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Ruffled Dish Towel

Dress up a boring dish towel with a ruffle and ric-rac!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/ruffled-dish-towel • Posted by Tina T.

Add a ruffle to a plain dish towel to coordinate with your decor.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 45

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Add a ruffle to a plain dish towel to coordinate with your decor.

Instructions

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    Measure out a piece of fabric at least double the width of the towel.

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    Fold and iron a hem on the bottom and fold over the top following the note.

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    It should look like this. Sew the hem for the bottom.

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    Ruffle the fabric with a ruffler attachment or a gathering foot. If you don't have either, hand baste and gather by hand.

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    Sew the trim to the dish towel. If there is excess, trim it and fold over each end and sew a small hem.

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    Get ready to add ric-rac!

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    Pin the ric-rac over the sewn part so it doesn't show. Sew on the ric rac. i sewed it on by hand so it would look really nice, but hey, if you want to sew it on by machine, go for it!

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    Hang it up and revel in the cuteness of your kitchen! Side not: Please excuse the slight smudginess on the right side of the pics, later discovered as a rogue fingerprint!