A few weeks ago, as I was putting up my Easter decor, I realized that I had absolutely no Easter towels. I thought I had little towels for every season to hang on the oven door, but I guess not! I found some Easter fabric and plain towels in the craft room and decided to whip up these cute towels. I wanted to share how you can make them, because it is super easy. I am not claiming genius, as I know many people have made these before — but this is just my take on it!
Step One: Pick out towels and cute fabric to match. I usually find towels in the dollar aisle at Target. Although, they do not stay long once they are there, so be sure and stock up! Cut your fabric into strips (one strip per towel) about 5″ long and the width of the towel plus 2″ for neatness on the back. So if your towel is 30″ wide, cut your fabric to a 30″ x 5″ strip. Make sense? Okay, moving on…
Step Two: Fold your fabric in half and iron. Then unfold and fold the two edges in to the middle ironed line (hot dog style) and iron. That is how I did the white fabric. You can see that below. For the blue fabric I just ironed each side in about 1/2″ which created a much larger fabric strip.
Step Three: Pin your fabric onto the towels. You will be pinning it exactly as it will appear on the finished product, so make it nice! I followed one of the lines on the waffle weave, to keep it nice and straight. I forgot to take a picture of the back, but I will try and explain what I did. Fold the short side in on itself and then pin down. It should create a crisp folded line on the back, and you will sew it down while you sew the front. Put your last two pins right on the edge of the back folded part, this way you know to sew over the pins to catch the back part. Make sense?
Step Four: Sew! This is a really easy sewing project, perfect for beginners! You will just sew about a 1/4″ in from the edges of the fabric on all sides. I usually use the edge of my sewing machine foot as a guide, it is a little bit further than 1/4″ from the needle, but it works for me. Remember to go over those last needles, and then sew down the short side, so you catch that fabric on the back. Just sew back and forth a bit at the beginning and end to knot the thread.
Step Five: Admire your handiwork as you hang your towels on the oven door. Give yourself a round of applause because you just created super cute decorations to last for years to come — in less than 15 minutes! Woo hoo!
You can be creative and create towels like this for any season or holiday. Your best bet will to make them this year — after each holiday. That way you can get fabric on super sale! Have you made any decor like this before? Any tips for making it easier?
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