New tea towel pattern and a swap...

 

As promised the other day, here is a new free tea towel pattern for you! Actually, it's a slightly altered remake of a pattern I shared many years ago. 

The original version was made with blanket stitch applique, but this time I changed a couple of things and used needle-turn applique for a change. Oh let's be honest, I have fallen in love with needle-turn and wanted to offer you something rather basic for those who haven't tried it before. I am not an expert (yet) but I practice a lot and hope to become quite proficient over time. 

I've cut flour sack to make the tea towel, then added a strip of fabric along the bottom edge, before sewing a line of running stitch just above the floral print.

A few emails arrived asking about alternatives to floursack as it's not easy to come across here in Australia, so in response to that question my answer is always to use a ready made tea towel which doesn't have too much of a design on it. Checks and stripes are perfect.

Here are some of the other free tea towel patterns I have shared in the past, beginning with the well-used original bird in a pot towel which inspired the new pattern. 

This tea towel was from a shop in the USA and they are called Dunroven towels.

Small checks are perfect for embroidered towels, and of course redwork stand out beautifully on this type of background.

Simple stitcheries are so sweet on solid backgrounds, especially with the addition of a floral trim across the bottom. 

This is the very fancy shabby chic inspired tea towel design I shared in January 2022 - the message says it all. 

And below is the simple redwork "baking" tea towel pattern I shared in January this year.

Some of you may have all of the old patterns already, but if not, I am gifting you this pattern bundle today in one file. 

Use the link below to download the pattern bundle. 

DOWNLOAD Tea Towel Pattern Bundle 2023

TEA TOWEL SWAP IS OPEN

Would you like to join in a tea towel swap? Just like the apron swap we had in November last year, this swap is open world wide and I will do my best to pair you with someone in your own continent. 

Requirements:

You must make or embellish one tea towel for your swap partner. Make something you'd love to receive yourself, so take time and put some love into it. 

You must also include a second tea towel that you have purchased 'just because it's pretty' - no embellishments required with this one. 

You will need to contact your swap partner via email (I'll send all that information to you) at least twice before posting her your tea towels. 

Do not include anything more than those two tea towels, as we know not everyone can afford to add extra gifts, and by keeping the package to two tea towels your gifts can more than likely be posted in a large envelope which is much cheaper than parcel post. 

EMAIL ME with your postal address (include your country please) and tell me if you're happy to post overseas or prefer to post within your own country or continent (for those in Europe).  You will find my email address HERE or leave a comment with that information plus your email address and I will contact you instead. 

All swap parcels will need to be posted by May 9th, which will give you more than two weeks from the time you receive your swap partner's details. 

I will need all your information by Thursday April 20th, no later. Swap partner information will be emailed to all participants on April 21st. 

I hope you're going to join in for this swap! I will be for sure. 

Bless you heaps, and have a wonderful weekend...

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