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Free And Easy Patterns For Sewing Kitchen Tea Towels
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Free And Easy Patterns For Sewing Kitchen Tea Towels

If you're looking for a fun and easy project to add to your sewing repertoire, I highly recommend these kitchen tea towels. This is a great beginner sewing project and with this free tutorial, you'll easily turn pieces of fabric into stylish kitchen tea towels. 
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Yield: 1 towel
Author: Sarah
Cost: $3

Equipment

  • 1 Sewing Machine
  • 1 Pair of Scissors or rotary cutter
  • 1 Thread
  • 1 Cutting Mat
  • 1 Purple Thang

Materials

  • 1 18x24 inch Fabric Cotton Canvas

Instructions

  • Cut the selected fabric into a rectangle that measures 18x24 inches.
  • Lay your fabric with the wrong side facing up and make a double fold. This can be pinned in place or ironed to keep it in position. (I usually just fold as I sew - but I have made a lot of these.)
  • Use a 1/2-1 inch seam allowance. It really doesn't matter just be consistent. 
  • Thread your sewing machine and bobbin with thread and set your machine to stitch a zigzag stitch (3.0 width and 1.4 length on my machine).
  • Start at one corner and stitch close to the inside of the fold. Back-stitching at each end/ corner, sew down the long side of the fabric until about three (3) inches from the bottom of the towel.
  • Make a corner by double folding the bottom of the fabric up towards your pressure foot and stitch it in place.
  • Lift up the pressure foot (with the needle down) and pivot your work a quarter turn so you are now stitching down the next side. Repeat on all of the sides. 
  • At the remaining edge, fold up your last corner and backstitch to secure. And that is it! Your hanging kitchen towel is finished. 

Notes

    • Using a cutting mat and a large ruler works great at getting lines straight. 
    • To make a double fold -  (fold over and then fold over again to hide the raw edge of the towel).
    • When sewing corners, go slowly. That is a lot of material and you don't want to damage the sewing needle or alignment.  
    • Use a Purple Thang (or something to push with) to guide the fabric through the feed dogs.