50cm printed fabric of your choice
1 standard sized towel, new or old, it doesn't matter (tip: you can pick them up cheaply at op shops)
1 set of snaps per towel
15cm of ribbon at least 1.5cm wide
Rotary cutter
Cutting mat
Sewing machine
Divide you printed fabric into four length ways and cut.
Place each piece of printed fabric onto the towel print side down.
Pin in place and cut the towel around the edges of the printed fabric.
Take your twill or ribbon and sandwich it between the two fabric layers on the shorter side of the rectangle, near a corner.
Leave a small tail hanging out so you can see where it is and pin in place.
Starting at the bottom of your hand towel sew around the rectangle using a 1cm seam allowance. Ensure you leave a 10cm gap for turning through.
Turn your hand towel right side out through the 10cm gap you allowed in the stitching. You might need a chop stick or knitting needle to help push out the corners.
Press.
Hand stitch closed the opening that was used for turning through using a ladder stitch or another kind of invisible stitching.
Top stitch 1cm in around the entire hand towel.
Using a match or lighter singe off the end of the ribbon to prevent fraying.
Using the instructions on the snaps packet position and fit the snaps, one on the end of the ribbon, the other on the other end of the ribbon close to the towel.
Add it: Since completing these hand towels I recommend quilting the towelling and fabric together on completion to prevent the separation of the fabrics when people are drying their hands (not shown in pictures).
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