Make a Bird Silhouette Tea Towel {an iron on applique}

DIY Iron On Bird Silhouette Tea Towel with Tutorial - The Graphics Fairy

I’m a total tea towel addict – they’re always the first thing I look at when we go to any store like Pottery Barn or Anthropologie. I always admire them, but rarely ever buy them because I can’t rationalize spending $20+ for a towel. Especially when you can buy blank towels for a couple of dollars each and then make them pretty however you like. This week’s project is so versatile, so think past my idea and make it into your own. It’s an easy project that doesn’t even need a sewing machine. If you have a printer, an iron and about 5 minutes, you can jazz up your plain old towels into something special, with an iron on applique! {This post contains affiliate links}

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Make a Bird Silhouette Tea Towel - Iron on Applique

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Supplies:
1) Some Fusible Webbing – you need the double sided style.
2) Wax paper (if you buy the paper backed webbing then you don’t need this)
scissors
3) Fabric (I used solid black – but you can get festive with any color/pattern you’d like)
4) Flour Sack towels (Also sold at Walmart)
5) Image of your choice printed on paper (I used this bird)
6) Pins

First, trim a piece of fabric to hold the image, and also trim a piece of Fusible Webbing HERE. Layer them on top of a piece of wax paper (or don’t if you’re using paper backed), and iron the fabric onto the fusible webbing.

Next, pin your image onto the fabric with the webbing, and cut it out as close as possible to get all the detail.

Last, iron it onto the Flour Sack Towel, webbing side down. After it’s finished, you’re done!

There are so many possibilities with this project – the sky is the limit. Don’t obsess over tea towels? You could also make pillows, aprons, tote bags… just about anything fabric!

You might also be interested in an Iron on Transfer Project HERE.

See ya soon for another project, in the mean time I’d love to see you at my blog at The Shabby Creek Cottage.

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Comments

Cynthia S. says

April 2, 2013 at 1:13 pm

Wow! This looks so easy! I am actually going to try it. I want new kitchen towels for the summer! Thank you!
Kathie says

April 2, 2013 at 2:34 pm

so, Gina! how well does this hold up through washing and drying? It’s been my experience with the fusible webs that they need stitching along the edges to keep the bond intact. What has your experience been?
srpprcrftr says

April 3, 2013 at 1:33 am

Great project. I love to put out some new pretty and springy towels after the winter doldrums. Thanks for great how-to.

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