Hooded Towels

[fun2sew]

These are hooded towels for Kids/Babies.
I use 1/2 of Hand Towel and 1 Bath Towel.
I use matching Ribbon on the Hood.

Here I used the Butterfly design. The Ribbon Matches PERFECT!!!!

I added More Pictures down this thread.... keep looking down the pages and I will add more!

[fun2sew]

Here is a Baseball one I did.

[fun2sew]

Here is a Truck Hoodie I did

here is the Tutorial I did for everyone!
http://www.embroidables.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13444#post13444

[Jami Johnson]

These are hooded towels for Kids/Babies.
I use 1/2 of Hand Towel and 1 Bath Towel.
I use matching Ribbon on the Hood.

Here I used the Butterfly design. The Ribbon Matches PERFECT!!!!

Wow, I can't believe how well the ribbon matches. It was meant to be! Hooded bath towels are my favorite baby gifts to give. Great work, fun2sew.

[debi@thebeach]

Really cute! Thanks for sharing the pics with us!
Debi
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[pccbradley]

These are amazingly cute. I have just started to do Embroidery and I am working on towels. You have inspired me to look at doing them different ways.

THANKS
Sandi

[fun2sew]

Thanks Sandi, I just got an email on how I made them and I will post that soon! Blessings!

[onehipgrammy]

The hooded towels are adorable, what age child are they meant for? jennifer

[ajsmom]

What excellent Christmas gift ideas. I think any mom would love them as well as the kids. I am always looking for things to make for kids gifts that are not toys. As a mom, I can tell you, we don't need more toys, but something like this makes the child feel special and it is useful too.

LS

[crumbear]

We just had two babies in two weeks in the family, so I'm definitely going to have to make some of these for them for Christmas. Yours look great, love 'em!

Jen

[JustLisa]

Great Job. Ive made a few of these with just the name and ribbon. I need to make some more now

[HappyStitch]

Very cute, so is the half of the hand towel just sewn onto the edge of the middle of the bath towel? Very cute project.

[starsite]

Just going through some of the posts and saw these adorable hooded towels. I like your version with the hand towel for the hood better than the two washcloths I had used as it gives a more finished edge.

I have a question about the ribbon placement, it appears to be just behind the edge of the hood, is it about 1.5 - 2 inchs back and running from the seam over the top of the hood to the other seam where it connects to the towel?

Thanks,

[StitchinGrandma]

Wow! You did an awesome job on those. My DIL wants me to make some of those hooded towels and I haven't had the nerve to try them yet. I have a few different instructions to make them and they really can't be too hard. I guess I need to just do it. Yours are adorable with the ribbon added to them.

[fun2sew]

Thanks for the praise, I will try to explain how I made them.

I take 1 bath towel and 1/2 hand towel so when I go shopping I buy 2 bath and 1 hand and this will make 2.

I cut the hand towel in half. fold back the finished end of hand about 2 inches or even with the trim/pattern of towel. ADD RIBBON OF CHOICE .... Sew the RAW edges together. (serge or zigzag.

Fold BATH towel in half and mark the center and then sew the hood on the Bath towel. Hope this made it easier for you.

[SewFanatic]

Here is a Baseball one I did.


That is adorable! I love the ribbon. Great job!

[fun2sew]

Here is another one

[fun2sew]

This one you can see the matching ribbon better!

Enjoy!

[StitchinGrandma]

Thanks for the praise, I will try to explain how I made them.

I take 1 bath towel and 1/2 hand towel so when I go shopping I buy 2 bath and 1 hand and this will make 2.

I cut the hand towel in half. fold back the finished end of hand about 2 inches or even with the trim/pattern of towel. ADD RIBBON OF CHOICE .... Sew the RAW edges together. (serge or zigzag.

Fold BATH towel in half and mark the center and then sew the hood on the Bath towel. Hope this made it easier for you.

Oh thank you! That's SOOO much easier than any other instructions I've read through before. Some make it sound SO complicated with tons of measurments etc. You make it sound really easy.

[SewFanatic]

You do make it sound easier than other instructions I've seen. I'm going to have to give it a whirl!!

[deesmom]

Great directions. I might have to make a few as well. Thanks!

[fun2sew]

Thanks SEW MUCH GIRLS!!! :o)

I was hoping you would understand them!

Blessings

[starsite]

thanks for the directions - I agree that is easier than what I had and I like that the embrodiery is on the band, sure to be lined up and less intense so it will stitch quick.

[ajsmom]

Thanks for the directions... they sound pretty simple. Maybe if I ever get all the Christmas things done, I can give this a try. I hate the hooded towels you get at the store... they are only good until the little one gets about 1 year old, then they are too small. These look like they would work for a while longer.

LS

[SewFanatic]

I am trying to decide on designs to use to make one of these for the nieces and nephews!

[ShirleyC]

Those are so cute, and such great gifts.

[StitchinGrandma]

I am trying to decide on designs to use to make one of these for the nieces and nephews!

If you made them now using holiday designs then each holiday you could give them a new one for the next year. That could be lots of fun.

[rubiesnana]

Really cute they came out nice:)

[NanaSewn]

are there any directions on net that have pics? And did you embroider the ribbons or find them with the words etc on them?

[fun2sew]

I buy the ribbon and attach it before I stitch the hood on the BATH TOWEL.

[fun2sew]

Wow, I can't believe how well the ribbon matches. It was meant to be! Hooded bath towels are my favorite baby gifts to give. Great work, fun2sew.

Thanks Jami! I will try to post more!

