Day 31 of Make Madness – DIY Dishtowels

I started by cutting the summer dress into the largest pieces of fabric possible and kept the hem intact.  This gave me only three sides to hem.

I used an old dishcloth as my pattern and cut out several “new” dishcloths.  The fabric is a nice heavyweight cotton which will do well for kitchen chores.  I hemmed the three remaining sides and was done in no time at all.  The whole project went faster than I thought it would.

I love being able to get the most use of things and this is one of the projects that feels very satisfying.

Well this is the end of the {Make Madness} series. It’s been so much fun trying new activities and working on projects that I’ve been literally wanting to do for years.  Thank you for joining me on this little venture.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

April Blog Series {DIY From Scratch}

I’ll be doing a blog series in April called {DIY From Scratch} starting April 2nd.  All the posts will involve making home and gardening solutions, beauty concoctions and DIY projects from scratch.  I’m interested in seeing if these will 1) save me money and 2) actually work.  I’ll be doing a summary post at the end of the month to report on the effectiveness of my attempts.  Really hope you will join me.

If you’re just joining the madness with {Make Madness} here are links to the previous projects.

Day 30 {Make Madness} – Organizing Embroidery Floss
Day 29 {Make Madness} – Painted Pine Cones
Day 28 {Make Madness} – Sequin Storage
Day 27 {Make Madness} – Stamp Book
Day 26 {Make Madness} – Photo Lightbox
Day 25 {Make Madness} – Recycled Mint Tins
Day 24 {Make Madness} – Scrap Paper Storage
Day 23 {Make Madness} – Making T-Shirt Yarn
Day 22 {Make Madness} – Carving Stamps
Day 21 {Make Madness} – Rebatching Soap
Day 20 {Make Madness} – Fabric Bowl Cover
Day 19 {Make Madness} – Peeps
Day 18 {Make Madness} – Dog Bandana
Day 17 {Make Madness} – Crocheted Hexagons
Day 16 {Make Madness} – Weaving
Day 15 {Make Madness} – English Paper Piecing
Day 14 {Make Madness} – DIY Fabric Mouse Pad
Day 13 {Make Madness} – DIY Cell Phone Cover
Day 12 {Make Madness} – Watercolor Charts
Day 11 {Make Madness} – Mod Melts
Day 10 {Make Madness} – Doodles
Day 9 {Make Madness} – DIY Washi Tape
Day 8 {Make Madness} – Washi Tape Stickers
Day 7 {Make Madness} – DIY Glue Dots
Day 6 {Make Madness} – Crocheting Tiny Flowers
Day 5 {Make Madness} – Photo Collage
Day 4 {Make Madness} –  Painting with Alcohol Inks
Day 3 {Make Madness} – Enamel Dots
Day 2 {Make Madness} – Embossed Brads
Day 1 {Make Madness} – Words & Washi Tape

Buddy gives the dishtowels two paws up.