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Cookie Monster & Elmo Hooded Towel

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Were you a Sesame Street lover as a kid too? I remember watching it every day with my brothers and then having lunch as soon as it ended. I still have a very soft spot in my heart for Sesame Street and occasionally even get on You Tube to watch on segments.

Anyway, you know babies and toddlers love that cute furry red monster and the cookie eating crazy. Who wants to see an Elmo hooded towel and a Cookie Monster Hooded Towel?

Cookie Monster & Elmo Hooded Towels by CrazyLittleProjects.com

I knew I had success when my toddler walked into my room, picked up the red towel and excitedly said “Elmo!”

It’s getting harder and harder to get him to sit and pose for a towel picture though.

Elmo Hooded Towel Tutorial

 

Cookie Monster & Elmo Hooded Towel Tutorial:

Supplies Needed:

  • 1 bath towel in red or blue (for whoever you are making)
  • 1/2 hand towel that coordinates
  • Small amounts of black and white fabric, orange too if you are doing Elmo
  • Small amounts of Heat “n” Bond

 

Instructions:

I do a hooded towel post each month so I am starting to feel like typing out these directions can be a little redundant. I am not going to teach you to make the basic hooded towel part of it. For that tutorial go here.

I am going to show you the basics of how to create Elmo and Cookie Monster’s faces.

First, cut your hand towel in half horizontally (so that it is fat, not long and skinny). Then fold the finished edge under about 3 or 4 inches and sew it in place:

Fold

Flip that over and work on the backside to do the face.

First, cut your eyes out of white and eyeballs out of black. For Elmo also cut an orange nose.

Cut your mouths out. I think mine maybe should have been a little wider but smaller. What do you think? I am letting you eyeball this part for yourself. Unless I get a mad dash of requests for pattern pieces…can you do this yourself or do we need the pieces?

Cut the Heat ‘n’ Bond to exactly the same sizes as your eyes, nose and mouth.

Iron the Heat ‘n’ Bond to the back of your pieces. Place them where you want them on your towel and iron them on:

Elmo hooded towel tutorial and pattern

Now you are going to use an applique stitch around each of those pieces to sew them in place:

Applique

Once your face is done you need to make it a hood. To do this fold it in half so that the face is on the inside and zig zag up the back: Hood

Then lay it like this:

Tip

Sew a line across the top of that triangle and snip it off:

Snipthetip

Now sew your hood to your towel using my basic hooded towel tutorial.

Elmo Hooded Bath Towel Tutorial

I’m thinking you could also do other Sesame Street characters like Oscar or Grover.

And don’t forget to check out ALL the fun hooded towels:

Animal Character Hooded Towel Tutorials

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  2. cris says

    Omg!! Love them! I am doing these asap as my daughter is a huge sesame street fan. Thank you for such great hooded towel tutorials. I look forward to them.

  5. Angie says

    Love these!! I could use a pattern for the Elmo eyes, etc. I soooo am no good at sizing them on my own. Thanks!!

  6. Gweny says

    OMG you have made my decision even harder on which one to make for my grandsons first birthday this coming wknd. lol. I was going to make him the dragon and then you put Elmo up.. Decisions decisions.. I think I just might make both.. ha ha.. Great tutorial. Making a pattern for the face pieces would be awesome if you have the time.
    Blessings, Gweny

  7. Candias Chalker says

    Going to make some of these adorable towels for the next baby shower gift…original, unique and I am sure will bring a smile to the new mama’s face!!

  9. Shelley Condon says

    I’m so excited. I just made an angry birds towel and discovered this months towel. My toddler LOVES Cookie Monster and always gets disappointed when he discovers whatever towel I’m making is not for him. They are my go to gift and boy are they a hit!! I’m going to do a Cookie Monster for my little man. Your so very talented amber. I love seeing ur new creations

  10. Jodi says

    These are so absolutely adorable. What a fabulous idea. My kids love having hooded towels. Now I know how to make them! Thanks for that.

