Embroidered Kitchen Towel

A while ago I asked my sister if she would draw me an embroidery design that involved a set of silverware holding hands with hats on. I'm cheesy like that and love handmade items in my kitchen so when I was gifted with this awesome towel I was quite happy :) I think the moustache is a particularly awesome touch!

Mom's Towels

This year, I decided to monogram some tea towels for my awesome MIL for Christmas. I went with basic colors but used sparkly, gold thread to outline and highlight parts of the letter. These are fun to make because I enjoy how tedious they are but they don't actually take a lot of time when you get into a rhythm and throw a movie on in the background. Plus, everyone needs monogrammed tea towels...right?

Embroidery

Here is a tea towel I finished a few weeks ago. The transfer was a good ol' Aunt Martha's found at a yard sale. At first, I had no intention of using fill stitching. The petals just didn't seem very interesting, so I decided to fill them in. Then, I thought the leaves looked left out so I filled them too. The petals are split stitch with stem stitch and back stitch details. The leaves are filled with chain stitch. I gave it to my mom, along with the threat that she'd better USE it! None of this 'its too pretty to use' business. :)

Embroidered Tea Towel

Here is a tea towel I made last week for a gift. The towel is a vintage reproduction towel that is made by Aunt Martha's. Their towels have a nicer weight than a lot of other tea towels so I like to use them for embroidery.