Olivia is at day camp this week (for the whole month actually). They swim Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and I have already discovered the problem with camp/school/day care and kids... keeping track of their stuff.
So I picked up this $5 towel at Target and appliqued her name on it and added bias stripes as ties (approximately 30" long). I just made two ties and stitched them at the half-way point on the towel.
And then you can roll it up and tie it into this little number.
Here are my instructions for doing appliques. Working on the terry towel can be a little more challenging than working on regular fabric, but after beating my machine into submission, it worked. :-)
Henry isn't going to camp, but I think he may need one as well.
I love it! And not just because that is my daughters name too!!!
Posted by: Lorie | July 08, 2009 at 04:44 PM
Of COURSE Henry needs one of those! LOL
Posted by: Kim | July 08, 2009 at 04:51 PM
Hey, aren't you the smart lady! Great idea!
Posted by: Grandma G | July 08, 2009 at 07:41 PM
okay no fair your towel project blows mine out the door- I think I won't even post it now!! thanks handy lady!!
only kidding- super cute!
Posted by: ellen Crimi-Trent | July 14, 2009 at 05:15 PM
this is random and unrelated to this particular blog post. I had a dream last night that I was sitting next to you at some fabric type meeting. We were talking, I don't remember about what. You did not find it at all strange that I was simultaneously trying to felt green leaves into my hair. LOL!!!
We met briefly at market last october. Although I'll doubt you'll remember. Any way. Funny random dream. Hope you are doing well.
Posted by: andrea Larsen | July 25, 2009 at 12:15 AM