One of the things I genuinely love about sewing is making boring things. Need a new tote bag, sew it, need a new placemat, sew it or as it happens in this case, need new non paper towels, sew it!
I first made not paper towels a few years back and I’ve found them so very useful. I was cleaning up my fabrics, came across some flannel scraps and decided to sew them up straight away and get them into use. I followed the same principles as I did in this video I made showing how to make Not Paper Towels and the pattern is available here
Generally I use these for all kinds of cleaning and they’ve been handy in the winter time to wipe down the insides of our windows which are prone to collecting condensation to the point of dripping water….thanks poor Australian housing standards which never specify the use of double glazing.
If you’ve got some flannel scraps lying around I highly recommend making some up, you’ll be surprised at just how useful they are. Plus you just throw them in the wash with the towels and they come out ready to be used over and over.
Pattern – Not Paper Towels by Measure Twice Cut Once
Fabric – left over flannel scraps