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How To Add Ruffles Tutorial – To Make Rhumba Pants

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Looking for a great way to extend the life of outgrown pants? This tutorial shows you how to add ruffles to pants to make rumba style!


The pants were made using my ruffle capris/pants pattern, I only added a pocket
Here’s what you need: sewing machine, thread, pins, lip edge ruler, cutter and a pair of outgrown ruffle pants:

 

If your little girl is like mine and is to skinny but tall her pants will soon be to short as these red corduroy ruffle pants

To convert them into cute Rhumba pants simply cut off the bottom hem:

Cut a strip of corduroy (or other coordinating fabric) to about 1.5 times the length of the existing ruffles and determine the wide according to your now needed inseam length. Fold down one side to 0.5 inch and press then fold down once more to 0.5 inch and press. Sew this hem in place. Now ruffle this strip with your machine (set tension to highest number and stitch length to longest setting and sew along the edge)

Pin ruffles to raw bottom hem as shown. Sew in place and serge/overcast the raw edges. Top stitch if desired

Her new Rhumba pants are done! Not too practical but a whole lot of fun!🙂

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  1. kathy says

    September 7, 2011 at 1:09 am

    I love this! I shared it on my facebook page, handmade dress haven. I am always talking up your patterns there, too!!

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  2. kathy says

    September 7, 2011 at 1:11 am

    Love this! Shared it on my facebook page Handmade Dress Haven.

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  3. ~Beth D. says

    September 7, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    oh my gosh! I need this outfit for my niece! this is absolutely adorable and she would love it! (She is hard to please!)

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  4. LV says

    September 13, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    You are very good seamstress That little girl outfit is darling.

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  5. Magical Mystical Teacher says

    September 13, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    You’re a whiz with scissors and thread!

    GIFTS

    I’ve nothing to give but my heart and head;
    No colors have I but yellow and red.

    Please take what I give as tokens of peace:
    And with these small gifts may your joy increase!

    © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher

    Sky Splashed with Red

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