A Small Project

Even though we are under a "stay home" order,  I have to go to my Mom's daily.  She is almost 84 and not fully self sufficient.  She can still cook some things, but I carry food to her on a pretty regular basis.   Due to the lack of paper products on store shelves, she has started hanging a towel on the oven handle to dry her hands in the kitchen.  I think that is smarter than paper towels anyway so I am encouraging her to continue doing that. 
But, I noticed that one towel she had hanging was a bit ragged and was getting threadbare.  I mentioned it and she said, "Yes, I thought about throwing it away, but I can use it a while longer."
When I arrived home I checked my supplies and found a kitchen towel that still had the tag on it. There were also some brand new white washcloths. 
A bit of "research" and a plan was made.   Crafty Gemini has a tutorial on YouTube  that also has a link to a pattern piece for a towel topper.  To the stash to pull out some fabric and a bit of interfacing and the project was underway.   On the towel with the brown stripe, I decided to add a piece that matches the topper. 

The other one is two washcloths with a topper added.  For that topper, I used the leftover pieces from cutting out the topper for the first one.  The shape is a bit different but it works.  Instead of adding buttons and doing button holes,  I decided to use velcro.  The big plus is that it is easier for older hands. Also, I have the straight stitch machine in my table and this prevented having to switch it out.

I think they came out really nice for a first try.  I may make some of these to give as gifts when I can shop for towels again.

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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