Beach Tote and Towel Materials: Purchased Tote (pre-washed)
Blue Towel, Bath or Beach size (pre-washed)
1/4 yard blue print fabric with thread to match
3” x 3” dark blue fabric (for fish tail) with
thread to match
1/4 yard fusible web
16” of 1/4” grosgrain ribbon
Chenille short cuts - Periwinkle with thread to match
June Tailor® Fluffing Brush™
Beach Tote Instructions:
Trace your child’s feet or copy template shape of
our flip-flop pattern to fusible web.
Fuse shapes on to blue print fabric and cut out. Fuse flip-flop
shapes on to tote. Top stitch using a zig-zag or button hole
stitch. Using a rotary cutter and cutting mat or scissors cut strips
of periwinkle Chenille short cuts between the lines of stitching.
Sew chenille strip to center of grosgrain ribbon. Cut into
two equal length pieces. Stitch center of chenille covered ribbon toward front of
flip-flop as pictured. With chenille sides together, stitch
across ribbon and back tack, 1/2” from where the ribbon
is attached to tote, to make the flip-flop strap stand up.
Fold ribbon toward back and stitch to outer edges of flip-flop
to complete straps. Mist chenille with water using a spray bottle. Brush with
June Tailor’s® Chenille Fluffing Brush™. To make border for top of tote:
Cut (1) strip of blue print fabric 2” by width of fabric.
Press under ½” on both horizontal sides of strip.
Stitching close to edges of fabric folds, sew in place along
top edge of bag, leaving 8” tails for tying.
Towel Instructions:
Trace fish and tail shapes on fusible web. Fuse fish body
shape on to blue print fabric and cut out. Fuse fish tail
shape on to dark blue fabric and cut out. Fuse fish pieces
on to towel as pictured. Top stitch using a zig-zag or button
hole stitch. Using a rotary cutter and cutting mat or scissors, cut strips
of periwinkle Chenille short cuts between the lines of stitching.
Back tack all ends to secure. Pin Chenille short cuts strips in wavy strips through center
of fish body as pictured. Sew in place over chenille stitched
line. Back tack all ends to secure. Mist chenille with water using a spray bottle. Brush with
June Tailor’s® Chenille Fluffing Brush™.
To increase the fluff of chenille, launder and tumble dry
finished project. Re-fluff with Fluffing Brush™.
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