Is there anything sweeter than baby shoes? These pleated Mary Jane baby shoes that Schwin W. from Schwin & Schwin made are SOOO cute! She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making them. Go to the free pattern.
[photo from Schwin & Schwin]
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Is there anything sweeter than baby shoes? These pleated Mary Jane baby shoes that Schwin W. from Schwin & Schwin made are SOOO cute! She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making them. Go to the free pattern.
[photo from Schwin & Schwin]
Tea towels are a great way to add color and personality to your kitchen. And they’re a handy place to dry your hands. But tea towels don’t always have to be used as tea towels. It turns out that a hemmed rectangle of pretty fabric also makes a great starting point for a sewing project. With the edges already finished, much of the work has already been done for you. All it takes is a handful of easy seams to turn a tea towel into a pillow, bag, apron, or more. Intrigued? We’ve rounded up some great tutorials for easy sewing projects you can make starting with a simple tea towel.
Look at all the things you can sew from a tea towel!
Easy DIY Dish Towel Aprons for Kids by Live Free Creative Co.
[photo credit: Live Free Creative Co.]
DIY Tea Towel Pillows by The Wood Grain Cottage
[photo credit: The Wood Grain Cottage]
Tea Towel Origami Bag Sewing Tutorial by Orange Bettie for Bombshell Bling
[photo credit: Bombshell Bling]
DIY Table Runner by Emily Henderson
[photo credit: Emily Henderson]
Super Simple DIY Pillows from IKEA Tea Towels by Farmhouse on Boone
[photo credit: Farmhouse on Boone]
Quick and Easy Tote Bag, Transform an Old T Towel by Vicky Myers Creations
[photo credit: Vicky Myers Creations]
10 Minute Dish Towel Aprons by Fyne’s Designs
[photo credit: Fyne’s Designs]
Tea Towel Projects: Quick and Easy Messenger Bag Tutorial by Tea and a Sewing Machine
[photo credit: Tea and a Sewing Machine]
Repurposed Calendar Tea Towels by Little Vintage Cottage
Turn tea towels into a plastic bag organizer!
[photo credit: Little Vintage Cottage]
How to Make Dishtowel Vegetable Storage Bags by Judy’s Chickens
[photo credit: Judy’s Chickens]
The 2 Tea Towel Drawstring Beach Bag Using Microfibre Tea Towels by Alanda Craft
[photo credit: Alanda Craft]
Make a Cute Roll-Up Pencil Organizer in 15 Minutes by Paper & Stitch
[photo credit: Paper & Stitch]
Slouchy DIY Sling Bag from Tea Towels – Free Sewing Pattern by Orange Bettie
[photo credit: Orange Bettie]
Alyce says
When I follow the link there is not a pattern to download
anneweaver says
You can find the links to the patterns after the second paragraph in the post. –Anne
Lex says
hey lovely and inspiring!!
christina says
Had no problem with printed out the Mary Jane
shoe patten, but I’m having diffcult time with the tutorial. Please help.
Angie says
Not a bad tutorial, kinda wish there was more pictures/steps… I’m a mega-beginner so it was a bit difficult. I used denim as the outside material and it was wayyyyy too thick and hard to sew… I will try again with thinner material! Thanks for the tutorial!
Rebecca says
I can’t find the pattern either. Whwn you clip on the link it tells you the website can’t be found. Bummer.
anneweaver says
I just re-checked the link and it loaded without difficulty for me. Perhaps this was just a temporary glitch? –Anne
Ramona says
This pattern is PRECIOUS! Thanks so much for sharing it!