Kitchen Towels

A good friend of mine just moved back to the east coast from California and I wanted to make her a simple housewarming present. These towels are really easy to make and who doesn't love a pretty kitchen towel?


I measured a towel I had, added 1 inch to each side, then used this tutorial to do the mitered corners.

Added some twill tape at the corner.


Beautiful.

A Towel Set

This weekend when I was at my in-laws' house, I got an idea for a Christmas present.

They keep separate towels for drying hands, dishes, and fruits and veggies. Not sure why, any ideas? Anyway, it gave me an idea for an easy present.

I picked up this set of 5 towels for $4 at Target.

I happened to have some of this iron on transfer paper lying around. I typed up the words I wanted to use, made sure to "mirror" the image and printed it out. Then ironed it on to white fabric.

Used some fabric scraps to cover up the colored lines on the towels. There are tons of tutorials on embellishing towels with fabric, so I won't show you that here. Here are a few good links: Craftiness is Not Optional, Sutton Grace, Crafterhours, and my favorite....

Voila! A simple present in under an hour.