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Hand Towel Travel Caddy Sewing Tutorial

This hand towel travel caddy is a quick 10 minute sewing project and is perfect for storing toiletries when you are traveling. The best part is that it is machine washable!
Active Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Yield: 1 caddy
Cost: $2

Equipment

  • sewing machine
  • pins
  • measuring tape
  • scissors

Materials

  • 1 hand towel 16" x 28"
  • 15" elastic
  • thread

Instructions

  • Lay the hand towel on your work surface with the longer side on the bottom.
  • Fold up the bottom edge 5" and pin the sides.
    folded hand towel
  • Create pockets by adding 1 pin on the fold and a second pin directly above. Continue pinning to create as many pockets as you need.
    marking pockets to sew
  • Fill with toiletries to make sure that you like the placement of the pockets before you begin to sew.
    travel toiletries inside hand towel
  • Starting on the fold, stitch the sides of the hand towel caddy. Then stitch from each pin on the fold, directly above to the second pin to create pockets.
    sewing pockets on travel caddy
  • Fold the elastic piece in half and tie a knot in the end. Place your toiletries in the caddy, roll up and wrap with the elastic band.
    rolled up travel caddy

Video

Notes

As a reference, I placed pins along the 4", 10", 14", and 19" marks to create 5 pockets.