Anthropologie Inspired Faux Quilted Kitchen Towel

I LOVE the cute and quirky, Bohemian-style kitchen towels that you can find at Anthropologie, but what I do not love is the price – yikes!

We were challenged this month to create a fabric based project, so I decided to make my own Anthropologie Inspired Faux Quilted Kitchen Towel!

Here’s What You Need:

• Ann Butler Crafter’s® Ink by Clearsnap – Ocean Breeze, Limelight, Aquamarine, Berry, Sunshine, Tangelo, Bark and Lilac
• EZ De’s 1″ Rail Fence Set A
• EZ De’s 2″ Checkered Woven Hearts
• Ann Butler {Faux Quilted} Stamps by Unity Stamp Company – 2″ Doily Picnic; 2″ Diamonds & Plaid and 2″ Leaves All Over.
• Beacon Adhesives Fabri-Tac fabric glue

Plain Sack Cloth Kitchen Towel (I found mine at Target); Buttons (4); String; Rick Rack; Ball Fringe; Iron; Ironing Board; Scissors; Acrylic Stamp Block; Baby Wipes.

Here’s How To Make It:

1.) Place Striped Rail Stamp (from the EZ De’s 1″ Rail Fence Set A), upside down on stamp block.  Ink with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Aquamarine, mist lightly with water and stamp along edge of towel.

TIP:  When stamping on fabric, I find that a light mist of water makes the ink adhere more uniformly to the fabric.

2.) Place Solid Square Stamp (from the EZ De’s  2″ Checkered Woven Hearts Set) on stamp block.  Ink, mist then stamp with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Lilac, Tangelo, Ocean Breeze, Berry, Limelight and Sunshine.  Repeat as needed to fill width of towel.

3.) Repeat Step One along the top edge of the 2″ colored squares.

4.) Place the Striped Rail right side up on stamp block, ink with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Bark, mist and stamp over lower Aquamarine Stripe.  Place Star Rail right side up on stamp block, ink with Bark, mist and stamp over upper Aquamarine stripe.  Randomly select square and triangular stamps from the 2″ Doily Picnic, 2″ Diamonds & Plaid and 2″ Leaves All Over {Faux Quilted} stamp sets, ink in Bark, mist and stamp over solid colored squares.  Once ink is dry, iron on high heat (no steam) to set the ink.

5.) Thread string through buttons and attach to center of Faux quilted Squares with Fabri-Tac.  Embellish towel further with ball fringe and rick rack.  Let glue dry completely.

I hope you are inspired to create your own kitchen towels – they would make a GREAT Mother’s Day gift!

Thanks for stopping by!  -Beth