Tree Trimming Kitchen Towels

Greetings friends! It is new project tutorial day - time to share my November project created for the Therm O Web blog with you. I always enjoy putting on my Fabric Education Designer hat and creating new projects/tutorials to share with you. For the month of November, the blog is focused on fall home decor, quick holiday gifts, fusible applique, fabric ornaments and wall art. I created a brand new project that was posted yesterday - it is a complete project tutorial for my Tree Trimming Kitchen Towel. My comprehensive tutorial contains a complete supply list, printable pattern with appliqué templates, and step-by-step directions with color photos. 

This fast and easy gift idea is perfect for those wanting to get a start on their homemade holiday gift list.  This simple project uses minimal supplies and can be paired with a kitchen gadget, cookbook, cookie cutter(s), or potholder(s) for a seasonal gift from the heart. The machine appliqué is great for beginners and I show you how to easily add rick rack without it slipping when sewing it down.  I hope you will stop by the Therm O Web blog and check out my project and tutorial...

This is an easy, holiday project that can definitely be a scrap buster...go through that scrap basket! It combines easy appliqué shapes and rick rack on a standard kitchen towel available in any home or discount department store. For this post, I used HeatnBond Lite EZ-Print Iron-On Adhesive Sheets and HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive Tape. I also used some coordinating rick rack (the green is the color Emerald from Wrights...and the white is Snow from - my favorite - Lady Dot Creates). The towels are basic tea towels that measure 20" W x 30" W, but use your favorite. I used fabric scraps from the Oh What Fun collection by Elea Lutz for Poppie Cotton. To find the products I used in the tutorial, visit my Tree Trimming Kitchen Towel Supply List on Amazon (full disclosure, as an influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases).

If you have questions on any Therm O Web or HeatnBond/SpraynBond products or would like to see a specific type of product in one of my projects, drop me a comment or email.

You will have to visit the Therm O Web blog for my complete tutorial and pattern, but I am posting a few photos here...

Here is a direct link to the project tutorial:
https://blog.thermoweb.com/tree-trimming-kitchen-towel/

I hope this project inspires you to create something special and unique...

I am creating monthly projects for the Therm O Web Blog and I will be sure to post here when I have a new tutorial available. My next project is scheduled to be on the Therm O Web blog on December 16th and I am working on a winter project idea. There will not be a Poppie Cotton Fabric Tour in December, but we will have one for the Serenity Blooms collection (it's a BEAUTY!) in January and I am scheduled for January 15th.

Thank you for stopping by for a visit today - I always enjoy sharing with you. Have a great week and make time to work on something creative...

Home Sweet Home Fabric Tour

Happy Tuesday - welcome to my stop on the Home Sweet Home Fabric Tour - thank you so much for stopping by for a visit. I am thrilled to be sharing these cheerful fabrics from Poppie Cotton. I have a couple very special projects lined up, created with the new Home Sweet Home fabric collection designed by Elea Lutz for Poppie Cotton. I enjoyed putting on my quilt designer hat and playing with these charming, vintage-feel prints. This brand new fabric collection (shipping to quilt shops this month) has a happy and vibrant feel to me. As with all Poppie Cotton fabric lines, the entire collection is filled with tiny details and the sweetest little motifs. There are succulent strawberries, lovely florals, and unique vintage cross stitch and redwork prints (YES - there are cross stitch and redwork prints!). The color palette is bursting with vivid reds, pinks, minty greens, warm blues, yellows and creams - perfect for brightening up your project pile!

First, I created a whimsical village mini quilt - fussy cutting the "Happy Home" print cottages for the centers of my Economy Quilt Blocks. Plus all of the redwork and cross stitch fabrics were fussy cut for print and direction. I foundation paper-pieced the blocks on StitchnSew EZ Print Quilt Block Sheets. This project doesn't have a pattern - it was just me playing around in my studio. My little cottage mini measures 20" x 20" and I added pink rick rack around the perimeter before binding. I thought this tiny quilt turned out super cute and showcases these darling prints perfectly! I added hanging tabs and used my favorite wrought iron flag hanger to display.

I also decided to make a super cute "Pretty Posies Pouch" - I created my mini charm zippered pouch with a boxed bottom and a wrist strap. With all the wonderful little details in each print, it was fun to fussy cut mini charm squares to focus on the special motifs in each fabric. This pattern is my own design and can be found in my Etsy Shop.

Paper Pattern: https://blueribbondesigns.etsy.com/listing/1743029512

Digital Pattern: https://blueribbondesigns.etsy.com/listing/1757224909

I hope you have enjoyed this stop on the fabric tour and are feeling inspired - thank you for visiting with me today. For more creative projects using the Home Sweet Home fabric collection, visit the Poppie Cotton Blog. If you love this fabric collection, be sure to check out your favorite quilt shop and request it - Home Sweet Home is shipping this month.

I already have my projects in progress for the next Poppie Cotton Fabric Tour in January (gasp!) - my day is January 15th. That tour will be showcasing the fabulous, upcoming "Serenity Blooms" fabric collection by Ginger Deverell (click to see a preview). Plus, I will have a new project tutorial posted on the Therm O Web Blog later this week on Friday, November 15th…so, be sure to stop back soon for more creative inspiration...