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Tutorial: Easy scrappy dish towel

April 10, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Easy scrappy dish towel

Tutorial: Easy scrappy dish towel

Are you tired of hoarding your fabric scraps and never finding a use for them? Well, it’s time to dust off your scrap bin and get ready to create something beautiful and useful!

Katie from Bite Sized Biggie has shared a fantastic idea for putting your fabric scraps to good use. She uses them to add quick and pretty embellishments to plain dish towels. It’s such a simple and fun project that you can complete in just a few hours, and the end result is a set of gorgeous, one-of-a-kind towels that are perfect for sprucing up your kitchen or gifting to a friend.

To get started, all you need are some plain dish towels, fabric scraps in various colors and patterns, a sewing machine, and some thread. Then, simply cut out your fabric scraps into different shapes, such as hearts, stars, or flowers, and arrange them on the dish towel in a pattern that you like. Once you’re happy with the placement, sew the scraps onto the towel using a zigzag stitch. Voila! You now have a beautifully embellished dish towel that is sure to brighten up your kitchen.

These towels are not only a great way to use up your fabric scraps, but they also make fantastic housewarming presents. Imagine how happy your friends or family members would be to receive a set of unique and colorful dish towels that you made yourself! Plus, because the towels are handmade, they show that you put thought and care into the gift.

Don’t let your fabric scraps go to waste! Follow Katie’s lead and use them to create something beautiful and useful. Not only will you have a fun and satisfying crafting experience, but you’ll also end up with a practical and pretty addition to your kitchen or a thoughtful and unique gift for a loved one.

They’d make great housewarming presents!

Click below for her tutorial:

Super Scrappy Dish Towel Tutorial, by Bite Sized Biggie

[photo from Bite Sized Biggie]

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Sewing Pattern – DIY Beach Towel Bag

If you are like me you want an easy way to carry your towel and a few items to the beach but don’t want a bag just to hold those things.

So I came up with the idea to make a beach towel bag. This way it is a bag that can hold a few items but also function as your towel. I love it! I share with you how you can make your own beach towel bag.

This is an easy sewing project that is perfect for summer! I even made a few for my kids so they each have their own. Start sewing this fun bag today.

Sewing pattern: Mesh beach bag
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