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Adding Ruffled Sleeves to Plain-Jane Tees

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The little trick I have to share with y’all this evening is another use for the jelly roll I used on my Ruffled Autumn Leaf Tee. It is such a terrific feeling to use the same supplies in a variety of ways! If you are wanting to add a ruffled accent to a sleeve, though, and you don’t have jelly roll strips of fabric on hand, any 2.5-inch strips of fabric will do. This is a great way to use up scraps!

If you haven’t already, head over to check out the cheater’s method for creating rolled hems that I shared last week. I used it for this project, and I was tickled with the result!

Please note that in the photos for this tutorial, one side of my strips is hemmed instead of finished with a faux rolled hem. I did this before I had perfected my method, so please disregard the photos and used a rolled hem for all three sides as indicated.


I just love what a difference a little ruffle makes on a simple tee!
 Helpful Hints and Tips

  • I am a shorty-torty, so shirt sleeves are generally a mile too long on me. For my top, I shortened my sleeves by about 6 inches so that the finished sleeve would be a nice 3/4 length, but you can feel free to shorten your sleeves more or less depending upon your personal preference.
  • If you want a fuller, more ruffled sleeve, you can absolutely make the strips 2 times as long as the circumference of your sleeve, or even more. It is up to you!
  • Wanting to create a peasant-style sleeve? Use this method with wider strips of fabric.
  • If rolled hems aren’t your thing, a regular 1/4-inch hem will work fine here, too! You’ll need to factor in that subtraction of a 1/2 inch, though, when you are considering the finished width of your ruffle.


Don’t forget to head on over to link up your fall projects and enter for a chance to win one of two amazing jewelry pieces by Blue Dragonfly Jewelry Designs!


My apologies for not having posted this yesterday as I had mentioned in Friday’s post. Somehow, I hadn’t accounted for an impromptu showing to throw off my blogging game!

A marvelous evening to all!
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  5. Lily says

    Love it! All of my kiddos’ long sleeve shirts will be sporting ruffles by the end of the week if I don’t control myself! 😉

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