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Use Decorative Elastic On A Romper Tutorial

June 4, 2015 by Denise 7 Comments

FiskarsRuffle fabric has been on the market since quite a while now and it’s a great material for clothes! Sew it like pretty much any other knit fabric. I use it a lot and today I want to show you a cute DIY with ruffle fabric and decorative elastic!

When using ruffle fabric you want to make sure to use a pattern that does not require to do folded hems as the rows of ruffles can be really hindering. When I use ruffle fabric I love to find ways to prevent making casings and rather add pretty elastic to the outside of the garment such as in this tutorial.

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Make a cute ruffle fabric romper and add decorative elastic to the top edge instead of encased elastic. Check out this quick tutorial on DIY Crush

Gather your materials

  • a baby romper pattern with a straight chest line and a wide/loose fit such as this one (which I used for this example)
  • ruffle fabric
  • scissors (Fiskars are my favorite fabric scissors!
  • sewing machine
  • 1″ wide decorative elastic (you can also use fold-over elastic)
  • straight pins
  • thread
  • measuring tape

Follow this quick picture tutorial

Make a cute ruffle fabric romper and add decorative elastic to the top edge instead of encased elastic. Check out this quick tutorial on DIY Crush

  1. First you want to gather the top edge of your romper. Measure the chest width of your child.
  2. Cut 2 strips of elastic about 1″ shorter than the chest width (per side)
  3. Place gathered romper piece with right side down onto the elastic so that the romper fabric top edge is in the center of the elastic. Pin in place and zigzag stitch together (or use a twin needle and stitch on the right side of the elastic, along top and bottom edge).
  4. Repeat with other romper piece and elastic and sew both romper pieces together according to the pattern instruction.
  5. Finish the romper as instructed.

Our ruffle fabric romper is done and looks adorable!

Make a cute ruffle fabric romper and add decorative elastic to the top edge instead of encased elastic. Check out this quick tutorial on DIY Crush

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Hi! I'm a craft & sewing loving mom of 2 (+ 1 dog). When I am not crafting or sewing, you can find me playing with my kids and dogs! I am a slow cooker & coffee addict. My favorite color is any color and I have a degree in business management. Hope to inspire you to DIY with me!
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  1. Rattlebridge Farm--Foodie Friday & Everything Else says

    June 5, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    Darling! Thanks for adding your great tutorial to the linky party!

    Reply
  2. beth says

    June 8, 2015 at 6:52 am

    This is a great idea!

    Reply
    • Denise says

      June 8, 2015 at 7:28 am

      Thank you for visiting, Beth!!

      Reply
  3. Talent Hounds says

    June 8, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    What an adorable model! I love the colours too, kind of a french feel to it. Stopping by from the Inspire Me Monday hop, come say hi 🙂

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    • Denise says

      June 8, 2015 at 4:47 pm

      Thank you!! I’ll hop over to visit now!!

      Reply
  4. Claire says

    June 12, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    Aww this is lovely, such a sweet romper 🙂

    Thanks for sharing at the weekend blog hop

    Reply
    • Denise says

      June 13, 2015 at 9:00 am

      So nice to have you visit, Claire!! Thank you for your comment!

      Reply

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