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DIY.. Colorful Dish Towel Tote Bags

in Bags and Pouches, DIY Projects on 29/04/14

I’m over at Momtastic today sharing a fun and funky totebag tutorial.. It’s super easy and a great beginner sewing project. The totebags are made from kitchen dish towels!

Sew totebags from kitchen towels

There are so many colorful dish towels available – I bought a set at IKEA for under $5.00.  West Elm, Crate & Barrel and World Market also have colorful and sometimes quirky kitchen towels – perfect for a tote. And hey, you can make two totebags for the price of one!

Just a few materials needed – Dish towels, webbing, your sewing machine and sewing supplies..

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Ready, Set, Sew.. It’s as easy as that, I promise. Plus no need to add a lining to the tote bag. The dish towel seams are already finished. Hello fun!

Let me know how it goes and I’d love to see pictures of your totes! Happy sewing and have a great day.

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  1. ananda says

    04/30/2014 at 9:13 am

    that’s so simple and creative – now you got me thinking what i can make with dish towels! thank you marni for sharing! =)

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      04/30/2014 at 10:32 am

      Thanks for coming over. I agree, so many ways to re-create a dish towel!! I’m already thinking of more things to make 🙂

      Reply
  2. Karin @ Leigh Laurel Studios says

    05/03/2014 at 5:14 pm

    We should host a dish towel challenge! I actually bought a few a while back with wonderful watermelons printed on them and had plans to conjure something up, then entirely forgot about it until I saw this post. 🙂

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      05/14/2014 at 8:34 am

      I don’t think I got back to you on this.. LOVE the idea.. Let’s try and do it. I will email you 🙂

      Reply
  3. Linda says

    05/06/2014 at 6:04 am

    So cute! I might make some for teacher appreciation gifts and fill them up with treats! Thanks for visiting Night Owl Corner….just stopping by to check out your blog too!

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      05/06/2014 at 9:20 am

      That a great idea! Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog 🙂

      Reply
  4. onel says

    05/07/2014 at 9:28 am

    Love these tote bags! So pretty!

    Reply
  5. Laurie says

    05/09/2014 at 12:35 am

    I loved your Tip Me Tuesday link this week. {thanks girl!} Would you like Tip Junkie to feature your blog post to over 200,000 creative women? If you upload this blog post into your Tip Junkie craft room using at least 2 images, 2 steps, and blog post URL then I can easily feature it in my RSS feed, home page, and all my social networks instantly. {squealing with delight} ~ Laurie {a.k.a. the Tip Junkie}
    http://www.tipjunkie.com/post/how-to-add-a-craft-room-project-on-tip-junkie/

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      05/09/2014 at 9:55 am

      Hi Laurie, Thanks for reaching out. I’ll upload the post today. Have a great weekend.

      Reply
  6. Emily says

    05/10/2014 at 10:54 am

    so so cute!! these are lovely!! Dish towels are amazing things ;o) Featured you today!

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      05/10/2014 at 10:04 pm

      Thank you! I appreciate it 🙂

      Reply
  7. Katie Adams says

    05/10/2014 at 6:39 pm

    Thanks for linking to Create Link Inspire at The Crafty Blog Stalker. You have been featured and pinned! Thank you for sharing.
    –Katie, TheCraftyBlogStalker.com

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      05/10/2014 at 9:59 pm

      Thanks Katie! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Diane @ Vintage Zest says

    05/14/2014 at 2:14 pm

    Just adorable! I just knew these were from IKEA because they have some surprisingly fun fabrics there, right? Also, congrats because you are featured on this week’s Do Tell Tuesday link party and have been pinned to our features board! Feel free to grab a button and link up this week too. 🙂 http://www.vintagezest.com/2014/05/do-tell-tuesday-23.html

    Diane @ Vintage Zest

    Reply
    • Haberdashery Fun says

      05/15/2014 at 8:07 am

      Hi – thank you so much!

      Reply

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