…
Great idea! Beautifully executed and modeled.
wouahhh c'est juste trop trop beau !!
I love this! I have a few sweaters I wanted to upcycle and just couldn't decide how. I love this and I am surely going to try this!!!! Such a great idea, I love the way the fabric is inset so I don't have to button sweater(still working on losing my weight).
How do you keep the edges from unraveling since you didn't stitch them or anything? I'd love to transform a sweater, but wouldn't want it to unravel….
So Lizzy! Spring is in your heart.
Sweater is happy, light and ruffly just like you. I bet the girls want a mini version too.
Keep em coming, love the idea!
adorable! I need to do this!
What a great way to fancy up a sweater! Love the frills…so fun & fabulous!
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So creative!! Great idea and so pretty!!!
So cute!!! Absolutely love this idea and will be sure to steal it
You are so wonderful – talented, funny, creative, sweet… thanks for sharing with us!
This is such a cute idea – can't wait to make some myself as I have tons of those sweaters!
Ciao! Lizzy sei bravissima sia a scrapbooking che nel cucito creativo…Fantastico e chic maglia! Dall'Italia con affetto ROSA!!
You clever girl
Love it!!
awesome idea girlie
Awesome, love it!! Thanks for sharing Liz!♥
Adorable! Thanks for sharing.
I love this! What a fab idea- thanks for sharing!!
Brilliant and beautiful…
What a great idea – thanks for sharing!
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wow!so cute makeover!i will definitely try to do it on a sweater of mine!
So cute! This will be perfect to go with the skirt I'm planning on making for Easter (but of course haven't had time to make yet).
Too cute! I wish I had those talents, I just super glued some hems lol
I would have never even considered changing a cardigan like that and I LOVE the idea. How sweet and creative!
So cute!
This is so beautiful! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-crepe-ruffled-cardigan/2011/04/03/
–Anne
So precious! I love this idea ~ thanks for sharing!
fabric in hand and i am doing this. love it. i am afeared now that many of my lonely tops and sweaters will not be safe.
This turned out really cute! What a simple way to revitalize your wardrobe. Great job!
Too cool. Going to the thrift stores tomorrow to find some old sweaters. I am going to try this on a pullover sweater and cut an opening down the front then ruffle it. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a brilliant idea! Too cute. Thanks for sharing!
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