Ruffled Note Card by Stefanie Roman
Hello! I am Stefanie from Little Lady Patchwork. I am so pleased to be sharing my first Moda Bake Shop project with you.
I love to make and receive handmade note cards. My Ruffled Note Card is quick and easy. All crafters, not just quilters can make it.
It is the perfect way to personalize a gift. If you were giving a quilt as a gift, my Ruffled Note Card would make a great matching accessory. You could even make several of them and give them away as gifts.
Have fun making your Ruffled Note Cards!
Leftover Jelly Roll strips (I used leftover jelly roll strips from Swanky by Chez Moi)
8 1/2″ X 11″ white card stock
Glue Stick
Ribbon or Ric Rac for embellishment
4 1/2″ X 5 3/4″ Envelope
Bone Folder or Dull Butter Knife
Pencil
Ruler
Cutting Instructions:
Cut the white card stock in half so that it measures 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″.
Fold the card stock in half so that it measures 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″.
Here are a few tips for making a crisp, clean fold in your card stock:
- Measure 4 1/4″ away from the left side of your card stock.
- Using your pencil, make a small dot at the 4 1/4″ mark. This will become your 1st registration mark.
- Move your ruler closer to the top of your card stock.
- Measure 4 1/4″ away from the left side of the card stock.
- Using your pencil, make a small dot at the 4 1/4″ mark. This will become your 2nd registration mark.
- Use your ruler to line up the two registration marks.
- Use your bone folder to score a fold along the side of your ruler. If you do not have a bone folder, you can use a dull butter knife.
- You may need to run the bone folder along the edge of the ruler several times in order to get a good fold line.
- Fold your card stock in half using the fold line that you created. Your card should measure 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″.
Choose (5) coordinating jelly roll strips. I chose 5 jelly roll strips from Swanky by Chez Moi, however you can use any jelly roll strips you might have in your stash.
Cut (1) 2 1/2″ X 6 1/2″ strip from each of the coordinating jelly roll strips.
You will need a total of (5) 2 1/2″ X 6 1/2″ coordinating jelly roll strips.
Step 1:
- Fold the 2 1/2″ X 6 1/2″ strip in half.
- Press the strip with your iron.
- Repeat for each of the (5) 2 1/2″ X 6 1/2″ strips.
Step 2:
- Align the first jelly roll strip with the bottom of the white card stock. The jelly roll strip will overlap the edges of the white card stock.
- Lift up one end of the jelly roll strip and place a dab of glue on the center of the white card stock. This will help hold the jelly roll strip in place while you sew it down.
Step 3:
- Sew 1/4 ” away from the raw edge of the first jelly roll strip.
Step 4:
- Lay the 2nd jelly roll strip on top of the first jelly roll strip. Use your stitch line as a guide for keeping the second jelly roll strip straight.
- Lift up one end of the jelly roll strip and place a dab of glue on the center of the white card stock.
Step 5:
- Sew a 1/4″ away from the raw edge of the second jelly roll strip.
- Your Ruffled Card should look like this:
Step 6:
- Repeat Step 5 for the 3rd and 4th jelly roll strips.
Step 7:
- Align the last jelly roll strip with the fold line on the white card stock.
- Lift up one edge of the jelly roll strip and place a dab of glue on the center of the white card stock.
- Place your scrap piece of ribbon on top of the last jelly roll strip.
- Lift up one edge of the ribbon and place a dab of glue on the center of the white card stock
Sew down the center of your ribbon.
Your Ruffled Note Card will look like this:
Step 8:
- Turn your Ruffled Card over to the backside.
- Align your ruler with the edge of the white card stock.
- Trim off the excess fabric.
Step 9:
- Turn your Ruffled Note Card over to the front side.
- Sew a 1/4″ seam away from the left edge of the Ruffled Card.
- Sew a 1/4″ seam away from the right edge of the Ruffled Card.
Voila!
One Ruffled Note Card measuring 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″.
Your finished Ruffled Note Card will look like this:
Simply slide your card into the 4 1/2″ X 5 3/4″ envelope. It is now ready to give to someone special!
Here are a few more Ruffled Note Card options:
Stefanie Roman
Please check out my blog for more inspiring projects.
I will have more Ruffled Note Card photos posted on my blog.
Thank you for baking with me!
1 honey bun of your choice (featured is “Swanky” but another cute softer option would be 
*1 package of piping (6yards) I used Wrights 12/32″ cotton filler cord
start by sewing together 4 strips alternating colors randomly (I cut mine in half ,at the fold, because I wanted a more scrappy look but you can keep your strips full length).
once you have 4 strips together fold in half and sew onto your thick piping.
i then started to ravel around my piping with the fabric. 
once I got close to the end of my strips, I sewed 4 more strips onto the 
keep going through the full 6 yards of piping that comes in the package.
when you get to your end of the piping, sew just like you did when you started through the piping and the fabric. this will not let the fabric unravel.
start your coil and hand sew together from the center out by sewing the outer coil to the inner coil
when you get to the 7
just like when it was laying flat but now you sew it together from the top coil to the “stacked on top of” coil
here’s the best angle I could get of the stacked coil with the needle going in on the top and out of the “stacked on top of” coil do this for the whole basket till you get close to the end. 
where your “stacking” started (on the bottom),you will want to end your basket top. this way it won’t be lopsided (counting from the bottom up i have 8 rows all around).make sure you sew right before you are going to cut on the piping so the fabric wont unravel. cut off extra (should be a small tail NOT enough to go around one more time). and then tuck in a little so the raw end doesn’t show from the top. 
you now have the base of your basket.
just how you started your basket you are going to start your handle. I used the smaller piping for this and i cut it to 39 inches. fold fabric in half length wise and sew your fabric onto your piping at the end of the piping.
when done raveling, sew the end so it doesn’t unravel.
fold your 39 inches of piping three even ways like so.
you are going to sew through all three piping and sew the whole thing together
you will end up with this 
to 
and back through the outside. do this quite a few times to make the handle super sturdy. do the same to the other side of the handle.
instructions by Vanessa from
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