Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Make Your Own Fabric (Paper) Towels

Last year, after being sent a photo of some fabric paper towels by a friend, we decided to make some of our own to give away as gifts to family and friends!  Not only were they a hit with everyone who received them, but we made some for ourselves and have used them every day since!  Here's the simple How-To...

Gather your fabric
  • Purchase new terry cloth and flannel at your favorite fabric store -OR-
  • Cut up old flannel sheets or shirts and old towels 

We went the "new" route since we made the majority of our towels as gifts for family and friends last year for the holidays!  Not as eco-friendly as they could have been, but we were very happy to pick out lots of fun prints on sale, which is never a bad thing, right?


Wash & cut your fabric

All of our pieces were cut into 12 inch X 12 inch pieces using a cutting mat and a rotary cutter.

Pin each towel together

Take one piece of flannel and one piece of terry cloth and pin them together so the pattern on the flannel faces in (after sewing, you will flip them inside out).

Begin sewing

Sew your towel together, leaving about two inches un-sewn at one corner to flip your towel right side out.  Then, flip your towel right side out and sew up that last little bit!


Poke Holes and Insert Buttons

If you want to clasp all of your towels together so they are, in fact, a roll, the best way we found to do so is by using diaper buttons, pliers and an awl.  Just make sure to face all of your buttons the same way so they line up and attach correctly.



There you have it!  An easy way to help save the environment and add a little fun to your kitchen!

xoxo,
M

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2 comments:

  1. JocelynSeptember 3, 2013 at 3:51 AM

    Ok...it's getting a little weird. Have you been spying on me?? :)

    Seriously, I JUST gathered the materials for this very project last week. Suburban husband is very leery, but he was leery when I switched us over to cloth napkins, too. He'll adapt!!

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    1. Bee GirlSeptember 4, 2013 at 6:07 AM

      Lol...too bad we're not neighbors, we'd be collaborating on everything! Best of luck with the project! They really are great :-)

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