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Wipe away your dishwashing blues with this pretty dishtowel accent in classic blue and white.

Materials

• Blue Chambray stripe tea towel
• White fabric doily with crocheted or lace edge, 8” square
• Blue satin ribbon, 1/4” wide, 5/8 yd. (optional)
• Blue embroidery floss, one skein

Tools

• Needle and white thread

Basic Supplies

scissors, safety pin

Directions

STEP 1

Print and cut out pattern. (Note: The blue word “pattern” is a link. To access this pattern, select the link, then download and print pattern.)

STEP 2

Transfer pattern to doily. Use one strand of floss to stem stitch design.

STEP 3

If applicable, use safety pin to weave ribbon through openings in edge, beginning and ending at back. Trim ribbon ends to 1⁄4” and whipstitch ends together.

STEP 4

Pin doily diagonally to center front of dish towel. Sew doily to towel with invisible stitch.

Tip

• Nearly any size or shape doily will work for this project. Just adjust the pattern size to fit the center.

by Mary Ayres

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