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Dress up a boring dish towel with a ruffle and ric-rac!
Add a ruffle to a plain dish towel to coordinate with your decor.
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Step 1Measure out a piece of fabric at least double the width of the towel.
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Step 2Fold and iron a hem on the bottom and fold over the top following the note.
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Step 3It should look like this. Sew the hem for the bottom.
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Step 4Ruffle the fabric with a ruffler attachment or a gathering foot. If you don't have either, hand baste and gather by hand.
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Step 5Sew the trim to the dish towel. If there is excess, trim it and fold over each end and sew a small hem.
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Step 6Get ready to add ric-rac!
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Step 7Pin the ric-rac over the sewn part so it doesn't show. Sew on the ric rac. i sewed it on by hand so it would look really nice, but hey, if you want to sew it on by machine, go for it!
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Step 8Hang it up and revel in the cuteness of your kitchen!
Side not: Please excuse the slight smudginess on the right side of the pics, later discovered as a rogue fingerprint!
