Thursday, March 13, 2014

IT'S A RUFFLED WORLD

IT'S A RUFFLED WORLD


I think of ruffles as curtains and little girls dresses and flounces on pillows so when Madame Samm announced her blog hop I was not sure what direction I would take.

 I goggled "ruffles" and at the head of the list what should appear but "Ruffles - All Dressed".  Must be ideas for unique clothing I thought. Who would have imagined that Ruffles is a food group. (I hope you noticed that when I did a taste test I choose the HEALTHY lightly salted version.)


 I stitched a new padded cushion for my stool and created a frivolous look with a flower ruffle.


Next came a ruffled pillow case to match a new afghan for my musical niece.

Tea towels for the kitchen. If I was smart I would have made the ruffle match the new stool covers. 


 Last week Kaaren of The Painted Quilt gifted us with her First Friday Freebie pattern for a pincushion stitched in wool.  My idea was to make a pillow with ruffled edge but I thought it would suit me better as a table mat. 


This was a fun stitching project. Choosing the applique fabric and raiding my button collection brought spring closer  banishing thoughts of snow.

Should add a whimsical look to the table for Easter.


 If we use mug rugs for our tea surely St. Patrick deserves his own for the celebratory Irish Coffee on March 17. This design may be found on Pat Sloan's free pattern page: Remember...it's 5 o'clock somewhere.

 So choose your favorite beverage and join the other stitchers as we celebrate ruffles.

And thank you Madame Samm and Amy for gathering us all together to stitch creatively.




Irish Coffee
1 shot Irish Whiskey
1 Teaspoon sugar
1 dollop of whipped cream
Strong, hot coffee
Preheat stemmed glass. Add whiskey, sugar & coffee. Top with whipped cream. 
 Enjoy !!








51 comments:

  1. Love all of your ruffled projects! Yum yum, love the bagged Ruffles too, LOL! Thank you for sharing.

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  2. I love all of your projects, really great job and I'm sew happy you and I are sharing the day. Such Fun!!!

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  3. I'm not a coffee drinker, yet I'd sure like some Irish coffee right now. I need a shot! lol I agree that Ruffles in a food group - ask teenagers and college students for sure. I can polish off a bag myself from time to time. I love the originals with dip. Oh, my! I'm basically off food right now - we think I have kidney stones. So when something is off limits, it really calls your name. I love your new stool top - great project. The towels would go great in my kitchen. I have just a little dab of yellow on the walls. There isn't much wall showing. However, it's bright and cheery. Your musical niece is going to be absolutely thrilled with her afghan and pillowcase. And the table mats rock! Thanks for participating and all the inspiration.

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  4. You have made great ruffled projects!

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  5. Wow, that's a whole lot of ruffled goodness you've created there! Well done for going the extra mile.

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  6. Lovely projects! I really love your yellow tea towels...such a pretty colour!

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    1. Everything you made is cute, bright, happy colors ! Very good choice of the healthier version of ruffles...wink.

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  8. Lots of very cute ruffly projects. Nice job!

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  9. Love all your ruffles especially love your Easter "pillow" al la table cover. Admire your applique work.

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  10. So many great projects! I really love the Easter table topper.

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  11. all of your ruffled projects area a delight to the eyes…yes my dear you are most certainly a ruffler..

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  12. You sure were a ruffling bee! Love the stool cushion!

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  13. Wonderful ruffled projects Frances , wow you really made lots of ruffles !

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  14. wow. I had problems getting one project finished, look at you go. I would be hard pressed to pick one of these to be a favorite, buuut I think it would be the pin cushion turned stool cover evolving into table topper. I like how your mind works. I will be following. Nice work.

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  15. super cute ruffled projects. Love the bunnies.

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  16. You have some lovely items ruffled for us...thanks for sharing

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  17. I love your ruffled cover for your stool - I have one I've not been happy with so this might be the perfect way to alter it. I'm a tea towel fanatic too so love those. I saw Kaaren's freebie but didn't download it yet...I like the way you used it! blessings, marlene

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  18. Love all your ruffled projects. You really got into ruffles. I love it.Great idea for your stool.

