When you make the kitchen towels with the fabric toppers what is the secret to getting them lined up so straight ? I made one and it looked so bad I took it apart and will fight with it another time. Do you sew across the top then gather or iron them or what?
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I use either my gathering foot or I pleat a serge across the top that way they stay nice and flat.. or you could turn around 3 times and hang you tongue to the left that also works (you know if your tongue sticks out the right way everything works better).. good luck..
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by PeggyJ
01 Jul 2015
How accurate you have described what we all have done when working on a challenge. Can just see it. Sometimes I get chapped lips.
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85867I fold and pleat the towel measure to fit the topper and baste. Good luck!
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535I find the center - gather it with a basting stitch and pin and stitch. The last one I did was very full so this step was more difficult than usual! Good luck!!
96272Bev, I've just gathered them, pinned together and do a test hang up. works for me. :)
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35301What kind of toppers are you using? When I do mine -- I gather the towel first (measure it to the topper) and if it is a thick towel I stitch over the gathers (with a long stitch) to keep the gathers in place and even.
It can be one of the most challenging parts of the towel.
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by bevintex
30 Jun 2015
the ones where you put the towel in the middle and then hang them on your oven door. I won't let it defeat me. sometimes you just need to walk away and come back another time
by bevintex
30 Jun 2015
cut it in half. I think I need to make the topper a bit wider and it will fit better
by cfidl
30 Jun 2015
I am with you on the walking away part, though sometimes it is weeks before I get back if at all.
by rescuer
30 Jun 2015
Gather it about 3/4 inch from the top. Add more towel than you "need" inside the topper. Make your stitch to add the towel top the topper a basting stitch. Check the towel for evenness and make sure the whole thing will hang straight and look straight. Then stitch near the basting stitch and remove the basting stitch.
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