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Tutorial Thursday: Interchangeable Ruffle Headband

You know which headband I get the most compliments on?
This one. Strangers stop me and ask where I got it.
Tell me how fantastic it is.
Ask me if I sell them.

I love ruffles and so when I went looking for ideas
for a headband I found several.
Some of my favorites are Smile Like You Mean It,
Gussy, Salty Pineapple, Lu Bird Baby, and Blue Cricket Design.

I actually did make some for a local craft show back in October.
And people loved them. But most people wanted to know if they were interchangeable.
I said no, but that was a fabulous idea!

So here it is! Find the center of your fabric.
Set your tension high.
Set your stitch length long.
Sew right down the middle. It should ruffle your fabric for you. Woohoo! Pretty ruffle! Grab the TOP thread and pull to gather it a little bit more.
Gather and fiddle until it fits your piece of felt. Pin the wrong side of your fabric to the felt.
I pin one end first - adjust the ruffle - and pin the other end. Stitch all the way around the piece of felt.
I used about a 1/8" seam allowance. Now it looks like this! So it looks like this! 

If you don't want your headband to be interchangeable,
then mark on your headband where you want your ruffle to sit.
I usually put it about 2" front the bottom of the headband.
Then glue the ruffle in place. If you want your headband to be interchangeable,
then skip STEP SIX and proceed to STEP SEVEN.

Take your headband and use it as a spacing guide.
Lay your second piece of felt on top of ruffled felt
and glue down ONE EDGE of the felt. Use you headband as a spacing guide again
and glue down the other edge - leaving a tunnel down the middle.
Be careful not to let the glue seep into the middle.
Keep your line of glue pretty close to the edge.
You can also use a pencil, dowel, or pen as the spacing guide
to avoid getting glue on your headband accidentally. You should have an open little tunnel,
the right size for your headband. Now you can slide your little interchangeable ruffle onto your headband.
Isn't it cute?? Then take it off. Make some more! And never be without a ruffle again! I am linking up HERE!!!!


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M* {Daydream Believers} said...

So cute! :) Last summer, for our vacation, I made my girlies interchangable flower clips & headbands using this same concept; it was great! The hair pieces all held up well and saved space in our suitcases!
Have a happy day! Michelle

March 24, 2011 at 5:32 AM Steph @ Crafting in the Rain said...

So cute! Thanks for the instructions!

March 24, 2011 at 6:47 AM Diana's Doings said...

Aww...very cute!! My grand daughter will love these and they will be in her Easter basket for sure!! ;-)


March 24, 2011 at 8:31 AM 
Great tut! I could do that!

March 24, 2011 at 9:36 AM 
Those are so adorable! I love how they are interchangeable!!

March 24, 2011 at 11:36 AM 
I'm definitely making these.. I love the fabric you chose! So purdy!

March 24, 2011 at 11:43 AM 
Super cute Kyla!!!

March 24, 2011 at 12:40 PM 
Thank you for the tutorial! I love the idea of the ruffles being interchangeable. I'll have to go through my scraps and start making some for me & my girls to share. =]

March 24, 2011 at 12:55 PM 
i am totally digging your fabric choices on those ruffles. that's a slick idea changing out your ruffle!

thanks for the shout out.

March 24, 2011 at 1:53 PM PunkyNoodles said...

I cannot wait to make these! SO cute! thanks for sharing your tricks :)

March 24, 2011 at 2:49 PM *Brandi said...

I LOVE IT! Thanks for the tutorial!!!!

March 24, 2011 at 9:39 PM 
I haven't seen this ruffled headband, yet. It is fabulous!! I hope I can get experienced enough with my ancient sewing machine to accomplish this... Thanks for the idea!

March 25, 2011 at 5:34 AM 
Darling Kyla. I love these headbands. (love them) I have gone to more interchangable headbands and am loving it. Love love this tutorial. I am totally going to feature it.

March 25, 2011 at 9:01 AM 
It would be correct to say that I was grinning from ear to ear when I saw this post. Thank you, thank you a million thank yous! My daughter wears a headband everyday and it is great to get a cute new one. I made a few and posted them on my blog.


March 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM Lyssa said...

This is the awesomest! I don't think that's a word but I declare it is now. Wow, I love this. So simple but so cute and I love the interchangeable idea because we have lots of broken headbands around here. Thanks for sharing.

