Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Think Ruffles!!! Are you ready to RRRUUUUFFFFLLLLEE????

 
asked me to be the head cheerleader for
this hop of course I said, yes. 
(she, of course, is the Queen of Ruffles)
I had really not added a ruffle to
much of anything, so I was a bit  nervous.
But it wasn't as hard
as I had expected it to be.
 
So, what did I decide to make?
I gave you a bit of a teaser
last week with some pretty
little red ruffles
 
 


Cutie little napkins!
(Or at least I think so)
 




I had some pre-made Aunt Martha's napkins
hanging around the house,
so why not add a little ruffle on it.
I drew up a tea or coffee cup
 (whichever your preference)
 and appliqued it to the front,
added some Hand-stitching around the
cups using Aurifil 12 wt. thread.
And ended up having some pretty cute
little table accessories. 
I LOVE THEM. 
 


I usually like to make more than one project,
and if you all know me
I am a weeee bit of a procrastinator,
I did manage to finish just one more.
(Although, I know  that it won't
be my last.)

A Ruffled and Ready Bike bag
of my own design.
 


What girlie wouldn't love this hanging on the
front of their bike?
I think that I might have to
work on one for myself.
(After I finish a few for the
other girlies on my list)
 


Ruffled and Ready
to hit the roads.
 



So are you ready to see the other great
rufflers?   Be a great
CHEERLEADER
and go check them out!!
(Make sure to say Hello)
Here is the schedule for today.

Sew Incredibly Crazy  - You are Here !!

If you are following along
you can find the full schedule HERE.
 
 
 
 
 
P.S. It is my second blog anniversary, so stay turned for some great giveaways
after the hop, maybe a bit of thread and fabric!!!
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76 comments:

  1. What terrific ruffles and projects! I wish my pink bike would have had ruffles (I did have the banana seat though!). ;)

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  2. Oh wow! These are some wonderful ruffles. Love the tea towels and that bike bag is awesome. I can't wait to make one for my daughter and myself.

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  3. Amy, your ruffled napkins are just 2 cute! Love your ruffled bike bag, lucky girl. Thank you for sharing and being a great cheerleader.

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  4. I love the bike bag! What a great idea, Amy!! Thanks again for being our head cheerleader :)

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  5. Lovely ruffles, Amy! The bike bag is awesome!

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  6. Awesome ruffles Amy...the bike bag is adorable. Thanks sharing and for being our head cheerleader...well done!! Happy stitching, Pauline

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  7. Cute little napkins and adorable Ruffled and Ready Bike bag!!! Thanks for sharing :)

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  8. Happy Anniversary! I love your ruffles! Bike bag looks like a Craftsy pattern! Thank you for everything!

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  9. Congratulations on your blog Anniversary. I love the napkins!!! They look fantastic. I always wondered how you make the ruffle tidy at the back. Do you stitch a ribbon over the raw edge?

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  10. Congrats on the 2 years blogging*\0/* I simply adore your ruffled napkins! It really is a great idea and I am sew glad you shared it with us today!

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  11. Congratulations on your blog Anniversary. Your napkins are so lovely, I love them. And tomorrow you will find out that we have had similar idea about one of your projects. LOL

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  12. Your napkins are sweet, I love the colour combination and they look so welcome :-)) And the bicycle bag is just cute and girlie-like..... let's ruffle! :-))

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  13. Congratulations on your blogoversary! Lovely napkins, love all the extra details you added, makes them completely different napkins altogether. Love your bike bag too. Very creative!

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  14. These are really fun ideas. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Love your napkins. The cups are darling. Your ruffled bike basket is very pretty.

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  16. Happy Blogaversary Amy; I adore your napkins!

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  17. Cute projects - love the ruffly bike bag.

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  18. Your ruffly napkins are wonderful... love the red/black combination! Cute little bike bag... I can see that you will be making several of these with more requests coming. Thanks for sharing and thanks for leading the ruffle parade!

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  19. ohhhh my word….every one of them is perfectly suited to my ruffled world….oh yes they are…and the ruffled tote…scrumptious…could we see more ruffles in your future, I hope soooo you do them so well. wink

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  20. Sweet napkins! I love the colors for those ruffles and your appliques are too cute. Oh my, such a girly bag on that bike...love it! Happy Blogaversary!

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  21. I LOVE your ruffled napkins! How sweet! Wouldn't they be fun for a girlie tea party!
    Your bike bag is also adorable!

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  22. I love your napkins--and that bike bag is great! Thanks for cheering and sharing!

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  23. Great looking projects Amy! Thanks for a great start on our hop :)

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  24. Gorgeous Amy!!! any little girl would die for that ruffled bag too!!!1

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  25. I love your napkins! They are so feminine, perfect for a tea party. I am thinking that they would make fabulous favors for a little girls tea party birthday, maybe with a monogram in place of the tea cup. Thanks for some much needed inspiration and congratulations on two years blogging!

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  26. Now that is just one incredibly cool bike bag! What girl wouldn't go coo-coo over that! Cute way to dress us napkins too!

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  27. The ruffled napkins are sew sweet. The ruffled bike bag is adorable. The zipper compartment is a great idea. Nice design. You are sew creative, Thanks for leading off the ruffle parade with your pretty decorated bike and waving your ruffled napkin flags ... :) Pat

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  28. Love the napkin idea but the bike bag - brilliant! blessings, marlene

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  29. Beautiful Ruffles! Love those napkins!!

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  30. I could certainly use those lovely napkins at my table! The bicycle bag reminds me of a purse pattern that I saw--all ruffles down the front--I may have to try one! Thanks for all of your work on this hop!

