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    Home » Sewing

    DIY Red, White & Blue Star Dish Towels

    Updated: Jun 2, 2021 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 7 Comments

    Stitch up a cute dish towel to add to your 4th of July decor with our free “cheater” quilt block tea towel sewing tutorial!

    Red White and Blue Dish towels - would be cute to make for the 4th of July!

    I’ve got a fun new blog post idea to share with you today. I’ve partnered with some of my favorite craft and DIY bloggers to bring you creative red, white, and blue craft ideas perfect for the 4th of July!

    Table of Contents
    • Quilt Block Dish Towel Tutorial
    • Supplies
    • Project Directions
    Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue final logo (2)

    First up, I’m going to share how to make this fun dish towel inspired by a simple Sawtooth Star quilt block.

    This dish towel is much simpler to construct than a traditional quilt block. The block is appliquéd onto the dish towel directly, so there is no need to piece it together before hand.

    Quilt Block Dish Towel Tutorial

    Supplies

    To make one you’re going to need:

    Red White and Blue Dish towels - would be cute to make for the 4th of July!
    • Red, White and Blue fabric. Mine is from a 10″ stacker from Riley Blake Fabrics. Fat Quarters would be perfect for this project as well.
    • Heat N Bond Lite
    • Quilt Ruler & Rotary Cutter
    • Dish Towel (mine is from IKEA)

    Project Directions

    applique-dish-towel

    Step one:

    Iron the heat n bond lite to the back of two of the 10″ x 10″ pieces of fabric.

    Cut one piece of fabric down to a 5″ square; this is the center of the block.

    Cut the second piece of fabric into 4, 2.5″ squares. Then cut each of these squares apart on the diagonal.

    Peel the heat n bond lite off the back of the fabric.

    Red White and Blue Dish towels - would be cute to make for the 4th of July!

    Arrange the pieces of fabric in the correct shape on the center of the dishtowel. Using an iron, press onto the dish towel to adhere. I recommend ironing down one piece of fabric at a time, starting with the center square.  This will help you get a clean layout.

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    Since this is a kitchen dishtowel and likely to get washed A LOT, I recommend stitching down the pieces.  Just use a straight stitch on your sewing machine and stitch close to the edge of each piece.

    Red White and Blue Dish towels - would be cute to make for the 4th of July!

    That’s it! You’re done!! All you have left to do is to hang the towel in your kitchen!

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Tiffany says

      June 11, 2014 at 1:25 pm

      These are adorable! Learning to sew is on my “to do” list and I would LOVE to make something like this! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Julie @ On the Dot Creations says

      June 11, 2014 at 2:58 pm

      Wow! So many festive links here! Thanks for sharing them with us. I really love the red, white, and blue graphic at the top of this post – did you create that?

      Reply
    3. Patti says

      June 11, 2014 at 4:25 pm

      Can you PLEASE PLEASE tell me the name of the Riley Blake line you used. I just love the whole idea. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    4. Audrey says

      June 12, 2014 at 11:31 am

      We included your adorable dishtowel in our round up of projects to make with Red, White & Blue fabric! (http://skirtfixation.com/2014/06/red-white-and-blue-roundup/)

      Reply
    5. Vanessa says

      June 07, 2017 at 1:49 pm

      Very cute idea! All of the ideas are wonderful! Thank you for sharing! I found the fabric line, Star Spangled by Riley Blake on Etsy. Yay!

      Reply

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