Dishes and Luggage

It had been awhile since I used my sewing machine and I was craving some sewing.  So I pulled it out and whipped up some stuff!  Here are a couple of sewing projects I finished recently. 

The Dish Towel Mat

Its for drying those dishes that are too big for the dishwasher or that don't quite get dry enough.  I've used mine a bunch and I love it.  When I'm done with it, I just fold it up and put it in the basket with Grayson's bottles above the microwave.

I used the tutorial from here. All you need is a dishtowel, fabric, a sewing machine, and coordinating thread.  For the fabric I used 2 different fabrics the tutorial used 3, it's just your personal preference.  I probably would've used 3, but I couldn't find a 3rd that worked with the owls and the green.

 The tutorial was really good and easy to follow.  But my fabric pieces weren't quite long enough to make it the edges like in the tutorial {see below}.  So if you want to make one, I'd cut the fabric strips an inch longer.  But it's fine, I still love it!

Here it is in action! Haha :)

Fancy Schmancy Luggage Handle Covers

Ok, these were seriously SO easy peasy to make.  For reals.  I used the tutorial here from Little Birdie Secrets.  I made 4 super fast.  There are only 2 pictured because I ran out of velcro and had to wait to sew on the velcro to the last 2 after I bought more.  I couldn't wait to take the pictures though!

I made 3 of the blue polka dot and 1 of the grey and white polka dot.  The gray I'm using for Gray's suitcase and the blue for me and Josh.  

These babies will make it super easy to tell which suitcases are ours when we're at the airport.  I mean everyone uses different color ribbons.  But I haven't seen anyone with these!  I can't wait to use them when we go to California this summer!!!

Linking to these parties.