Handmade Gifts

That's my Nonna and me on Christmas day. She's the original seamstress in the family. Family lore includes stories of making circle skirts in a blink without a pattern and making perfect tucks and pleats on everything. She's also lended her hand on all the projects that have come along-- Amelia's baby bedding, the gathered skirt on Momma's lavender table cloth and lots more. She is holding the gift that I made for everyone. Fourteen in all. So cute, right? I got kitchen towels from Target (4 at $3.99). Then sewed strippy strips on them. I had 2 different fabrics. I cut them into squares 4 1/2 by 4 inches. Then sewed these together. Then right sides together sewed strips into tubes. Once again, using the trusty ol' safety pin turn it and iron. The towels have a ridge on them so I just aligned the strip with the ridge and tucked under the ends. The fabric is centered so that when the towel is folded you see the main fabric and an equal amount of the alternate fabric on both sides. Clear as mud. In all the excitement, this is the only picture of them. I tied rickrack around some and chenille yarn around some. Easy, cute, and from the heart for sure.