Kitchen Dishtowel Tutorial...

About a month ago, I picked up some kitchen cloths on clearance at Ross. They came in a 6-pac and were marked 4.00. I thoght they had a nice weave and they are oversized, they were actually marked as resteraunt cleaning cloths. I needed new kitchen towels, but I decided to give them a little personality. I cut 3 1/2 " x WOF twice for each towel, and bound the edges just like a quilt except I used a zig-zag stitch.
I used 30's fabrics to match the decor in my kitchen. They were a really fast and fun project. Last week Nanette posted about her cute dishcloths she made and also did a wonderful tutorial. I need to find me some of that great waffle weave and make a few of those also. They look fun.

I used 5 different fabrics for 5 of the towels and used the leftover strips joined together for the last one. I kind of like the scrappy look. I think I'll go look for more already finished towels for a good price and make more of these for both of my Mom's for Mothers Day.

This is how they look laid out flat. They're pretty big, measuring about 14' x 16" each. A nice size.

Here are the tissue holders that Kassidy made on this weeks Wednesday sew night. They're for my sisters and her cousin Angela. She is giving them at my Grandma's luncheon today.

I thought I would show you something else Kass made on sew night. Ties for her hair or belts for her jeans.

We went to Material Girls and picked out 12 fabrics. I cut them 4 1/2" x WOF and ironed them RST and drew an angled stitching line on each end for her to follow. Then she stitched each one closed, leaving an opening for turning and top stitched them after turning and ironing.

And here they are, easy-peasy and a really fun way to play with fabric!