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Learn how to sew a hooded towel to make bath time extra special
Looking for the perfect gift for a baby shower, new baby, toddler or child in your life? Let me show you how to sew a dog hooded towel!
When my great nephew turned one I made him a quick and easy hooded towel (there’s a tutorial for that on my YouTube channel!)
Now he’s turning 2 and I decided to take it up a notch and make him a hooded towel with a dog face. Well, he got two because I wanted to practice and perfect my plan before filming the video tutorial below.
MATERIALS
Bath Towel
Hand Towel for hood
Wash Cloth for ears
Ear Lining fabric (9″ x 9″)
New Rotary Blade recommended
Sewing Machine
Straight and Zig Zag Stitches required
Heat & Bond Lite or Heat & Bond Soft Stretch Lite
Stabilizer (optional)
Pinking Shears
Lint Brush
Pins or Fabric Clips
Tailor’s Chalk
Get Templates & Printed Directions on Etsy
Get an 11 page pdf with face patterns, layout template and step-by-step directions with photos in my Etsy Shop.
Shortcuts to Specific Topics
00:38 Supplies
02:37 How to use Heat N Bond Lite Sewable for Appliqué
03:11 Dog Face shape sizes
04:13 Adhere Heat N Bond to towels
05:15 Make the eye spot / eye
05:46 Using Stabilizer for appliqué
07:29 How an Appliqué presser foot works
08:12 Appliqué stitch settings
09:06 Appliqué with no stabilizer
10:34 Arrange and press face pieces onto the hood towel
12:55 Appliqué with water soluble stabilizer
13:44 Appliqué with paper for stabilizer
14:42 Make the ears
15:10 how to fussy cut fabric
15:54 Sew ear lining to towel
16:07 Clip curves with pinking shears
16:32 Attach ears to the hood
17:56 Fold and sew towel to make hood
19:09 Using Leader Fabric
20:18 Clip and sew hood closed
21:21 Trim hood to size
21:55 Attach hood to bath towel
23:59 How to fold a hooded towel
Love this Hooded Towel Idea?
Find a Santa Hat Hooded Towel tutorial for Christmas or a Poncho Hooded Beach Towel on my blog or a Quick and Easy Hooded Towel tutorial on YouTube.
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❤️ Tara Reed
