Bath Towel Skirt

Making a Guest Towel Skirt  by Hope Yoder   Hi Hope,   Can I just say how wonderful your designs are! I have never tried anything to adventurous but your Hearts and Bows are so easy if you read the instructions carefully. My question is, on your website there is another of your fabulous collections Lace Shaping Vol 3 which shows a lovely crochet skirt. Can you give me some hints for making this skirt?   Many thanks and best regards Sue from UK         Dear Sue, You will need 2 crochet bath towels http://allaboutblanks.com/Guest_Towel-Crochet-Wide-Lace.htm and no pattern at all. I used the "Scallop" design from the Lace Shaping Collection.  The bath towels are completely finished on all 4 edges with a beautiful crochet deep hem so all you have to do is the pretty embroidery and then sew the two towels together at the side seams (which are already finished so all you need to do is straight stitch the seams) and then trim off any length necessary at the TOP of the skirt. Overcast the top edge and fold down to form a casing for an elastic band. I also put two darts in the front and two darts in the back to take up some of the fullness of the skirt. There is no need to do anything to the bottom as it is already finished with the pretty crochet edge. Pre-shirk English cotton netting by dipping in hot water and then liquid starch. Air dry and press. Print velum or paper templates of "Scallop" design. I have embroidered three sets of the "Scallop" designs putting them end to end and centering along the front hem. Place the embroidery about 1 1/2" above the hemstitching detail on the skirt. Follow the directions to embroider the designs on the PDF that comes when you purchase the designs. Repeat the same process on the back panel. Wash away the water-soluble stabilizer and press upside down on a terry towel after it's dry. Sew up the sides and put an elastic casing in the top and enjoy! Thank you for purchasing my Lace Shaping embroidery collection!