A cold breeze and a wet snow made me want to stay indoors for comfort instead of venturing outside. My honey suggested reading a book together or watching a movie if I was also avoiding chores. Then I grew restless needing something interesting to do. Instead my honey pointed out the trim on my favorite towel had shrunk, the edges frayed and a threadbare spot in the cloth.
I don’t like admitting a favorite item is worn out, but he had a brilliant idea. Instead of just turning the towel into rags we could resurrect it as a bath rug. He cut away the damage and then measured the new size. We cut triangles from scrapped advertising for patterns.
Then I raided my scrap fabric to find favorite colors and cut them out. We each designed one side and then I sewed the pieces together and attached them to each side of the towel. Our project took up most of the snowy afternoon and we found a new purpose for my favorite towel as a warm cuddly cushion for damp feet after a warm shower. With two different patterns in two different colors we can flip the mat to suit our moods.
To follow our lead, check out sewing books at your local library.
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