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Bloom Dish Towels

February 12, 2010 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 48 Comments

New Kitchen Towels make me happy!  

I used some heavy weight cotton from Ikea for the background, Sandi Henderson’s Farmers Market for the appliques, and finished them off with some embroidered details. 

Posted by Lisa

Filed Under: Sewing

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Comments

  1. mandy says

    February 13, 2010 at 12:26 am

    They are just gorgeous, Lisa! I am new to craft and craft blogs. Do you use a machine to sew the flowers to the cloth?

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  2. Simone de Klerk says

    February 13, 2010 at 12:30 am

    It looks lovely and so happy. Make drying the dishes fun again (O:

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  3. Anita says

    February 13, 2010 at 1:02 am

    Hi Lisa, what a great idea! The flowers are so pretty and makes the cloth so bright. Well done. Kind regards, Anita.

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  4. Peg - Happy In Quilting says

    February 13, 2010 at 1:42 am

    I think I might need some of those in my kitchen….they are lovely…

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  5. mandapanda says

    February 13, 2010 at 1:43 am

    Oh my, such gorgeous work!! Well done!

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  6. Tammy James says

    February 13, 2010 at 1:43 am

    Very Pretty!

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  7. Annie says

    February 13, 2010 at 1:56 am

    Too pretty to use – Love them!

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  8. Linda says

    February 13, 2010 at 2:04 am

    these are so gorgeous Lisa, beautiful, too beautiful to use!!!!

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  9. clare's craftroom says

    February 13, 2010 at 2:24 am

    How gorgeous !

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  10. Jodie says

    February 13, 2010 at 2:28 am

    Surely you are not going to actually use them – they are far too pretty .

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  11. Marianne@Songbird says

    February 13, 2010 at 2:33 am

    I have that Ikea fabric! They look so cute, you are not going to use them, are you?

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  12. die-fadenwerkstatt says

    February 13, 2010 at 2:58 am

    I love those, especially the red one.

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  13. Kelly says

    February 13, 2010 at 6:22 pm

    Oh my they are too cute!! What a fantastic Idea!

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  14. Purple Paisley Patch says

    February 13, 2010 at 3:40 am

    These are gorgeous, far too pretty to use! 🙂

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  15. Suzie says

    February 13, 2010 at 3:41 am

    They are so lovely, you have such great ideas! Have a lovely weekend!

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  16. Jenny says

    February 13, 2010 at 3:43 am

    Just so bright and cheerful and way to nice to actally use!

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  17. meri says

    February 13, 2010 at 4:43 am

    Just pretty, Lisa!
    Do you use them at th kitchen???
    They could be pretty tablemats!

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  18. Fiesta says

    February 13, 2010 at 4:44 am

    they are adorable

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  19. KaHolly says

    February 13, 2010 at 4:52 am

    Not just pretty, but pretty darned clever! Am lovomg them! karen

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  20. Melanie Gray Augustin says

    February 13, 2010 at 5:13 am

    Gorgeous! Maybe if my tea towels looked like that I’d do the drying up!

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  21. Lanie says

    February 13, 2010 at 5:23 am

    Those are so beautiful, I wouldn’t want to use them! 🙂

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  22. K-Sue says

    February 13, 2010 at 5:56 am

    I love these bright colorful…towels? More like frame-worthy art!

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  23. Stephanie says

    February 13, 2010 at 6:07 am

    These pretties scream SPRING!!!

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  24. Susan says

    February 13, 2010 at 6:53 am

    Very cute and practical too. I need to make a bunch of these. Thanks for sharing,
    Susan

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  25. jenclair says

    February 13, 2010 at 7:12 am

    So pretty!

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  26. Laura in Paris says

    February 13, 2010 at 7:37 am

    I am VERY impressed .. this is lOTS of work! And a great result.

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  27. Rumi says

    February 13, 2010 at 7:44 am

    Gorgeous! What a great way to brighten up your kitchen!

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  28. em's scrapbag says

    February 13, 2010 at 8:12 am

    They are darling. You did a beautiful job!

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  29. Celestial Charms says

    February 13, 2010 at 8:25 am

    These are so very pretty. What a great way to brighten up one’s kitchen.
    Maureen

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  30. SewCalGal says

    February 13, 2010 at 8:29 am

    I enjoy decorating dish towels too! Yours are absolutely beautiful. Best ever!

    SewCalGal
    http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  31. Carrie says

    February 13, 2010 at 11:46 am

    Adorable! What a great way to brighten up an everyday thing. I love it!

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  32. Corrie says

    February 13, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    gorgeous!I never would have thought of making them from check towels! you turn everything into something beautiful

    Corrie;)

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  33. Dogwood says

    February 13, 2010 at 4:15 pm

    So, so very cute. I love the fabrics and colors. Black, red, pink and green are so happy looking together. You did a great job.

    Have a nice Valentine Day.

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  34. Amanda says

    February 13, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    They’re really lovely. You’ve inspired me!Love, Amanda xxx

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  35. Terriaw says

    February 13, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    Love those appliques and that stitching. How fun to have these to use in the kitchen. I really need to get to Ikea one of these days.

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  36. Karin says

    February 14, 2010 at 12:45 am

    Lisa, they are so lovely, what a wonderful idea! I think it is great to be able to make your house all pretty with items like these. Very cute!

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  37. Posie Patchwork says

    February 14, 2010 at 1:07 am

    Oh gorgeous!! Hello over there in Perth, i wish we lived there, such a beautiful city & surrounds. What a pretty tea towel concept, love Posie

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  38. texmorg says

    February 14, 2010 at 3:19 am

    Lisa these are wonderful, I never would have thought to buy fabric to make tea towels. They are stunning and would make a gorgeous gift if you could bear to part with them
    Linda

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  39. Jilly's Space says

    February 14, 2010 at 6:34 am

    Sweeeeeet!!!

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  40. Hi I'm Amy, says

    February 14, 2010 at 6:58 am

    Love them…. perhaps a tutorial??? : )

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  41. Thimbleanna says

    February 14, 2010 at 8:13 am

    Those are adorable Lisa! They’re sure to brighten up the kitchen!!!

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  42. Angel.Pearls says

    February 14, 2010 at 11:25 am

    This is beautiful handicraft!!..would love to have them in my kitchen.. Happy♥♥♥Valentine! Love//Eva

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  43. our shabby cottage says

    February 14, 2010 at 3:14 pm

    They are way too nice to dirty up doing the dishes….

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  44. Jenny of Elefantz says

    February 15, 2010 at 4:48 am

    Gorgeous, Lisa!

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  45. Tracy says

    February 15, 2010 at 4:52 am

    Sooo LOVELY, Lisa! What a pretty way to dress up “ordinary” kitchen towels…these are very cheerful. And making up a few would make a fun spring/house-warming gift. Thanks for the wonderful idea! Happy Week :o) ((HUGS))

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  46. Anne Heidi says

    February 16, 2010 at 8:23 am

    Oh those dishtowels are just so cute, what a great idea! They are much to pretty to use though….

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  47. QuiltedSimple says

    February 18, 2010 at 5:45 am

    These are so cute – way to pretty to use!
    Kris

    Reply
  48. Deanna says

    February 18, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Just beautiful! I think I need to make some too!

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