  12. Erika says

    I’m so excited to make these for my boys… I’ve already cut and sewn my hand towel, and made the eye, nose, and mouth pieces… I’m just wondering if it matters what kind of heat and bond you use. I bought the ultrahold kind, and read the instructions AFTER cutting my pieces, which say not to sew after using it. Apparently there’s a lite heat and bond to use when sewing. Any thoughts? Thanks for the tutorial… my boys are SO excited for these towels to be finished! 🙂

    • Amber says

      I think I have done it with the heavier heat n bond without a problem but my machine is sturdy. I would say give it a try?

      • Erika says

        They turned out amazing! 🙂 My boys LOVE them! In fact, after these were done I made a Grover, Zoe and Abby Cadaby for my nephew and nieces! 🙂 I think I’m addicted to making hooded towels… since I discovered this tutorial I’ve made a bear, ladybug, and a frog, and am working on another ladybug and experimenting with a tiger. 🙂 Thanks for your blog!

        • Beth says

          Hey,

          I was just looking at this tutorial. Would you mind sending a pic of the Abby towel? My granddaughter loves Abby. I’m a visual person and would love to see it.

          thanks, Beth

          • Erika K says

            I came up with the Abby towel on my own, but I used Amber’s tutorial for the hood part. I’m not sure if I can post a picture here, but I’ll put one on Facebook once I get it from my sister-in-law. 🙂
            – Erika Klingenmaier

          • Beth says

            Amber, I was asking the person who left the comment above. She said that she had done an Abby towel. Thanks anyway. I’ll try and wing it. Just ordered my towels. Can’t wait to start on these.

            thanks again, Beth

          • Erika K says

            I just posted a picture of my Abby towel on my Facebook page…maybe I can tag Crazy Little Projects on it so it’s easier to find??

  13. Jenn says

    This is really, really cute! My 18-month-old would love an Elmo towel–I think this will have to be my next project. Thanks for sharing!

  16. Kristy Thompson says

    Any chance I could be emailed a copy of a pattern for the eyes, nose and mouth for this towel? Hoping to make it for my nephew for Christmas. Thanks 🙂

    • Amber says

      I never made pattern pieces for this one…I should. But in the meantime you can use the eyes from any other towel and freehand the mobth?

  17. Shannon says

    Just wanted to write a thank you for this tutorial. I just finished making Elmo and Cookie Monster towels for my 18 month old son and they turned out great! I used pre-made heavy cotton patches for the applique (I dyed a white one to make it orange) that already had the iron-on backing to save a step. I used a biscuit cutter as the “pattern” for the eyes and free handed the mouths (for those who asked) – it really was simple once you started. Thanks again for the great idea!!

  18. Anne says

    Thanks (again) Amber for the tutorial for the Elmo hooded towel. Made one up for my granddaughter after my daughter said that this would be on top of the Christmas Wish List! This turned out darling. I made up freezer paper templates for the eyes, nose and mouth, using a 2 1/4″ circle for eyes, slightly larger for nose, which I trimmed to egg shape, and “eye-balled” the mouth. The irises were traced using thread spool bases I was able to preview and adjust the shapes after I temporarily positioned them onto the hood. When I was satisfied with Elmo’s look; the shapes were transferred onto heat and bond fused fabric. Hope this hint helps.

    BTW, I made an Elmo backpack from your wonderful pattern. It was a big hit with my granddaughter on her birthday.

    Thanks again, Amber, for generously sharing your fun ideas.

    Anne

  19. Katha says

    Sorry to say, but I need pattern pieces for everything! I am not good at eyeing anything. Sorry!

    I am making your wonderful towels for Christmas gifts. Thanks for your wonderful patterns!

  21. Carmelynn says

    I would like to make the Elmo hooded towel.
    Would you mind sending me the pattern for the eyes, nose and mouth?
    I didn’t see it posted here.
    Thank you.
    Carmelynn

  22. Violet says

    Thank you Amber the tutorial for the Cookie Monster and Elmo hooded towels. My grandchildren are big fans of them. Is there a pattern for them Thank You

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