Linen Hooded Baby Towel
Difficulty: Beginner
Time: ~1 hour
Materials:
1 yard 4C22 Natural Softened
1/4 to 1/2 yard 4C22 Bleached Softened
Approx. 4 1/2 yards bias tape (1/2″ double fold, or a 1″ single fold that is ironed in half)
To make this hooded baby towel, you’ll need to make a pattern for the hooded portion of the towel, and use the rounded part on all four corners of the towel as a guide for the rounded corners. Here’s a guide showing what size to cut the hood at:
The blanket, pre-rounded corners, is cut at 36″ x 36″ (you can make this larger or smaller if you prefer). Lay the rounded corner on each of the four corners, trace onto the main towel piece and cut to form the rounded corners for the towel.
Cut out the hood from the pattern you made, and fold the angled edge in 1/2″. Iron this edge, then fold it another 1/2″ and iron. Sew down the fold, encasing the raw edge inside of the folds.
Next, pin the hood on to one of the corners of the towel.
Use a basting stitch (or a wide, loose stitch) to secure the hood piece onto the towel, using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
Now begin pinning your bias tape on to the edge of the towel. The bias tape will be wrapped around the towel’s raw edge. Sew the bias tape, being careful to capture both sides in one stitch so that it will secure the raw edge of the towel and protect it from unraveling. Make sure to leave 1″ extra on both ends!
Stop sewing the bias tape when there is approximately 1/2″ of fabric between both ends of the bias tape, leaving each end of the bias tape with an additional 1″ of material. Cut and lay one end of the bias tape on the raw edge of the fabric and pin. On the other end, fold the tape over on the raw end by 1/2″ and iron. Lay this end over the pinned end of the bias tape, hiding all the raw edges inside. Sew, and your towel is complete!
Be sure to show us your beautiful hooded towels. These are great not just for babies, but also for toddlers and young children.
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6 Comments
Mimi Miller
How would I modify this pattern when using waffle weave fabric?
Lauren Linen
We would recommend pre-washing your waffle weave fabric and then cutting according to the pattern dimensions as shown here. Working with the washed waffle fabric will allow you to cut the pattern to the correct size without needing to account for shrinkage, and it will ensure your curved hems and seams will lay flat and not ripple up which can happen if you sew from the unwashed fabric.
Gretchen
Do you dry the linen in the dryer as well? Does it shrink much?
Michaela Smith
Hi Gretchen, I did dry it in the dryer before sewing. The linen shrinks around 5%~ or so during the first wash.
Kristin Fish
Did you make your own bias tape out of linen or did you buy some pre-made? If pre-made, was it still linen? Thanks!
Michaela Smith
Hi Kristin, I made the bias tape out of our linen (IL019 Crown Blue for this project). Thank you for the question! Have a great one. 🙂