Instead of tossing the worn out dish towel, I fold it in fourths making a small place mat size rectangle. I stitch the edges with my sewing machine (or you can serge the edges) to keep it together.
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I have found that old cotton dish towels make great napkins. I had some checked towels that I cut into the size napkins I wanted and then I simply turned the raw edges under and "whip stiched" the edges all around. I even dressed them up a bit by adding old buttons on the corners just for fun. They turned out really cute in my "country" kitchen. I keep them in a little basket on the kitchen table and I have not bought paper napkins in months!
Do you have any patterns for a kitchen towel that has a profile of a person with a bonnet attached to the head. it is made out of material and sewed onto the towel. This is just one, but if you know of the patterns or a book, can you let me know.
Anna-
If you google Sunbonnet Sue, there is a website that has free patterns of her. Here is one of them:
sunbonnetsue.com/
That's a great idea for hot pads! I think I'll make some for neighbors for Christmas!
I just had the idea to use wool socks that have holes in the heel as a filler for hot pads. The outside could be old jeans or whatever. Wool would be good by itself, too, since it is flame retardant.
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