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Oversized Ruffled headband

Published: January 19, 2012 | Updated: November 12, 2019 | By Ashlee

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I made this headband last year for So you think your crafty, it was party of my 7 red items for red week (AKA the week I got voted off). But with the craziness of morning sickness that followed for the few months after that I actually haven’t posted MOST of the crafts I made for the competition! Never too late, right? (some of the ones I DID post were my ruffled quilted stockings and tree skirt, my 6 pillow refashions, my homemade aqua-sand, my ruffled camera strap and my boot-cut to skinny jeans refashion)

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I honestly love how this turned out, but of course it matches my faux hawk and hair color really well!!! But even on my daughter (without “spiky” hair it still looks good, but it’s definitely a statement of sorts. Personally I like it big, statements are a GOOD thing in my book as long as it involves being mostly dressed…

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This was so long ago I don’t remember my measurements exactly, but I eyeballed it anyway. This actually used to be a blue tablecloth that I dyed red (I love rit dye). I cut the first piece out at about 6 inches wide and 30 so inches long…  I wanted a pretty rough, thick look so instead of serging the edges I used a long zig zag to add to the texture.   Then ran it through my sewing machine with my ruffler foot attached.

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I also cut some tulle at about 5 inches wide and about half the length, and ruffled that too, although not as much so they are about the same length ruffled.  Finally I cut one last piece about 4 inches wide and 10 inches long also heavily ruffled.  Notice I didn’t worry about ruffling it in the center all the way down, I wanted this to have off center parts where the fabric stuck out farther than others.

Layer all three together and I ran it through my sewing machine one last time down the center to join the layers!

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Then I hand sewed it onto a comfortable headband!  If you make your own my suggestion would be to put the blank headband on, then play with where you want to have it.  Mark the headband with something, take it off and sew your ruffle into place!  Wear and enjoy!!!

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  1. dryad

    January 23, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    oh my… found your blog today. GOD. I just got my FIRST child last september and I tend to go crazy some days. there’s hardly ANY time for crafting anymore, the cats get on my nerves and unfortunately I have to sleep sometimes. maybe that’s my problem…so hats off for you! amazing how much you get done. I don’t know how, but I have to change something in due time, otherwise I won’t survive this year.

    love,
    dryad

    • Ashlee

      February 3, 2012 at 4:11 pm

      Thanks! The secret is I don’t sleep!!! Also it comes and goes, for years I didn’t craft much but baked constantly, now I’ve found more middle ground. It helps too that my kids are older (your first child is a lot more work than your 5th in some ways, you’ll find your groove!)

  2. marissa

    January 25, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    I love when you find a bunch of crafty pictures you forgot to post! I hope you’ll link this up at my What We Wore and Made Party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/search/label/WWWMW

    • Ashlee

      February 3, 2012 at 4:29 pm

      I have about 20 projects finished, just waiting to find their way into the line up, but since I’ve been filling my time with more recent stuff they keep getting put off!

  3. Julie

    January 28, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Oh wow my girls are going to love this. It’s so cute. They are always attaching things to their headbands,……… Especially big things.

    • Ashlee

      February 3, 2012 at 4:34 pm

      I used a pretty thick fabric, but if I went with a thinner fabric I’d probably do two layers! Have fun with it!

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