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I love tackling challenges from other bloggers! It is always inspiring!
This month, for upcycling material or clothing, my fellow participants are these brilliant bloggers:
My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies | Across the Blvd
Stone Cottage Adventures | Purple Hues and Me
Domestic Deadline | Sew Crafty Crochet
Sum of Their Stories | Cookies, Coffee, and Crafts
Sewing Un-Paper Towels
We all need to reduce our paper usage, right? My project begins with two colors of flat flannel sheets, a bit of rick rack from my stash, and an amazing idea from Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth. JES’ post is DIY Absorbable Un-Paper Towels.
The flannels are denim blue and an Autumnal plaid. It’s pretty remarkable how much fabric there is even in a twin size flat sheet. Who know how many times these sheets have been washed and dried? They are both super soft and crazy absorbent. There is something about rick rack that just warms my heart! 😉 It has a wonderful vintage vibe, and I have a mountain of rick rack in all kinds of colors and sizes. This time navy blue was my choice.
Following, JES’ pattern I could have cranked this out in one afternoon if I had stayed focused. There are only a couple of things different about mine. One is the rick rack. Embellishing is completely optional. The second difference is I added a few quick seams across the Un-Paper Towels to keep them neater as they come from the dryer. I won’t want to press them and it will bug me if they don’t lay nicely in their basket.
These Un-Paper Towels will join others under my kitchen sink helping us reduce paper usage and tidy up after ourselves!
😉 -Marci
I’m always excited to see how the other bloggers tackled our challenge! Here they are:
