Dish Towel Pillows
Projects
created and presented by Deborah Spofford
Designer, Author, and Consultant for the Creative Industry
Dish towels are a wonderful medium to
create quick and easy decorating accents for your home. The edges are already hemmed so they save
sewing time. Dish towels are
made in a variety of colors and prints so you can choose towels that
coordinate with your home dιcor style. Add
interest to the towels with ribbons and buttons. Below are the instructions
for two quick and easy dish towel pillows that can be completed in
just a few minutes.
Materials
19 ½ x
28 Dish towel- one for each pillow
See-through
ruler
Straight
pins
Sewing
machine and thread
Iron
For the neck roll pillow
Pillow
form 14 x 5 neck roll
Rubber
bands - two
1 ½ wide
ribbon - 1 2/3 yards
5 heavy
cardboard circles two
For the rectangle pillow
Pillow
form 12 x 16
1 ½ wide
ribbon 1 2/3 yards
Instructions for the Neck Roll Pillow
1. Place
the dish towel on your work surface with the back side facing up.
2. Place
the pillow form lengthwise in the center of the towel.
3. Wrap
the towel around the pillow. Pin
the edges of the towel where they overlap.
4. Place
a cardboard circle inside the towel next to the end of the pillow form.
5. Scrunch
the towel at the base of the pillow and place a rubber band over the
fabric.
6. Repeat
step 4 & 5 for the other end of the pillow.
7. Adjust
the rubber bands so that both ends of the towel are equal.
8. Cut
the ribbon into two equal halves. Tie
a piece of ribbon over the top of each rubber band. Optional: carefully cut the rubber bands
and remove them from the pillow.
9. Remove
the pins from the back of the pillow
Instructions for the Rectangle Pillow
1. Fold
the dish towel in half lengthwise and press along the fold line.
2. Cut
a piece of ribbon 32 inches long. Sew
the ribbon to the center of the towel. Note: Use
the pressed line as a guide for the ribbon. Turn
the ribbon under at each end of the towel so the raw edge of the ribbon
is not exposed.
3. Place
the dish towel on your work surface with the back side facing up.
4. Place
the pillow form in the center of the towel. Wrap
the towel snuggly around the pillow and pin the edges where they overlap.
5. Slide
the pillow form out and set it aside. Hint:
The towel will look like an envelope with the flap pined closed.
6. Sew
both sides of the towel together 2 Ύ inches in from the outside edges.
7. Remove
the pins from the overlapped edges of the towel. Open the flap and insert the pillow form.
8. Use
the remaining ribbon to tie a bow. Stitch
or glue the bow to the front of the pillow.
School
Shopping Tip:
We are in the middle of August and it is time again to start shopping for school supplies. Make this a fun experience for the kids. Select bright colored portfolios, pencil boxes, file folders, 3x5 card holders, and lunch boxes. Then let the kids personalize them with fabric cutouts, stickers, holographic paper, beaded name tags, and punch-out paper shapes.
