No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper Sewing Tutorial and Wildflower Boutique Fabric Bundle Boxes at ShopNZP.com

No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper Sewing Tutorial and Wildflower Boutique Fabric Bundle Boxes at ShopNZP.com

Make our No-Hassle Towel Topper in just two hours with our step-by-step sewing tutorial–below! Finished No-Hassle Towel Topper measures approximately 7-1/2″ x 20″. Sew this super-quick No Hassle Towel Topper with two fat quarters and a coordinating kitchen towel! Showcase your kitchen style and hang this handy towel in your home, or RV. You’ll always know where your hand towel is hanging out!

Make Team NZP’s No-Hassle Kitchen Collection sewing projects for your home. The sewing is streamlined with our easiest-ever sewing steps, and simple pattern shapes made from rectangles and squares.

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Towel Topper

Watch the Stitch it! Sisters Program 106: No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper video with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey. In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share step-by-step fabric cutting and sewing techniques for making NZP’s Kitchen Towel Topper from our No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern. Plus Classic Timesaving Tips by Nancy Zieman!

Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and purchase our exclusive No-Hassle Towel Topper Bundle Boxes! The  No-Hassle Towel Topper Bundle Boxes feature Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs, and our No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern – with Classic Timesaving Tips by Nancy. Each  No-Hassle Towel Topper Bundle Box includes everything you’ll need to make two assorted Potholder Plus’ and four coordinating No-Hassle Towel Toppers—you’ll supply the thread, buttons, and towels.

No-Hassle Towel Topper Sewing Tutorial

Approximate finished size: 7-1/2″ x 20″

No-Hassle Towel Topper Tools & Supplies

• Exclusive No-Hassle Towel Topper Bundle Box – Pattern included
• I Sew For Fun Heart Shaped Straight Pins
• Clover’s Pin ‘n Stow Magnetic Wrist Pin Cushion and/or I Sew For Fun Heart-Shaped Magnetic Covered Pin Caddy
• Clover’s 7-3/4″ Bordeaux Ultimate Shears
• I Sew For Fun Sew Safe Presser Foot or 1/4″ Quilting Presser Foot
• Quilter’s Starch Savvy
• Clover’s Rotary Cutter and Mat, & Ruler
• Rotary Cutter Pinking Blade
• Schmetz Universal Needle
• Clover’s I Sew For Fun Point 2 Point Turner
• Blue Pen Style Chaco Liner
• Clover’s Hot Hemmer
• Pattern Making Paper
• Clover’s I Sew For Fun Fabric Marking Pen
• Clover’s Buttonhole Cutter
• The Big Jig
• I Sew For Fun Hand-Sewing Needles
• Optional I Sew For Fun Seam Ripper

Pre-shrink two yards of coordinating fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then spray press and starch fabric with June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy — press and starch, press and starch.

No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper Sewing Tutorial 

Prepare Fabrics from the  No-Hassle Towel Topper Bundle Box.

Sew our No-Hassle Kitchen Towel Topper our easiest ever buttonhole sewing techniques, and Classic Timesaving Wrapped Corner Tip Nancy Zieman, and see how using the right tools makes the sewing process enjoyable, even for a beginner!

• To make our No-Hassle Towel Topper, start by tracing the pattern included with the No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern.

• Trace Towel Topper pattern piece from the No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern onto Pattern Making Paper.

Cut Fabrics

• From two coordinating fabrics cut 8-1/2″ x 10″ rectangles from Wildflower Boutique Green Fat Quarter Panel.

• Cut two 8-1/2″ x 10″ Rectangles from Pellon Sof-Shape Interfacing.

Prepare Fabrics

• Following Pellon’s instructions, press SofShape interfacing to back of fabric rectangles.

• Lay Towel Topper pattern piece onto fabric interfaced rectangles, and trace top curve with a fabric marking pen

• Using a Scissors, carefully cut top curves.

Assemble

Use a Schmetz Universal needle to stitch side seams.

Wrapped Corners: Fold or “wrap” side seams inward. Stitch upper seam of towel topper, wrapping both seams towards project.

• Wrap side seams inward.
• Press

• Stitch upper seam of towel topper.

• Using Clover’s Hot Hemmer, press up 1/2″ around lower edge.

  Using a rotary cutter with a pinking blade, grade and notch upper curved seam.

• Using Clover’s Point 2 Point Tuner, turn towel topper right side out. Smooth out top with the rounded end of Clover’s Point 2 Point Tuner and the pointed end of Clover’s Point 2 Point Tuner for a crisp corner.

• Press.

To make a longer No-Hassle Towel Topper, leave towel in tact and “Reverse Stitch” towel upper hem, with a the I Sew For Fun Seam Ripper.

• Baste towel top, 1/2″ in from cut edge, and trim away excess towel.

• Fold or pleat towel, as desired. Baste across upper towel edge.

• Insert towel top into towel topper and Pin with I Sew For Fun Heart Shaped Pins.

   Use a Big Jig to keep presser foot level, when stitching the many layers together. 

• Topstitch towel topper lower edge through all layers, catching towel within seam.

Buttonholes

Our easiest-ever buttonhole stitching is made easy with the one-step buttonhole feature on our Baby Lock sewing machine.

• Select a buttonhole stitch.

• Mark buttonhole on fabric with Clover’s Chaco Liner.

• Insert button into button holder plate.

• Align presser foot with previously marked buttonhole placement.

• Stitch!

• Cut buttonhole open with Clover’s Buttonhole Cutter!

• Machine Stitch button in place,  or hand stitch with I Sew For Fun Hand-Sewing Needles or machine stitch button in place.

Sew several of our No-Hassle Towel toppers and change up your kitchen décor in a snap. Or in a button!

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Happy Sewing!

Team NZP

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