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  31. Your napkins are so cute, I love using Aurifil 12 wt thread in my embroidery. Your bicycle bags are super cute too! My granddaughters would love to have one of these. Thanks for sharing your projects. I am looking forward to seeing more ruffles.

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  32. Adorable! Ruffles just make everything seem so much for fun. Your napkins were a great idea. Great job Amy! ~Shari

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  33. Very cute napkins!! And the bag is just perfect.

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  34. Amy, your napkins are wonderful, and the bike bag ever so cute. Great job!

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  35. Happy Blogiversary, Amy! What a terrific way to start the "Think Ruffles" blog hop too. I don't know which project is cuter--the napkins or the bike bag. Since I am a huge stitchery fan, I'll say the napkins. I love the border around the ruffle with the stitching through it--really sets off the designs.

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  36. What a great way to spruce up some plain napkins, they turned out great!

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  37. I like that your bike bag actually zips closed, so many of the "front of bike" bags are open and things jostle out of them. Great design! And your ruffle-y napkins are very fancy :)
    ~Brandy

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  38. Those ruffles on the napkins make them so much cuter and the bike bag is so much better than a plain one.

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  39. The napkins are cute but the bike bag is adorable! Any little girl would love one.

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  40. Your napkins are beautiful! And love your rufflely bike basket!! Very cute!

    Susie

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  41. Thank you sew very much for being our Ruffles Cheerleader. Your napkins are uber cute. Love the ruffled bike bag. Thank you sew very much for Hopping...

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  42. When this hop idea came out I couldn't think of that I would make other than Tammy bags (where I go crazy with ruffles). I like the idea of doing the napkins. But your bike bag is the best! sewingblogsarefun@yahoo.com

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  43. That is soooooo cute!!!! and the ruffles so bright! Great showing here!

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  44. Your cloth napkins are precious and my daughter would LOVE a bike bag like that!

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  45. Wonderful ruffles , those napkins are so sweet and you are right what girlie wouldn't love a bike bag with ruffles :-)

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  46. I am NOT a pink person but I LOVE that pouch! I want to go out and get that fabric! I don't like ruffles that much, but they are PERFECT here. I think I am turning into a girly-girl!

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  47. Oh, Amy, I am always in love with your projects. Those napkins are great with ruffles, but that bike bag is extra special. So girly. THanks for all your hard work on the hop. You are a great cheerleader!

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  48. Very nice colours, and lovely projects

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  49. Those are adorable! I must make some ruffled napkins soon! :)

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  50. I adore the napkins. They will add a wonderful pop of color to any table. Some little girls are going to be thrilled with the bike bags. I always had a clunky metal basket. I would have been thrilled with ruffles, ruffles, and more ruffles for a bike bag. Thanks for getting this hop off to a wonderful start.

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  51. Now I am just saying.... Those napkins are just darling. The ruffles fancy them up real nice. Great idea for repurposing our "stuff".

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  52. What very cute napkins those are. The bike bag looks like a pink-lover's dream of handiness.

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  53. Sew incredibly adorable Amy! Both the towels and the bike bag! Too cute!

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  54. Amy. Everything is wonderful. I love all the black, red and white. Very fresh and modern looking. And the bike bag is perfect. Certainly no boys would even think to touch that! Her stuff is safe in there.

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  55. Who wouldn't want a ruffled bike bag.... ok well maybe a boy wouldn't. It's just so cute though and so are the napkins. What a great start!

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  56. Beautiful napkins and the bike bag is adorable. What a great idea to add a zipper so the treasure's inside the bag won't fall out.

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  57. Ooohhh, you had me with all those white and _______ colors - navy, pink, black, gray! Love any of those combinations and to add to the loveliness, they are ruffled - more goodness!! The bike bag was a great idea.

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  58. I love every thing you did. I really love those towels.

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  59. The little bag is adorable!!!! I really need to make one now!

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  60. Your ruffles are wonderful. I love the idea of the bag in front of vs littles girls bike.

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  61. Love Love Love your Napkins!! they are soooo cute!!! Great job...very creative! ;)

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  62. I had a metal basket on my bike as a kid. Your ruffled one is way cuter! I think the napkins look wonderful too.

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  63. Oh Amy! Your napkins are WONDERFUL! Yes, I'm shouting...because I love them.
    And the bike basket with ruffles?? too cute.
    You do have a wonderful creative mind.!

    cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  64. Your projects are all so pretty. Love those napkins and the ruffles on the bike pouch is so fun. Thanks for hosting the blog hop!

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  65. I love the bike bag, that is sew sew cool!! Love the fabrics to.. Nice :)

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  66. Cute, cute, cute. I love the napkins!

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  67. Your projects are all adorable, I mean those napkins are super cute and the bicycle bag would make any little girl jump for joy.

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  68. Such very pretty napkins and an adorable basket!! I know my daughters would love it on their bikes so I may have to attempt ... ATTEMPT ... to make one like it :) Great Job Amy!!

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  69. I am NUTS about those napkins! I must admit I have a napkin fettish (also plate and tablecloth) so this really resonated for me. Thank you for a SUPER job!

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  70. Love the napkins though I'd never want to use them so they wouldn't get dirty. And Yes every little girl should have her own ruffled bike basket. That was a great idea.

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  71. The napkins are sew sweet. Any little girl would love to ride a pink ruffled bike. Nice work.

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  72. My granddaughter would love that for her bike! She comes this summer so we may have to whip her up one.

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