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February 20, 2013 · 43 Comments

Monster Hooded Towel Tutorial

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They’re heeeere! They’re creepy and they’re cooky. I don’t know if I would call them spooky. But they’re pretty cute. It’s February’s hooded towel. Today I give you…a monster hooded towel tutorial! Not just one monster though. Today we’ve got 2:

How to Sew a Monster Hooded Towel by CrazyLittleProjects.com #monster #hooded towel

By popular request, a girl version:

Monster Hooded Towel Tutorial

And here they are all buddied up:

Monster Hooded Towels

Really, when I sat down at the sewing machine to make these I didn’t even know where I was going with them. I just sort of started putting pieces together and seeing what looked good until I had these two guys created.

The idea here is that you can do anything YOU want for yours. I have shown you some options: 1 big eye or two googly eyes, 1 horn or 2, add hair, add a bow, a whole row of sharp teeth, a few crooked and crazy, a nose or not. It’s all up to you.  I’m going to show you how I did various parts, but then you can create whatever you want from there.

Oh and 1 thing to mention. I have too many hooded towels in my house so I am selling these guys. $25 a piece plus $5 shipping for each. Email me if you want them. First come, first serve. Amberaprice at gmail dot com.

 

Monster Hooded Towel Tutorial:

Supplies Needed:

Bath Towel in any color

Matching Hand Towel (it will be cut in half)

White and black fabric for the eyes

Heat ‘n’ Bond

Optional accessories: other colors of fabric, towels, felt, fur, ribbon, whatever you want to use for your monster.

 

How to:

I have a full tutorial on how to make a hooded towel here so I am not going to break down all the steps of making the actual towel part, I will just show you the monster things here. Go to that tutorial for the towel making details.

Once you have cut your hand towel in half (see hooded towel tutorial), I recommend starting with the eyes. Cut out your eyes however you want them. Cut out pieces of Heat ‘n’ Bond in the same sizes and attach them to the back of your fabric with your iron, then iron your eyes in place. Applique around the eyes to hold them in place:

Monster hooded towel pattern

Eyes

Now, to add my horns here is what I did. Cut out your fabric in the shape of a horn (any shape you want is fine). Cut 2 matching pieces per horn. (I used fuzzy fabric because I have a lot on hand.) Then you will sew your two pieces together leaving the bottom open so that you can turn them right side out.

Sew a horn

Turn it right side out (and stuff it with stuffing or something if you want).

Thehorn

Now, decide where you want your horns on your towel:

Make a Monster hooded towel

And cut a small slit in that spot:

Hole

Slide your horn down into it and on the underside, sew it closed (and snip off the excess horn):

Addingthehorns

I did the same thing for the hair. My hair is made of felt. I just cut a slit, stuck it down in there and then sewed it shut on the underside:

Hair

To do the teeth I just cut out my shapes from felt. For the sharp ones I did a long string of them, for the rectangle ones I cut them separate. Either way works. Then pin them in place and sew a line across them to hold them in place.

Monster towels

To add the bow you can either hand stitch it in place or use your machine.

Then I like to round off the top of the towel. To do this I sew a triangle tip:

Hooded towels for baby and toddlers

Then snip it off:

Snipthetip

To attach your hood to your towel go to the hooded towel tutorial here.

And you’ve got something pretty great!

Monster Hooded Towel Pattern

Happy sewing! And be sure to check out all of the hooded towels and stick around for a new one each month.

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  1. Patty Adams says

    July 23, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    I love your hooded towels! I’m goi g to try my hand at a couple. I will let you know how it went.
    Patty Adams

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    • Amber says

      August 16, 2022 at 1:02 pm

      Have fun!!

      Reply
  2. Jenna says

    December 20, 2014 at 9:51 am

    These are absolutely adorable and I can’t wait to start making one! I just bought felt for the hair and teeth and was wondering how they hold up through the washing machine. Have you had any problems with the felt? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Amber says

      December 20, 2014 at 12:01 pm

      The felt will sort of get yucky over time. You can use fleece if you want and it will last a little longer.

      Reply
  3. Joan says

    August 23, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    I love all your hooded towels and have made 3 of them already, Elmo, Angry Bird, the Red one and the bunny. My Grandchildren love them and my children are asking me to make more for there friends for gifts.
    Thanks so much for sharing, they are all really cute, and fun to make!
    Joan

    Reply
  4. Anshu says

    September 30, 2013 at 7:41 am

    So fun.
    I featured them here:
    http://sewprettysewfree.blogspot.com/2013/09/monster-hooded-towel-tutorial.html

    Reply
  5. Dzynrgrl says

    September 4, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    Love these! Do you have the pattern pieces for the eyes and horns?

