Creating a Patriotic Dish Towel

I am clearly in patriotic mode. I decided my kitchen needed a new splash of color so I sewed together this little gem of a dish towel today. I was clearly inspired by all the strands of patriotic pennant flags displayed around the internet. They just make me smile because they remind me of parties! Who does not want a party in their kitchen??

I started by using a rotary cutter to cut 2x3 triangles for the flags. Then I layed them out on my blue and white tea towel for spacing. I pinned them down to hold them in place.

Sew each flag with 1/4" seam allowance. I wanted to allow from them to fray some after washing.

Next I used a piece of ribbon to sew along the top as a "rope." I sewed one direction...

and then sewed back up the opposite direction to secure the ribbon on.

I love that it is patriotic but I could probably still use it year round!

Parties I linked to:



     

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

http://todayscreativeblog.net/