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Christine from Jane Avion shares a tutorial on Dollar Store Crafts showing how to make an oven mitt shaped like an owl. She uses a dollar store oven mitt and a kitchen towel. Get the how-to.
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Bethany from TAG Line Designs guest blogs on The Ivy Twines with a tutorial showing how to make a photo teal towel. Use a black and white photo like she did in her example for a lovely vintage look. Get … Read more ... 
Sew4Home
has the how-to for these quilted hot pads. Make several in coordinating prints for a fun gift. Go to the tutorial.
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Sew4Home shows how to dress up a kitchen towel with a triple stripe of designer fabrics. Go to the tutorial.
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Sew4Home shows how to make this hanging keeper and dispenser for your plastic bags. Put your plastic grocery sacks in the top of the fabric tube, and then pull them out of the bottom when you need one later. Go … Read more ... 
Lola Nova shares a tutorial on her blog for making these lovely vintage-inspired potholders. You can make them from all recycled materials. Grab your fabric scraps and any bits and bobs of lace or doilies you have stashed away, and… Read more ... 
Simple tea towels get a makeover in this tutorial by La Tempête from Tempest Ahoy shares a tutorial. She shows how to add a strip of fabric and trim to take a towel from plain to super cute. Get the … Read more ... 
Head over to vlijtig for the how-to for making this patchwork potholder. Go to the tutorial.
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Pot holders also known as Heat pads are perfect little weeknight projects. Perfect for scrap fabrics… Read more ... 
Mara from kleio’s belly offers a tutorial for making this hanging dishtowel. The tab at the top buttons around a kitchen cabinet handle or over an oven door handle, so it’s always within easy reach when you need it. Get … Read more ... 
Kristin from Pea Pod Creations shows how to turn plain dishtowels into a cute accessory for your kitchen with the addition of a ruffled stripe to the bottom. Get the how-to.
Katie shares a tutorial on her blog, Notes from a Very Red Kitchen, for making a reusable snack bag from oilcloth. Oilcloth is a perfect fabric choice for this project and it’s available in so many pretty prints these days. … Read more ... 
Little Birdie Secrets shows how to dress up plain tea towels with Christmas tree appliques. This is a quick project; there’s still time to make it before Christmas! Go to the tutorial.
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Dianah shows how to make this potholder made from overlapping triangles of fabric. The overlapping triangles create a space to slip in your hand. Go to the tutorial.
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Tanya from Trey & Lucy guest blogs over at Somewhat Simple with a tutorial showing how to make this hanging dishtowel. Starting with a ready made dishtowel and potholder makes this a quick and easy sewing project. Go to the … Read more ... 
