Directions for a Hooded Towel

Make a hooded bath towel for your baby.

Pamper your baby with a hooded towel. When you wrap your baby up in a plush, hooded towel after a bath, the hood of the towel will dry your baby's head quickly and keep your baby warm and comfortable. Instead of purchasing a hooded towel, make your own using a simple bath towel and a washcloth. This project is simple enough for even people with limited sewing experience to complete quickly.

Things You'll Need

• One new standard bath towel
• One matching or contrasting washcloth
• Pins
• Matching thread
• Sewing machine
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Fold the washcloth in half into a triangle shape. Pin the open edges closed to secure them.

2. Stitch the open edges closed with the sewing machine, stitching 1/4 inch away from the raw edges. Use a simple running stitch or consider a decorative stitch if your sewing machine has this capability. Remove the pins.

3. Spread out the bath towel onto a flat surface. Position the stitched triangle washcloth at the upper right corner, matching corners and edges. Pin the triangle washcloth in place to the bath towel.

4. Stitch the washcloth to the bath towel along the two outer edges, leaving the diagonal edge unsewn. Sew 1/2 inch away from the raw edges. Use a running stitch or use a different decorative stitch, if you desire. Remove the pins and clip any excess threads to finish the hooded towel.

Tips & Warnings

• If your bath towel and washcloth are different colors, prewash them separately before constructing the hooded towel to eliminate the possibility of colors blending during the first wash.

References

• Texas Home Educators: Hooded Towels