Quick Gift Sewing: Add Fabric Accent to Store-Bought Towels!
Quick Gift Sewing: Add Fabric Accent to Store-Bought Towels!
Hello, Shiny Crafty People! Welcome back to the channel.
Tim Totten here and today we’re going to add fabric to a store-bought towel to make a super fast gift! This one went to my mom, who loves dogs, but I’ve made some with superhero fabrics for another friend and a towel with Jack Skellington fabric (from Nightmare Before Christmas) as a gift for my son this last Christmas.
This is an easy task that anyone who can sew a straight line can do!
Here’s what you’ll need:
1 store-bought towel
1/8 – 1/4 yard of accent fabric
Matching thread
Sewing machine
Scissors or rotary cutter
Pins or clips
This is a quick 15-minute project that creates a personalized gift that is perfect for many occasions.
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Have fun making this cool towel upgrade and, until next time, stay crafty!
Thank you, now I will by my tea towels from the 1$ store, Christmas is coming, be blessed.
I have that fabric!!
Love the idea.
Love it!!
I love your videos, well done and fun projects. Keep up the good work
I so enjoy watching how you make sewing look so easy. I liked the way you did the side seams. I will definitely try using your method. It’s getting ear Easter so have a blessed Easter. 👍
Thanks! I love that it’s super easy!
I have that fabric!!
Cute hand towels.
Your channel is one of my absolute favorites!! Btw, I got my little Homever iron exchanged from Amazon & this one works great! Thnx Tim 😊👍🏻
What model machine do you have? I’ve been looking for a new one.
Really good idea.
Nice towels and your friend loves them, I’m sure. I like your simple tip about how to get the edges turned. Thank you for sharing that tip and also thank you for sharing the info about the 505 temporary basting spray.
You had me when I saw DOG fabric. Great tutorial and fast and easy project. Best tip I’ve seen on how to mitre the corners too.
Always great projects. Love that they are quick, easy & even though I have been sewing for a L O N G time, I always learn something (or relearn!) Thanks Tim
I know you do not mean to be fun but you are so cute
I like the seam method that you used. It came out perfect. Thank you for sharing.
The first day I got my rotary cutter I dropped it on my foot and wound up in the ER with stitches. But it didn’t stop me. Lol
Wow my towel sets are so similar. Love this.
Very cute idea… and great video on how to make them. Thank you! A quick tip… you can use small pieces of Stitch Witchery to help hold the folds and fabric in place before sewing!
great ideas for Christmas gifts!
thank you for your tips and your kindness. i love you and your videos!
I made my husband facemasks with that fabric. Now I know what to do with the leftover strips! Thanks, Tim Totten! Also, Thanks for the clear directions for those tight corners, they would have frustrated me.
Great tutorial! On the corners I find if I use a little spray starch and iron in the miter and clip it, by the time. Get to the machine it will hold the corner without pins!
Just a question……do you need to prewash towel and fabric.
Some basic beginner questions… Are you using a Universal needle or what type is best when working with towels? If sewing fabric on top of hand towels or bath towels that may have more of a nap, do you recommend some sort of stabilizer for smoother sewing? If so, what type and when/how would you use the stabilizer?
What a cute idea! Love the fabric.❤️
Oh, my! This technique is brilliant! I can’t tell how many times I have fussed to make the fabric lay nicely. Thank you!!
Thank you for posting this. Great video ❤
Great tutorial
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Easy peasy! Ty!
Do you have to preshrink cotton strips?
Selling in a booth
I bought bright red towels and some cute puppy fabric. Going to sew for my Dad’s 92nd birthday! Thanks for the idea and instructions.
I love how you educate while you share the project!