I adore my Instagram swaps. I always feel like I get the better end of the deal, though. While I put a lot of thought into my pieces, I’m always completely blown away by what I receive. The Nerds Craft It Better Swap has been packed up and sent out, but I kept adding on extras at the last minute. This Don’t Panic Tea Towel was the final item I made.
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When I saw that my partner likes The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I knew that I was going to incorporate that into my package somehow. It took me until the deadline to come up with what I wanted to do, but it was a quick stitch and I’m happy with how it turned out. I used:
- tea towel
- red thread
- waste canvas
- needle
- scissors
- Q-Snap
- tweezers
I placed the waste canvas over the portion of the tea towel I wanted to stitch and put both pieces into my q-snap.
I used stitchpoint.com to generate my pattern. The font is siena. It didn’t take long to stitch up.
Once I was finished stitching, I cut away the waste canvas around the stitching. I then pulled each string out using my tweezers, leaving me with the clean stitches on the tea towel.
I thought I was pretty clever with the tea towel. It’s not a terrycloth towel, but it’s still a towel. Pretty hoopy, right?!
It’s simple, but I love my Don’t Panic Tea Towel. I hope my partner does, too!
I also sent a Star Trek Cross Stitch and Stargate Cross Stitch.
Love it!! Need it in my life-especially here at the end of the school year 🙂
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This is a super cute tea towel! I would love for you to link it up at the Stitch It, Blog It, Share It Link Party going on now at BehindtheSeamsSewing.com.
~Bonnie
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Ah I love this! Such a clever idea. I think I have to make one for our kitchen (my husband will love them!).
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What a cute idea for a tea towel. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we’re looking forward to what you have to share next week. 🙂
~Lorelai
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Thank you for joining our Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday Link Party.. Love this towel, such a cute idea! Thank you for sharing! Have a great day, co-host Evija @Fromevijawithlove
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Haha, we all need that reminder at times in the kitchen! Thanks for joining us on Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday!
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Albion, I am a huge fan of Hitchhiker’s Guide, so this caught my eye right away! And I love cross stitch, so this is the best craft EVER. 😀 Thank you SO much for sharing it with us at Treasure Box Tuesday- pinning! 🙂
Adorable! I love The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. What a thoughtful gift.
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Oh my gosh, I love Douglas Adams! This is such a super cute and simple nod to Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! I will absolutely being making one of these. Thanks for sharing!
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