What do you do for Tutorial Tuesday when you've been playing with your grand kids all week and haven't even thought of getting out the sewing machine?
You go to your right hand girl, Annette and use her fabulous Bernina Club idea and samples!
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Scalloped borders add such a nice finishing touch to these preprinted towels and this basic technique can be used for everything from tablecloths to aprons to kids clothes to pillowcases.
If you're using our preprinted towels you will start by cutting out each panel and hemming it along the two long sides and across the top. You will leave the bottom unhemmed.
If you are adding a scalloped edge to an finished towel go to the next step.
Decide how deep you want your finished scalloped border and cut a piece of fabric twice that depth plus 1/2". (Ours measures 7 1/2" wide by 14" deep).
Using a 1/4" seam allowance, center the right side of the band on the wrong side of the towel and sew.
You will have 1/4" of fabric extending beyond each side of the towel.
Press seam allowance toward the band.
Fold and press the other long edge under 1/4".
Fold band right sides together, matching the folded edge with the sewn seam. Pin.
Now it's time to mark the scallops.
You can use one of these way cool tools
or make your own scallops by folding paper.
Here's what I did.
First I decided how many scallops I wanted across my towel. Then I cut a piece of heavy paper the width of my towel plus the two 1/4" seam allowances at each end.
Then I folded the paper in half and then in quarters making sure each section was equal. You will need a folded section for each scallop.
Next I marked a line down the center of each section and drew a line where I wanted the bottom of the scallops to be.
Then, using a glass, lid, or plate I marked an arc at each section, intersecting them at the section folds.
I cut out the paper scallop pattern and traced the scallops onto the wrong side of the fabric.
Stitched the side seam allowances, and along drawn line.
Trimmed seam allowances and clipped inside points.
Using my point turner, I turned the border right side out and pressed the seams.
Then I matched the top folded edge to the seam line and pinned.
Annette inserted this adorable Swiss trim into the seam.
Top stitch seam through all layers.
Threaten to kill anyone who wipes their grubby hands on your cute little towels!
Encourage one another,
