Wedding season is in full bloom. If your wallet is getting slimmer, perhaps this fun project will help. Click to download the tutorial: Download Boutique Kitchen Towels 1 yard of cotton fabric is enough to make 2 towels.
These towels were born when my friend, Jennifer, fell in love with some screen printed towels on etsy. They were fantastic! The towels were sold out, out of my budget, and I don't screen print. So I had the brilliant idea of hand embroidering a similar design. The only problem was the wedding shower was in 4 days, and I was still in the throes of a huge custom sewing project with a fast approaching deadline.
It only took me a few hours to realize that hand embroidery was out of the question. I ripped the stitches out and came up with this alternative that I finished in 15 minutes! I love the look and Jennifer did too.
To complete the gift, I added a half apron and a full halter style apron in coordinating fabrics. Why, oh why, didn't I take pictures with them unfolded?
Enjoy your free pattern for the towels here: Download Boutique Kitchen Towels
Be sure to tell a friend.
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This is probably not the comment you want, but I can’t get the link to work! š I just got a sewing machine the spring, and I think this would be a great project to try out!! I have a few weddings, birthdays, etc. this summer, and I think this would be quite a useful gift. I can’t wait to see the pattern!
Thanks, Laura. It works now.
Laura: Thanks for the quick reply! I just printed the instructions. Easy peasy! Thanks for a great present idea.
Have a wonderful day,
Laura
It seems I am always looking for frugal wedding present ideas. Thanks for the great idea!
Very nice! I wish I had this a day or two earlier. Maybe I’ll have to make some anyway for a late birthday present for my mom! (Today is her birthday)
Pam, Just start :). You can have them finished before the party.
I adore this idea! So fun!! I think I would also add some homemade pot-holders.
Love the idea! Super simple and so cute. I just might use this on a dress collar or along the hem of a jumper, too š
I too love the etsy tea towels but I just dont go for the price. I love your pattern and cant wait to try it out. Thanks.
Kim
Angela,
Cute towels and packaging. I’m wondering how you printed on the tags for each gift (“half apron”, “cafe’ apron”, etc.). Did you use a labelmaker?
Thanks, Stacy
Stacy,
You will laugh at how elementary I did the tags. I opened up an archaic version of power point (1993 I think) and used their shape tools to make a tag shape. Then I typed text on it, printed them out on white cardstock and cut them out with scissors. I’m sure there is a fancy way to do it, but that worked for me :).