Today I’m joining the Fat Quarter Shop for a remix of the Milk Cow Kitchen Towel pattern. This is an easy way to dress up your kitchen & keep those dish towels in place. Let’s take a look at my version of this fun & easy pattern!
Check out the original post over at the Jolly Jabber, Fat Quarter Shop’s blog. You’ll find a free printable pattern, free bonus pattern, & a video tutorial!
Fabric & Towels
I knew exactly what fabric I was going to use for this project! These fun prints have been in my stash for quite some time & I’ve made several things for other people with them. Time to make a project for me! : )
I’m using these flour sack towels I had on hand & they are much thinner than a standard dish towel. Instead of cutting mine in half, I’m going to just fold them in half & use the whole thing.
The fabric I’m using is no longer available, but I did find a great set of fabrics over at the Fat Quarter Shop that would be perfect for this. It’s called Welsummer & it’s designed by Kimberly Knight for Cotton + Steel fabrics. The kitchen kitsch prints are my favorites!
Cut & Stitch
I decided to use one print on the front & the other on the back. Since this is such a simple pattern, I just stacked my fabric & cut it out with a rotary cutter.
Here’s a better look a the fabric prints…
Instead of cutting my batting to the same shape, I cut a rectangle a little bigger than the widest part. Then I stacked the fabrics facing each other on top of the batting & stitched the seams. I find it easier to keep the batting in place this way.
I trimmed up the batting & clipped my corners. The video tells you to clip into the inside corner, which I do, but I also clip into the outside corner. This just makes it even easier to turn right side out. : )
After turning I gave it a good press with the iron. Then I went ahead & added my button hole.
Adding the Towel
Since my towel is not as thick as the one in the original tutorial, I’m doing it a little different. I folded the towel in half & finger pressed a crease down the center. Then I sewed a line of basting stitches about 1/4″ on each side of the crease.
I pulled up the ends until it was about the size of the opening in the towel holder.
Make sure to turn under the ends of the towel holder & press first. Then tuck the towel inside & pin, pin, pin!
I top stitched all around the towel holder & added an extra line of stitching at the bottom because the towel was so poofy!
Here’s the finished product…
I really loved making this pattern! This helped brighten up my kitchen & keep my towels from falling in the floor! I’ve made two of these already & I have plans to make two more. It’s great to find a pattern that’s not only easy to make, but very useful!
Be sure to check out the Jolly Jabber for all the other remixes of this pattern! : )
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