Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Tea Towels!


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.


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15 comments:

  1. Merry Wind FarmAugust 7, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    Those really turned out cute...I love the bird one.
    Melinda

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  2. acorn hollowAugust 7, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    very cute lots of great ideas for those.
    Cathy

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  3. KateAugust 7, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    Your tea towels are delightful!

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  4. Jacque.August 7, 2013 at 10:21 PM

    Good job, Debbie!!

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  5. WendyAugust 7, 2013 at 11:56 PM

    Very cute idea. I like the wonky at the end.

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  6. BarbaraAugust 8, 2013 at 3:00 AM

    Very cute. I don't think I knew JoAnn had these.

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  7. ChrisAugust 8, 2013 at 6:02 AM

    Wow! They are fabulous :)

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  8. Missie of Traditional Primitives August 8, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    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!

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  9. MelodyAugust 8, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    They look so good.

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  10. The Wool CupboardAugust 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM

    Love your tea towels! I need to plan a trip to JoAnns I guess!

    Linda

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  11. KarenAugust 8, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    My first embroidery project was embroidery on tea towels. I was in either 5th or 6th grade. A very fond memory.

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  12. Raymond HomesteadAugust 8, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    Never thought of doing wool applique on a tea towel, looks great!

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  13. Vicki WAugust 8, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    Oh I love both of them!

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  14. Barbara Strobel LardonAugust 8, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    These are so cute.
    Leave the w it looks like it is supposed to be that way.

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  15. CaroleAugust 10, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    Those are really cute! I like how they turned out! Thanks for sharing!

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