Appliqued tea towels

tea towels, applique, free, DIY

This contributor post was written by Michael Ann of Michael Ann Made. Springtime has been trying to poke its sunny little head out here in Portland, and I couldn't be more excited! This simple Spring Time

Looking for a simple sewing project that is perfect for Mother's Day, Teacher's Gift, or Christmas. Make something lovely with the Tea Time Appliqué Set.

I don’t know about you, but I have a thing for tea towels. The ones in boutique gift shops are particularly irresistible, but their prices are always prohibitive. I’ve seen individual tea towels for $12.95 in some shops. Sorry folks, but I just can’t spend that much on a kitchen towel. The good news is, you…

I wanted to share one last Christmas item as we move into the new year. With all the holiday cooking and baking that we do in our house, Miss Abigail and I need lots and lots of dish towels and hand towels. These hand towels were made from large, soft cotton napkins. They are 18" square. I like the smaller size. Because towels get wet and dirty quickly, I can reach for a clean one without creating a large pile of laundry. Since I wanted to create something quickly, I sewed a purchased cluny…

Maker of Happy Things, Jennifer sews, does pottery, paints, designs fabric and writes books. Everything she creates is bright and happy.

My sister-in-laws have just returned from New York. One of the many things I received was a gorgeous tea towel from Anthropologie . A...

A cute little spring dish towel using your scraps of cute fabric. 1-cut any shape out of scraps of fabric (we chose birds) 2- Use Iron-on pellon to applique the birds to the dishtowel 3-Hand stitch (we used embroidery thread) around applique. you could definately machine stitch too. 4-Embellish!! What a cute little spring addition to your kitchen, or quick gift for a friend or neighbor. And way way cheaper than $18 dishtowels from Anthropologie see HERE!

Use Micheal Ann's free applique patterns for tea towels and upcycle your old tea towels today.