15 Minute Fall Decor from Repurposed Dish Towels

Hi there, Friends!  When my brother and his family visited San Antonio for a mini vacation a few weeks ago, I met them at the resort and spent the night to celebrate his birthday. Unfortunately their vacation was cut short due to Hurricane Harvey, but we were able to have a nice dinner and visit the following morning. On my way back home, I stopped at a few stores that aren't available in my rural town, including Ross. It was there I found these adorable dish towels. I'm so glad I picked up these two sets, because they were perfect for starting some crafty fall projects during all of the wet weather. For today's 15 Minute Fix, I'm sharing two different ways you can repurpose dish towels as fall decor. 

Can we talk about how cute these dish towels are? I knew as soon as I saw the one with the squirrel that it would make an adorable pillow. 

Once I got it home and realized how well the dish towel matched my existing pillow, I came up with a slightly different idea. You know I love me some pillows but storing a few for every season can become an issue if I'm not careful. Since the dish towels were on the small side, I decided to create a cover that would slip over the pillow I already have. 

Here's how: If you already have a pillow you would like to use, experiment by laying the dish towel over the pillow to see if the type of cover I described works with your dish towel. If your towels are also on the small side--16" x 25" or smaller--start by using a seam ripper to remove the hem at the top and bottom of the dish towel. This will add a little extra seam allowance and for my pillow, I needed it for the entire squirrel design to be visible. Then press the fabric thoroughly where the original hem was. {Skip these steps if your dish towels are larger.}

Next, stitch the top and bottom of the towel, right sides together to create a seam. This will create an open ended cover that slips over your pillow. I ended up stitching a second wider seam so it would fit snugly. 

If you read my post from Friday, then you already saw how I used the pumpkin filled pick-up truck towel. This hoop art was crafted much like my vintage hankie hoops but was actually a little simpler. Simply place your dish towel over the inner hoop and pull taut as you replace and tighten the outer hoop.

Because the towel was thicker than the hankie, it fit snugly inside the hoop and didn't need the adhesive squares used with the hankie hoops. Last, cut the fabric close to the hoop. Remember to save your scraps for your craft stash! 

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Isn't it fun? 

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