I am so behind on posts! I made these last month the day before Christmas Eve. Talk about a last-minute DIY gift idea!
My brother is getting married this year, so I kind of wanted to do something "coupley" for his and his fiance's gift. It was no surprise that when I searched "Christmas gift ideas for bride to be" and variations thereof, monogrammed anything was a popular suggestion.
I don't have an embroidery machine, so a typical monogram wasn't going to cut it. But I had plenty of "Steam A Seam" leftover from the Christmas stockings, so I decided to give appliqueing a shot for the second time ever.
To make this project, I just picked a basic font, sans serif to make the appliqueing easier. I typed out the letters I needed in Word and printed them out to use as stencils From there, it was just a basic appliqueing process, adhering the Steam A Seam to the back of the fabric, cutting out the letters, ironing them to the towels, then stitching them in place with a very tight zig-zag stitch.
These pictures are so horrible! I came up with this project the day before Christmas Eve, bought the towels, then did it all in one afternoon, then quickly snapped pics before wrapping them. The pictures were taken at night near my sewing nook, so the only lighting is the yellow-ish CFL bulbs from our ceiling fan. I promise the colors look better in person.
All in all, I think applique monogram towels are one of those perfect DIY gifts that fuses store-bought with a homemade touch. They're quick, but still have that personal touch that you get with an entirely homemade gift. Also-- they're practical. I'm sold!