March 25, 2011 at 12:31 PM Rachel @ Pleased as Punch said...

love, love, love! I'm totally making some this weekend!

March 25, 2011 at 12:40 PM Amy (naptimecrafters) said...

Super cute! I'll be featuring you as the Friday Fav next week on naptimecrafters.blogspot.com

March 25, 2011 at 1:29 PM Alicia @ littlesprinklesoffun said...

I love, love, love these!! I will definitely have to make some of these! Thanks for sharing!

March 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM 
Hey!! I loved these so much, I linked it up on my blog today! Check it out here: http://vixenmade.blogspot.com/2011/03/skirts-for-spring-part-3-ruffle.html

March 25, 2011 at 3:36 PM 
I love interchangeable items! What a great idea.
Love the fabric too.
Found you via tater tots...

March 25, 2011 at 6:04 PM southernscraps said...


March 25, 2011 at 8:59 PM Marriah said...

That is such a great idea! I think i might try it with the soft headbands.

March 26, 2011 at 9:50 AM creativejewishmom.com said...

adorable project, and great tutorial. Thanks so very much for sharing on Craft schooling Sunday, great to "see" you!

March 27, 2011 at 12:01 AM 
very cute. I love that it is interchangeable.


March 27, 2011 at 6:05 PM 
This is great! I'd love for you to link up at Inspire Me Mondays @ Singing Three Little Birds!

March 28, 2011 at 3:39 AM Amanda K @ Every Crafty Endeavor said...

This is so cute! I love that you can change them up!

March 28, 2011 at 11:49 AM Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine State said...

Those are adorable :) I bet my 6 year old would love them!!

March 30, 2011 at 4:25 PM 

I love those and I wish I had a sewing machine at times like this! I am a new follower.

March 30, 2011 at 6:08 PM Allison @ House of Hepworths said...

I featured you this week at my Hookin Up with HoH link party!

~Allison @ House of Hepworths

March 30, 2011 at 9:11 PM The Gunny Sack said...

I have made 60 headbands in the last couple of weeks! I even have a tutorial I put up today for making Zipper Flower Headbands. But it looks like I will be making some more because these are SO CUTE!!


April 1, 2011 at 11:04 AM 

featured this on my blog today!


April 3, 2011 at 7:54 AM AllieMakes! said...

I just love these headbands! Thank you for sharing the tutorial!!

April 6, 2011 at 5:18 PM 
love love love! I'm a new follower and I just blogged about this! come check me out!

June 8, 2011 at 2:58 PM arkie said...

Really cute! Great idea! Thanks!

June 27, 2011 at 4:34 PM Weatherbee ;) said...

These are really cute, I can't wait to make a ton of these for my daughter and nieces and every other little girl I know! :)

Oh, I had a thought too...I think I'll try sewing the two felt pieces together first with the tunnel in the middle, and THEN attach to the ruffle. (Me and hot glue just don't work out well together.)

Thanks for the awesome tutorial!
~Teresa :)

July 1, 2011 at 6:10 PM 
Thanks for this tutorial! I reported here: http://paneamoreecreativita.it/blog/2011/07/raccolta-di-progetti-di-cucito-creativo-per-lestate

July 28, 2011 at 8:06 AM 
This is so awesome! And another reason why I totally need a sewing machine.


August 3, 2011 at 8:06 AM Siobhan aka Kiwivandal said...

I am so making a MILLION of these! With 3 girls in teh house, we have a LOT of headband wearing going on.

August 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM Jenalyn and Mike said...

These are so cute! Would you mind sharing the measurements of the fabric scrap and felt you used?

January 9, 2012 at 7:53 PM jsahawkwiz said...

Thanks SO much for the super easy instructions! I'm a complete newbie with a sewing machine, and I find that some bloggers just assume we all know the basics. I don't...so your blog is just amazing for me! I think even I can pull this one off. Wish me luck!

March 25, 2012 at 7:29 AM alittlebirdmademe.com said...

I have included a link to this tutorial on my blog - http://alittlebirdmademe.com/2013/10/04/friday-finds-a-list-of-diy-gift-ideas-for-a-9-year-old-girl-with-links-to-tutorials/

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing it with us.

October 4, 2013 at 4:12 AM