Tea Towels
August 30th, 2007
I’m always drooling over the tea towels at Anthropologie. They are so gorgeous, but I can’t justify spending nearly $20 on something that’s used to dry dishes and hands. They inevitably get stained and look ratty. But my mom decided to purchase two to use as covers for her sewing and serger machines. A couple nips, tucks, and seams later and she had two beautiful covers. I love the quilted butterfly with the rick rack. So pretty.
We plan to spend our holiday weekend visiting friends and maybe a trip to the sunny side of Washington. There’s an amazing glacier lake about two hours from here that is nearly always sunny and warm in the summer. There are camping spots and even a horse rental with trails to ride in the forest. I’m not sure I’ve convinced Ryan just yet, but I have my fingers crossed.
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1. Chara Michele | August 30th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Those tea towels do make lovely covers!
Oh that sounds like a nice weekend, I hope you get to go! (I wish we had things even remotely similar to that around here… oh well…)
2. June | August 31st, 2007 at 11:54 am
The idea to use tea towels to cover the sewing machine is a lovely idea. I’ve been trying to decide what to use to cover mine so ideas like this are quite helpful.
I wish you much joy and laughter on your holday break!
3. Wende | August 31st, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Oh, what a good idea!!
4. *karen | August 31st, 2007 at 8:31 pm
I hope as I type this you and the husband have already started the great camping vacation. I totally agree with you that some tea towels are too good to use as tea towels, refashioning them into something else that is practical is a great way to justify buying pretty tea towels!
5. Cindy | September 1st, 2007 at 9:53 am
I LOVE the Antropologie. I don’t often buy there, but a visit is ultimate eye candy for my soul. I also get a lot of project inspiration there, too. I love the tea towels, the housewares, the officey items, etc. I love the “feeling” of the store, too. Even if I buy nothing at all (which is mostly the case) I feel better when I leave there. Maybe it is the fact that I spent little to no money?
If you watch the tea towels, they have great sales about 3 times a year and you can scoop them up for next to nothing. I use them to make tote bags.
6. Melanie | September 1st, 2007 at 10:15 am
Those are so pretty. I keep meaning to make a cover for my sewing machine from a Simplicity pattern I bought a while ago. The trouble is something really interesting needs making. LOL
7. Danelle | September 2nd, 2007 at 3:37 am
We want to go with you! Stupid wedding planning…:(
8. Kelly | September 4th, 2007 at 6:49 am
I have so drooled over those same towles about 1,000 times! Love what your mom did with them! -kb
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