Craft and Hobby Site

Materials:
* Dishtowel
* Small piece of ribbon
* Needle and thread

Instructions:
1. Fold the dishtowel so that it is the size of a standard potholder.
2. Sew around the edges.
3. Sew the ribbon to a corner or side to use for hanging.

Materials:
* Dishtowel
* Scissors
* Needle and thread or sewing machine

Instructions
1. Cut the towel to 14 by 27 inches.
2. Fold the towel in half so that it is wrong side out.  Sew from the fold to the top edge on each side.
3. Cut two 2 by 27 inch handles from the excess material.  Fold them lengthwise wrong side out and sew the length of the handle.  When finished, turn them right side out.
4. Sew one handle to the inside front and one to the inside back of the tote.

Materials:
* Dishtowel
* Iron
* Needle and thread
* Scissors
* 2 yards of narrow ribbon

Instructions:
1. Place the towel face-down, fold the top corners inward to create an apron shape, and use the iron to crease them.
2. Sew a seam about an inch from the edge of each crease.
3. Using a dowel or pencil, thread the ribbon up through one seam and down through the other.  Leave a loop for the child’s head, and knot the ends of the ribbon.
4. Fold the bottom up and sew to make pockets if desired.