Summer Sewing Project : Beach Towel for Two

It's summer and therefore: time for the beach!
No more sticky sandy lines between your beachtowels anymore with the Towel for Two!
Easily button up your towels together to get a perfect kingsized towel for 2.
The towels also have a pocket at the top in which you can store your clothes thereby transforming the pocket automatically into a pillow! Also handy to store your belongings in when you are going for a swim and you don't want to keep your valuables exposed!

So if you want to be comfortable, cosy, stylish and sand free this summer: follow the following steps and make your very own towel for two!

Step 1 What you need:

2 Towels of 80cm x 160cm
1 Towel large enough to cut 2 pieces of 40cm x 50cm from
Cotton Fabric
9 Larger buttons
4 Smaller buttons
Ruler
Pins
Chalk
Needle and Thread
Sewing machine
Iron

You can use whatever towel size you want, but further measurements given in this tutorial apply to the above measurements.

Comments

[teh darkcloud]

This is brilliant! I love the pocket pillows idea. I'll have to convince all my friends to make one so that we can have a giant beach towel next time we're all at the beach together.

[jed.watkins]

I would say your project is a strong competitor in the Summer Sewing Contest! You have a strong Summer theme, its truely a sewing project, its usefulness is obvious and it will (depending on the quality of work) be around for quite some time. Might I suggest placing sand pockets at the bottom corners of each towel. I always have trouble with the wind whipping up the bottom and throwing sand onto the rest of the towel. Great Job!

[Dashing Damo]

Fair play to u. Good job. Wish u the best of luck. Hope U win. Maybe u will make me a nice warm jumper 4 the winter :)

[candygirl0166]

Good luck! I hope you win!

[Aripon]

Outstanding collection of work you have on display Ase, definitely a winner with the selection, and creative variety of pieces on display.

[FvS1978]

Awesome!! This is so cool... Definitely got my vote. Frank

[troophel]

I had no idea you're keen on sewing! :) However, it's one the "bestest" things i've seen! Congratulations!

[Ase0esA]

Thanks everyone for all your kind comments! Really glad you like it! :D xx

[jace1127]

awesome idea! i'm so doing this! thank you for the clear and precise instructions with great pictures. :)

[Lindie]

Very nice! No sand getting in between the two of you! Love the pillow part!

[Goodhart]

Very cool idea.

[limplex]

looks nice! but seems like alot of work haha(: good job though!!

[ChrysN]

Nice towels, the pocket pillows are a great idea!