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Kristine's Ruffle ShortsBy: Create Kids Couture

Difficulty Level: Beginner

© Create Kids Couture 2014 Kristine's Ruffle Shorts 1


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Materials Needed:• Fabric (see chart below for quantities needed)• Scissors or Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat• Ruler• Pins• Sewing Machine and/or Serger• Iron• 3/4" Elastic

Fabric Requirements:Size Shorts

Back ShortsFront

Ruffle FrontWaistband

Back Waistband

6-12 mos. 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard

12-18 mos. 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard

24 mos./2T 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard

3T 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard4T 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard

5T 1/3 yard 1/3 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard

6 1/3 yard 1/3 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard 1/4 yard



The fabric requirements are based on the use of 5 different fabrics. If you decide to make it allout of the same fabrics, you will add the measurements together.

Size Approx.Finished Shorts

Inseam

6-12 mos. 2"

12-18 mos 2.25"

24 mos/2T 2.25"

3T 2.75"

4T 2.75"

5T 3"

6 3.25"

7 3.5"

8 3.5"



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Cutting the Fabric:Size Front

Waistbandcut 1

Length x Width

Back Waistband

cut 1Length x Width

Rufflescut 4

(2 for each leg)

Elastic3/4" wide

cut 1

6-12 mos. 2.5" x 5.25" 2.5" x 17.5" 1.75" x 27" 13"

12-18 mos. 2.5" x 6" 2.5" x 18" 1.75" x 28" 13"

24 mos./2T 2.5" x 6" 2.5" x 18.5" 1.75" x 29" 13.5"

3T 2.5" x 6" 2.5" x 19.5" 2" x 30" 13.5"

4T 2.5" x 6.25" 2.5" x 20.5" 2" x 31" 14"

5T 3" x 6.5" 3" x 21.5" 2" x 32" 14"

6 3" x 6.5" 3" x 24.25" 2.25" x 33" 14.5"

7 3" x 7" 3" x 25" 2.25" x 34" 14.5"

8 3" x 7" 3" x 27.5" 2.25" x 35" 15"

*Note that the seam allowance when sewing will be 1/4" and it is included in the measurements above.**If using a serger for your roll hem please subtract .5" from the length of your ruffle pieces.***If you would like a longer ruffle on your shorts please add 1" to the length of your ruffle pieces.

After cutting out all of the pieces you should have a pile similar to this.



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Cutting Out The Shorts:When printing out the pattern piece make sure the "Auto Rotate and Center" Box is ticked and page-scaling isset to "None". This is VERY important. After cutting out the pattern pieces in the size we are making, tape the

black lines together so they are one on top of another being sure to match up the letters.

Step 1: Place the front panel piece on the fabric and pin in place. Cut 2 pieces out making sure your pieces are mirrored.

Step 2: Repeat with the back pattern piece cutting out 2pieces again, making sure your pieces are mirrored .

Construction:

Step 1: Take the front waistband piece, and back waistband piece,put them right sides together so that the short sides are touchingand sew down the short side only.

Now we will sew the opposite side together the same way so that wewill now have a continuous loop of fabric.



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Step 2: Fold the waistband in half lengthwise so the wrongsides are touching and iron to set.

Step 3: Take both of the front shorts pieces, put them right sides together, andsew around the curve shown in black to the left. Set aside.

Repeat with your back panel leg pieces.

Step 4: Taking your shorts front piece and shortsback piece you will line up the crotch seam rightsides together as shown here, and sew along the lineas shown in this photo.



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www.CreateKidsCouture.com v2.0 06/05/2014Step 5: Take 2 of the ruffle pieces, pin them right sides together,and sew along one of the short sides so we now have 1 long stripfor our ruffle using 2 ruffle piece cuts. Repeat with your second 2ruffle pieces.

Step6: We are now going to be doing a rolled hem onthe bottom of the ruffles . This is easiest if you havea serger, if you do not have a serger, we are still ableto do it, it will just take a little longer. To do a rolledhem on a sewing machine fold the fabric back 1/4",sew, then turn it back another 1/4", and sew. It's

very simple.

Step 7: We are now going to gather our ruffles to sew them ontothe sides of our shorts. . Set the sewing machine on the longeststitch length possible. Sew 1/4" down from the top of all the rufflesmaking sure not to backstitch at the beginning or end. Some

seamstresses prefer to have two rows of stitching in case a threadbreaks, however, if you are using high-quality thread as we do, thenone row of stitching should be sufficient.

Step 8: Now we will gather our shorts ruffle to be the same widthto gather around the sides of each leg. Starting at the top side ofour front shorts piece, pin your ruffle all the way down andaround the side all the way to the back of your shorts back piece.Your ruffle will be starting at the side of the front shorts piece tothe side of your shorts back piece, being sure to leave the top ofyour shorts untouched with no ruffle attached.



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Step 9: We can now sew the ruffle to your shorts. To sew theruffle to the shorts be sure to sew below the gathering linesotherwise it will be visible on the outside when we are done.

Repeat with the second ruffle on the other side of your shorts.

Step 10: We will now topstitch the ruffle onto our shorts. Sew 1/8" upfrom where we attached the ruffle making sure to catch the seams as we

sew.

Step 11: Lay your shorts out so that the shorts back is in theback wrong sides together with the front of the shorts on topof it. You will now fold the back side of your shorts forwardso that the side of the shorts front and back pieces are nowtouching.

Place the front shorts so that the front shorts piece ruffle ison top of the shorts back ruffle. You want your top stitchingof the back shorts piece directly below the top stitching ofyour shorts front piece. Pin in place.



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You will now top stitch this piece on following thestraight line of the shorts. When the shorts start to curveyou will secure the topstitching by forward and backstitching a few times and complete this step. This keepsthe legs pieces from opening up too wide on the leg.

Step 12: Lay the shorts on a flat surface right side out out so thatthe front panel is facing up. Take the waist band and find the very center of the front waistband and pin it to the center seam

on the front panel of your shorts. Be sure that your front panelseams match up with the seams of your front shorts where yourruffle topstitching is. Pin in place.

Step 13: Sew the back waistband onto the

shorts. Be sure to sew slowly and be sure tocatch all of the seams! You will not besewing on the front of the waist band yet aswe still need to attach our elastic.

Step 14: Using a safety pin, begin threadingthe elastic through the casing in the backwaistband by opening it up and going inbetween the waistband layers.



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With 1/4" of the elastic not pulled through thewaistband, sew down the seam 2 or 3 times to closethe casing and secure the elastic in place as shownhere. You will be sewing through the elastic.

Continue threading the rest of the elastic throughthe casing until we have 1/4" outside of thewaistband on the other side. Sew down the other

seam 2 to 3 times to close the casing making sureto sew through the elastic.

You can now sew the front of your waist band ontoyour shorts, closing your casing.

Step 15: We can now topstitch the waistband.This step is not necessary, but we feel that itreally completes a garment and makes it lookmore professional. In this waistband inparticular, topstitching will help it lay flat. Totopstitch, sew 1/8" UP from where we attachedthe waistband making sure to catch the seams.



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You are now done and you completed it in just 15 steps!!! Was that easy or what?!? Here aresome more pictures of these shorts completed using various fabric combinations for inspiration.



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