Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Upgrading Kitchen Towels Tutorial

Cute kitchen towels can be a great gift, like these ones, for example, that I gave my grandma for Passover. Since they're so easy to make (around 10 minutes), I managed to make them and take pictures, so I can show you how to easily upgrade towels.

You're going to need:
A kitchen towel
2 pieces of fabric, same width as the towel. As for length - I used 10 cm (around 4")
2 pieces of lace, same width as the towel
Threads
pins
Sewing machine (you can sew it by hand as well, but it'll take more time to make)

upgrading kitchen towel tutorial

Fold 1 cm of all edges of one piece of fabric towards the wrong side and iron. Do the same with the other piece of fabric.

upgrading kitchen towel tutorial

Place the first piece of fabric on one side of the towel, where you want it to be, and pin it on the bottom and both sides. Now turn over and place the second piece of fabric on the other side of the towel, exactly behind the first piece and pin it too (if you place the towel flat on the floor with the first side you did touching the floor, you'll be able to feel the edge and pin the second piece exactly where it should be). Place the lace on top and pin. Do the same on the other side.

upgrading kitchen towel tutorial

Sew along the circumference. It's best to use white thread for the top part (the lace) and a thread the same color of the piece of fabric for the rest.

upgrading kitchen towel tutorial

That's it, you're done. It was simple, wasn't it? The only tricky part is to lay both pieces of fabric in the same place on both sides of the towel. Here's the second towel I made:

upgrading kitchen towel tutorial


And both together

upgrading kitchen towel tutorial

And right before they moved to their new home

upgrading kitchen towel tutorial

9 comments:

  1. Simple and so cute! Love how they turned out!! Saw you on Made by You Monday. Have a great week!!

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  2. Love how adding just a little something like that can really change the look of the towel! I need to remember this for future use!

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  3. So cute! I love up-cycling!!!

    I am a new follower.

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  4. Nice idea to revamp your tea towels! Love it! Thanks for sharing it at Hazel & Honeysuckle! xx

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  5. Very cute! Love this. I think I might try this on some burp cloths as a baby gift. :)

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  6. Thanks all! :) Elicia, that sounds like a great idea. Please share when you're done!

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  7. This look adorable - I will make some for an upcoming bridal shower...everyone can use pretty kitchen towels

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    1. Thanks :) I'd love you to share it when you're done. I started a new Pinterest board for my readers to pin their creations. Would love it if you pin yours - http://pinterest.com/thecrafeteria/feature-me/

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