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  19. You definitely got in the ruffle spirit with your projects...love them all!

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  20. WOW! I really love your ruffled projects. I have crocheted alot of afghans but never thought to make a matching pillow. Great idea so Thank you for the inspiration!
    xo jan

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  21. Your projects are all wonderful! I especially love the colorful little ruffled mat for Easter. Great job!

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  22. Love love love em all! (including the chips) LOL!! I missed Kaarens post with her Friday freebie. So glad you posted it. Yes it's 5 o clock somewhere...that is where I got my green beer mug too. We do love Pat Sloan now don't we? ;-) You have done a marvelous job ruffling today!

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  23. What adorable projects! I can't pick a favorite...I love them all! :)

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  24. They are all adorably...I love the Easter topper, those appliques are beautiful. I am a coffee drinker in the morning and tea at night. I like your beer mug. Gives me ideas, thank you.

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  25. You made some great ruffled projects - you really got into it by doing the taste-test, too!!! lol The Easter table topper is adorable and a fun pattern. My favorite was the ruffled kitchen towels; I need to make some in blue or red for my kitchen.

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  26. You're a ruffle maniac! ; ) All of your projects are beautiful.

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  27. All your ruffled projects turned out great!

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  28. Your post got me ready for St. Patrick's day. Enjoy your Irish coffee.

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  29. You went ALL OUT with the ruffles! You sure found a lot of things to improve with ruffles. Your table mat is so cute and I love the tea towels.

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  30. Love the variety of your ruffled projects. I wouldn't worry about matching your tea towels to your stool cushion. After all, "good art doesn't match your sofa" so artful towels don't need to match your stool! Love the detail in the Easter project. Great job of applique.

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  31. Oh my. You went ruffle crazy. I love seasonal goodies and you've got them.

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  32. Wow!! love your creative projects!!! You did Awesome job!!! Looove the Dishtowels & Tabletopper!!! I too, am soooooo ready for SPRING!!! lol

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  33. I have never ever put a ruffle on anything, but now I am going to have to try! I love the idea of the tea towels and pillowcase -- even I might be able to make a go of that! :)

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  34. Lovely cheery ruffled projects! Very sweet Easter topper. You really were busy and creative!
    cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  35. You could be an entire Ruffle Hop just by yourself with all these fabulous projects. Ruffles are Fabric Smiling. Thank you sew very much for Hopping...
    Cheers to Irish Coffee and keeping warm in Winter Snow.

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  36. Great job on all of these projects! You have the next two holidays covered now.

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  37. So many wonderful ruffle projects. I like what you did with Kaaren's design. Thanks for sharing your ideas and inspiration.

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  38. Kaaren has the best designs and I bet she was happy to see how your version came out. Loaded with cuteness over here today!

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  39. All of your ruffle projects are just great! I would definitely pick the fabric ones too. Love your pillow cases so girlie!

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  40. You have been busy. Love all your projects.

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  41. My mouth is watering for an Irish coffee. Thanks for the recipe. You out did your self with Ruffles. Those chips seem to be popular in the hop also....

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  42. Very lovely, particularly like the jam jar cover:)

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  43. Thank you so much for sharing all your ruffled goodies with us. You must have been burning the midnight oil sewing and stitching all your new projects. I especially LOVE your Easter tabletopper! *wink* Great job!

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  44. You have been VERY busy!!! And WOW! Great Job!

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  45. Lots of fun projects…thanks for sharing :)

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  46. So many things you got sewn. I like the padded stool. My husband has one in the garage, wonder if I did one in camouflage he would like it better. Thank you for sharing.

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  47. You have been a very busy stitching up all those wonderful projects. Thanks for sharing

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  48. I love your stool and the fabrics you chose for it!

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  49. Love these projects - would not be able to pick a favorite - love them all!

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