A few weeks ago, I got some tea towels from Jo anns with a coupon, to try them out. I really like the loose weave and vintage look and it is something I can stitch or applique as gifts. They come in different colors, but green is my color and perfect for halloween or Christmas.
The first one I did with a stitchery, that I got from Kathy Schmitz. She has a newsletter and she offers free patterns in each issue, and this one worked perfectly for the tea towel.
The second one I did a wool applique from a Buttermilk Basin pattern. I love this design and will be making the actual pattern, but I wanted to try it on a towel. It takes up the length of the towel so it can't be folded, so this is good if you hang it from a wide rack. I also messed up and went wonky at the end, guess I should fix that;)
These are fun to do and we all have appliques that can be used for towels or reduce ones that are too large. With a coupon, it is cheaper than making your own and they work up quickly.
15 comments:
Those really turned out cute...I love the bird one.
Melinda
very cute lots of great ideas for those.
Cathy
Your tea towels are delightful!
Good job, Debbie!!
Very cute idea. I like the wonky at the end.
Very cute. I don't think I knew JoAnn had these.
Wow! They are fabulous :)
Very nice! I got a stack of tea towels to punch on, but my family used them and now they seem to be permanently wrinkled! I'll have to take a look at those the next time I'm in JoAnns. They look nice!
They look so good.
Love your tea towels! I need to plan a trip to JoAnns I guess!
Linda
My first embroidery project was embroidery on tea towels. I was in either 5th or 6th grade. A very fond memory.
Never thought of doing wool applique on a tea towel, looks great!
Oh I love both of them!
These are so cute.
Leave the w it looks like it is supposed to be that way.
Those are really cute! I like how they turned out! Thanks for sharing!
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