How to make a hooded bath towel for baby

Hooded bath towels are a great way to wrap your baby up after bath time. Instead of heading to the store to buy one let’s take a look in the linen closet. You’ll need a standard size bath towel and either two wash cloths (for a newborn) or a hand towel (for a toddler). Decide whether you want the towels to match or simply compliment each other

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sissors
• bath towel
• hand towel or wash cloth
• sewing machine
• optional trim

1. If using a hand towel trim 2” off the bottom and then serge or zigzag the raw edge. Fold with right sides together, so that the top and bottom edges of the towel are matched. Machine stitch a 1/4 seam from the fold to the bottom edges on one side of the towel. See diagram #1 and #2

2. If using two wash clothes lay them right sides together and machine stitch a ¼” seam along two edges. You are stitching two edges that form a right angle, not opposing edges. See diagram #3

3. Your towel or wash cloth’s should now form a pocket of sorts, this will form the “hood” of the wrap
   With a fabric pencil or straight pin mark the center point on one long edge of the bath towel, this will become the top. Lay your towel out flat with the wrong side facing up. Lay your hood (right side of hood to wrong side of towel) on top of the towel overlapping by approximately 1 1/2” (3/4" for washcloth)and matching the back seam of the hood to the mark on the towel.
   Stitch approx. 1/3" from edge on all three overlapping edges of hood, securely attaching to towel. Stitch across base of hood approx. 1 1/4" (5/8" for wash cloth) from bottom edge, making sure that you will catch the top edge of bath towel in your seam. See diagram #4

Tips & Warnings

• Add trim around edge of hood and towel, on front edges or wherever else stricks your fancy!