I seriously think this is more effort than I have ever put into a birthday gift in my life! I managed to come just short of swearing off sewing completely by the time they were completed ... I had no idea sewing the letters on would prove to be such a difficult task!!! I made fabric cut-outs and fused them onto the flour sack material. Then, I satin stitched around them to keep them in place. They didn't look so small when I cut them out, but once I got to sewing, it was hard to maneuver around all the little curves and holes! I think next time (if there is a next time!) I'll up the font a bit and make it a little easier to sew.
Anyway, I think the end result was worth all that blood, sweat, and tears ... they came out just as cute as I had envisioned them in my head! Yay!
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Knowing what a lot of work stitching around ANY applique can be, I am amazed at all those little letters you did on SEVEN towels. Way to go -- they are super cute.
thank you! you're so nice!
These are beautiful towels and I can tell they were a lot of work!!! How did you cut out all those beautiful letters, let alone sew them down?
Thanks stephanie! i actually printed each day in an easy-to-read font from the computer and traced them backwards onto the paper that comes on the back of fusible webbing. then, i fused the webbing to the back of my fabric and cut out along the lines. i didn't realize the letters were so tiny until i was cutting them out! it was hard to keep them straight on the fabric before ironing them down, but i think it was worth the effort!
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