Because tea towels are rad.

I've gotten well into using tea towels to make my blinkies. I got the idea when my grandmother gave me a big bag full of rags for Joe's paint brushes, and I couldn't possibly waste the kitchness value of the tea towels... they were too perfect. One tea towel makes about 2 blinkies, but there is often this little piece left over-- the perfect size to make a bib from!

Mind the fabric paint stain on this one, but I think it's a great idea, tea towels get really soft as they get worn, and obviously they were made to wipe stuff up!

If you want to have a go, there are some free patterns here:

Chickpea Sewing Studio
Nested
Made by Petchy

I also found a cool flickr group which showcases people's funky tea towel creations: it's here.

And below are some sneak peaks!

Now it's time to sample an apple pastizzi-- we've just recently discovered the delights of frozen pastizzies from our local fruit shop... so so so very good!

B.

Comments

[CurlyPops]

1.

Thanks for the flickr link. I'm going to check it out and add some tea towel creations

[Nic @ yardage girl]

2.

Cool tea towels - I love these old ones repurposed. I've got a few in the pile of sewing to do for me - hope to get to them soon!

[Virginia]

3.

Those are very cool. Again, wondering why vintage from Australia is so much cooler than from here... Hmm.

[beck]

4.

Ace post! Thanks for the links, have a lovely day xo

[midge]

5.

your bibs are fantastic and i love the flickr links. i have been making booties just like tose for 20 odd years. they are a big hit