The easiest project I have done lately...by far....is to make hooded towels! SO easy and adorable!

My kids have hooded towels that they use EVERY time they take a bath or shower. My Sis gave them to the kids for Christmas YEARS ago and we still love them (and wouldn't want to live without them!). Every summer we spend a lot of time in the water, at pools, etc. and I'm always dragging around beach towels. Beach towels are too big for the kids to really use well and they hate carrying them. So this year I decided to incorporate our daily tool into our summer lives....hooded towels! Since they are so easy for bathing, they are sure to make pool trips easier too!

Here are the directions that I followed and it's super easy to do! :0) (I also made the tote they show for Georgia and a different little bag for Caleb)

This is how easy it is:
buy a towel and hand towel of your choice. You will only use HALF of the HAND TOWEL so if you want to make two hooded towels then buy two bath towels but one hand towel. OR you can make a cute little bag with the left over hand towel half (that's what I did). :0)

Cut the hand towel in half vertically...well, lay it out horizontally and cut UP through the center...does that make sense?
Fold that half in half (good sides facing each other) and sew a curved line the straight across. (go to the folded side, go down about 3 inches from the top and start there. Sew in a curve up towards the top and then straight across.
(this is actually after I sewed it once with a straight stitch and was about to go over it again with a zig zag stitch. Hopefully you can somewhat see the curve and line)

(I also trimmed off the excess ...especially at the corner... so it wasn't too bulky)
Turn it right side out.


Find the center of your bath towel and pin the bottom edge of the hood to it. The bottom of your hood should already be hemmed...the hem that was already on the towel, same for your bath towel. SO, the center of the hood, meets the center of the towel and you pin them together.


Sew straight across with a zig zag stitch.

That's it! :0)
Here it is:
Georgia's was easiest because the towel had the same print/pattern on both sides. Caleb's didn't....and I forgot about that! SO, I didn't intend to make the hood opposite of the towel NOR did I intend to make the bag stripes on one side, solid on the other! BUT...it matches the towel and HE LOVES THEM THAT WAY! Gotta love when accidents turn out better than what was intended! :0)



Now, for Georgia I used her left over hand towel to make a little tote like the one on the DIY tutorial. She loves it!

For Caleb I wanted to make him a bag that was a little less girlie. So I simply cut off the good edges and folded it in half. Then I took some ribbon that coordinated but didn't seem to "pretty" and pinned it in place at the top (both tops). I sewed those on. Then I sewed it together, sewing around the other three sides. I turned it right-side-out and that was it!

they keep their goggles and a water bottle or snack inside their bag. Now they can easily carry their towel and necessities without any complaining! It makes us all happier! :0)

(Jen...if you happen to read this, I promise I am making yours TOMORROW!!!) :0)

3 comments

1. Grateful for Grace on June 18, 2011 at 8:52 AM

   Those are just darling!! Great job, Sis!

    
2. cajungal01 on June 19, 2011 at 3:34 PM

   Thanks Sis! :0)

    
3. cajungal01 on June 19, 2011 at 3:34 PM

   Thanks Sis! :0)