Ruffle Week!

So my three favorite things right now are ruffles, chipotle and avocados.  We are eating an avocado a day and ruffles are showing up on just about everything I'm making these days.  I've been slacking on my posts but I have a ton of stuff to show you so I'm going to post a "ruffle-ing my stuff" post every day this week.  I'll even throw in some recipes here and there of my favorite ways to eat avocados and chipotle!  Aren't you so excited! ;)

I updated this white cardigan with some ruffles probably 3 weeks ago.  I'm trying to be a little bit fancier with my clothes ( I guess that is what happens when you are 30!) and with ruffles being all the rage and SO easy to embellish with its perfect!

I took a strip of fabric that was 4 inches wide by 22 inches long.  Folded it in half rights sides together and sewed.  Turn it right side out and press with the seam to the back.

Then I ruffled it up to the length I wanted.

On the side with the buttons I pinned the ruffle right next to the buttons.

On the side with the button holes I pinned it to the very edge and sewed very close to the edge being careful not to sew over the button holes.  

And there you go a fancy new sweater in no time and no money later!