DIY Embellished Dish Towels

It's time for a tutorial!!! 

It's been a while people!

I have made a few sets of these Embellished Dish Towels. 

This set was for my Great Aunt Lizzy. 

We celebrated her 100th birthday this last weekend!

 I know this seems an odd gift for such a mile stone, but she will be moving into a retirement community and everyone could use new dish towels! 

Ok, moving on!

{supplies}

Here are the supplies you need:

Towel(s)

Fabric(s)

Scissors

Thread

Coordinating ribbon or something similar

Pins

Sewing Machine

Rotary Cutter (optional)

Cutting Board (optional)

Let's get started!

1) Open the dish towel to determine how wide you should cut the fabric.

Be sure to cut it wide enough to "wrap" the edges around 

the sides of towel (you will be sewing it down). 

Cut and pin fabric to towel.

{blurry shot of pinned edges, sorry!}

2) Sew the fabric to the towel. 

Be sure to keep the needle of your sewing machine 

in the "down" position when turning the corner.

{folded corners}

{sewn edges}

3) Cut your ribbon (or other fun accent) the same length of the fabric.

Pin and sew.

{sewing the corners}

4) You're done!

{pretty update}

{bright colors}

Now, go do the same to the other towel and fabric choices you have.

Enjoy your new towel set or give as a fun gift!

Aunt Lizzy loved hers! 

Mitzy helping out as usual. ;)

If anyone has questions about any thing in the tutorial 

(sewing, fabric choosing, whatever) let me know! 

~Emily~