[ajsmom]

Those are really great. What a nice idea. And to go green you could use them to wrap a toy or other gift in with the name on the outside. My mom always gave us gifts wraped in towels and blankets ro just plain fabric for me because she knew I would make something out of it. Mom's moto was "waste not want not", can you tell she grew up in the depression?

l like that idea. Two gifts in one! I wish all my presents would come wrapped in fabric!

LS

[sew blessed]

I would really like to try these I have a lot of friends with babies.

[clae]

Cute!!!
Christy

[marilynd]

Those are so adorable. I may have to make my girls some of these. If I can figure them out.

[pcsews]

I would love to make some of these too!! Are they hard to do? Yours are very cute!! I know my DD would love one with her name on it!!

[SewAddicted]

Your towels are very nice!
Pam

[Honeybee]

These are a great gift idea

[rosebud314]

Great project. They look great.

[rodneytb]

I've always wanted to try these. Thanks for the directions!

[MackandMorgan's Mom]

We are big fans of the monogrammed towels...I took a class once and I did not like the way the hood looked...they used washcloths instead of the hand towel. I am going to try yours now! Thanks for the pics and instructions.

[rubiesnana]

I like all the hoddie towels

[USC Mom]

Your towels are wonderful. I like the idea of the hand towel instead of the two wash cloths.

[idesign]

This is a great idea, and as someone said, will work for those past the baby stage. It would be fun to do one for summer and one for winter, or all the seasons. With the size of the towels, they could last for years. Thanks for the idea and instructions.

[Yeffie]

Those are perfect for my 5 year old!

He is small, and has almost outgrown the baby towels, even the really large ones.

Yikes! i'm excited to do those for him for Christmas! He LOVES his towels, and this is perfect!

[fun2sew]

What a neat give idea and really neat with the embroidables designs!

THANKS for sharing!

I just love to see pictures !

[fun2sew]

All I can say is Cute, SOOOOOOOOOO cute!

[Mabel]

I love hooded towels :)

[Yeffie]

I am confused a bit as to how to make them.

Do you cut the hand towel in half down the length of the towel, or across the width?

And when you attach it to the towel, how to you keep the seams from being seen?

I am probably making this much harder than it is, for sure, but I wanted to make sure I understood before I cut into one.

[LottieJo]

Beautiful work.

[JenZ]

They look like they are cut across the width...look at the edge of the hood, it has the "decorative" woven band that goes across the width of most towels.

I love these and they look rather simple. I think I found another Christmas present for my little niece and nephews!

[dana]

Fun2Sew-

Those towels are great! The fact that the ribbon matches so perfectly is awsome. Do you buy your fabric/ribbon at specialty fabric stores, because I don't find that really neat stuff at the big chain stores in my area.

What an inspiration.

[StitchinGrandma]

Fun2Sew-

Those towels are great! The fact that the ribbon matches so perfectly is awsome. Do you buy your fabric/ribbon at specialty fabric stores, because I don't find that really neat stuff at the big chain stores in my area.

What an inspiration.

I'm not sure where she gets hers but, JoAnn Fabrics has a huge amount of ribbon choices that they sell. I've bought quite a lot from them myself.

[alissa]

very cute great job

[phins_jazy]

Your butterfly towel has always been one of my favorites. :)

[Deedles]

How cute....great job!

[Luciana]

This is very cute!!!
It brings a new look to the bathroom!!!
Perfect!!!!
Luciana

[tflosses4u]

i love these..will be looking for matching ribbon with some of the designs i already have plus ones i might just have to have for the future..too many ideas just not enough time.

[peachy3]

Hooded towels are always the best gift! They are so great for little ones, and are not ANOTHER toy that you have to keep picking up or tripping over. Yours are beautiful! Great job!

P3

[Carlene]

Could you describe to a new to sewing one just how to put the hood the ribbon on......

[crumbear]

I don't know if it's my pregnant brain or what, but I can't seem to wrap my head around this. Maybe it's too easy, and my silly brain is trying to make it harder. :stupido2:

Okay, so cut the hand towel in half width-wise, got it.

Fold the edge of the hand towel back a couple of inches, even with the band. I think I have this, too...Just fold the edge of the towel back so the edge is even with the bottom of the band. Then stitch down. Correct?

Serge raw edges together, then sew hood on the bath towel. This is where I'm embarrassingly stuck. Which raw edges do you serge together on the hand towel?

[stitchcrazy]

I don't know if it's my pregnant brain or what, but I can't seem to wrap my head around this. Maybe it's too easy, and my silly brain is trying to make it harder. :stupido2:

Okay, so cut the hand towel in half width-wise, got it.

Fold the edge of the hand towel back a couple of inches, even with the band. I think I have this, too...Just fold the edge of the towel back so the edge is even with the bottom of the band. Then stitch down. Correct?

Serge raw edges together, then sew hood on the bath towel. This is where I'm embarrassingly stuck. Which raw edges do you serge together on the hand towel?

I'm with you crumbear - still very confused - I always overcomplicate things that should be so simple! Some pictures taken during the process would be really helpful! Hint...hint...hint. ;) ;)

[StitchinGrandma]

I know that most of you have found the awesome tutorial Dawn created for us, but for those new people coming to the site I'm adding the link here too. A picture tutorial on making these hooded bath towels can be found by clicking here. (http://www.embroidables.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13716#post13716)

[cmdarlin]

I have to try one of these!

Debbie in Missouri

[alissa]

your hooded towels are so cute.
alissa