I had fun this weekend sewing and especially detailing the hooded newborn bath towels
for my "soon to be born"granddaughter!
I spoke with DD recently and asked her what was needed to care for the new baby, she said hooded bath towels and I said "Done"! I went to the Dollar General and bought a couple of colorful (the photo was taken on a cloudy day under the dining room light so not accurate color), one aqua bath towel & washcloth, and one lime green towel & washcloth for just under $10. Cut each towel in half and each washcloth on the diagonal to make the hood. The bath towel is more of a rectangle and not a square like I usually do, but since it is for a newborn it will be a good size for several months as the baby grows. Then I'll make more!!!! I had such an enjoyable time looking through my trim bins and finding all kinds of detail ideas. As I was sewing each one "it" was my favorite!! So it makes it hard to pick a favorite, but when the little yellow duck motif came together That became my favorite!
I made the duck applique with fusible web and doubled the fabric to give it more stability and depth of color. It reminds me of "Ernie's (from Sesame Street) Rubber Ducky" that DD had for a bath tub toy when she was a baby! So I think that influenced my choice as the favorite design detail.
I have added close up photos of each towel below. Which one is your favorite?
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| My favorite! Bias tape waves, sewn with decorative stiches and the cute duck applique! |
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| Fabric with a Hawaiian sarong motif to give the towel a tropical look! Note the pins~ I ran out of lime green thread and have to wait till I get to town on Tuesday to pick up more. |
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| A short piece of red and white checked bias tape that has been in my bin drawer for years! (I've been saving it for just the right project! ;-) and this was it!) Aqua rick rack that matched perfectly and white bias tape sewn with a decorative flower stitch! |
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| Pink rick rack with light pink bias tape trim stitched with a decorative heart stitch! |
