Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Originally Posted by donnajean
I no longer gather the ruffle with the 2 rows of stitching like I learned way back as a teenager. I use dental floss & stitch a zig-zag stitch over it. Dental floss won't break like pulling on the bobbin stitches of rows of thread. Before pulling the floss to gather, I put pins to mark off the 4 sides of the quilt, so that I get equal gathering on each side of the quilt.
Ok so I have never made a ruffle. From what I was reading they kept folding it under and sewing. What is this pulling business? Very curious.
That is pleating, it makes a nice ruffle too. It will lay flatter and you don't have to worry about getting the ruffles even :wink:
There is a ruffling foot you can buy, it makes the job go very quick and easy. It will pleat or ruffle :D:D:D