    Reply
    • Amber says

      September 5, 2013 at 7:29 am

      I didn’t do pattern pieces on this one since it’s supposed to be a little crazy but you can find the eye pattern on any of the other hooded towels.

      Reply
  6. Kristi Duensing says

    July 8, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    I love your idea of the monster towels. My daughter is expecting twin boys so I’d like to make something special for her. the problem is…..I am not a sewer!!! I think I could make these as you did, but wondered if anyone had other ideas for twin boys. Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Amber says

      July 11, 2013 at 9:47 pm

      Did you see the teddy bears that I did for the triplets? You could do something like that. http://crazylittleprojects.com/category/hooded-towels

      Reply
  7. Manin says

    July 8, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    Hi Amber!

    Im from Mexico and I have a question … what is Heat ‘n’ Bond?? It’s a type of fabric?? Im sorry about this, but maybe in spanish has another name but I dont understand exactly what it is … 🙂 thanks a lot !!!

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    • Amber says

      July 11, 2013 at 9:48 pm

      Oh sorry! I need to call it by it’s true name…which I can’t think of! It’s iron on transfer so that you can iron one piece of fabric to another.

      Reply
  8. Trish Butler says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:19 am

    I think this , the green one, is your best so far, but I feel that way each time a new one is posted. I love the colors and I have 11 great grandbabies who will love these also. Thank you for your time and talent.
    Trish Butler

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    • Amber says

      May 24, 2013 at 5:19 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Karoline says

    April 10, 2013 at 9:51 am

    Such cute hooded towels!! I believe on your original hooded towel tutorial you cut the hand towel “hamburger style”, correct? Do you do that for all the character towels as well? Some of them look like maybe they were cut “hotdog style.”

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    • Amber says

      April 11, 2013 at 7:39 am

      I cut them all exactly the same. I am thinking I need to put the measurements for how big my hand towels end up being.

      Reply
  10. Katharina says

    April 8, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Thank you so much for your towel tutorials! I did this monster towel in my sewing class and everybody was absolutely crazy about it- you’ve got a bunch of new fans!!

    The hood turned out huge (I used a towel piece approx. 20 x 20 inches) even for us adults and let alone for my 9-month-old girl, though, so I’ve just made another, smaller hood from that 2nd half of the hand towel, using a piece of approx. 16 by 16 inches. Maybe this helps those people who find the hood a bit too large.

    Again, thank you so much for sharing these cute, CUTE ideas so generously and even telling us beginners how to make them!

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    • Katharina says

      April 9, 2013 at 12:38 am

      One more question: can you put felt in the washing machine? I always thought hat could be a problem, but obviously it isn’t, or do you wash the towels by hand
      ?

      Reply
      • Amber says

        April 9, 2013 at 4:31 pm

        Yes, but it doesn’t hold up very well. Use cotton if you want or fleece. Fleece isn’t the greatest, but probably better than felt.

        Reply
    • Amber says

      April 9, 2013 at 4:31 pm

      I should measure my hand towels and put the measurements on the blog. I’ll do that.

      Reply
  11. Jennifer Hensley says

    April 6, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    These are friggin adorable!! Must make ASAP. I’m a newbie sewer so we’ll see how they turn out. One question though…how well does the felt hold up when washing this towel? Thanks and awesome blog!!!

    Reply
    • Amber says

      April 9, 2013 at 4:32 pm

      Not great. Use cotton or fleece maybe?

      Reply
      • Kathy says

        April 17, 2018 at 2:08 pm

        Or use scraps of all the left over towel pieces. I made hooded towels when my kids were little and lost the pattern. Was thrilled to find your instructions. Makes awesome baby gifts.

        Reply
  12. craftdonemyself says

    March 26, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    LOOOOVE them:))) Have to do for my little one cos he nearly grow out from his own “lady bird”… Hope the biger one is to big;) effect will be shown on my blog if you dont mind:)

    Reply
    • Amber says

      March 26, 2013 at 11:07 pm

      Sure thing-just link to me. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Bethany says

    March 5, 2013 at 11:57 pm

    Oh my goodness! That towel is so cute! I am definitely making one for my son.

    Reply
  14. Michelle at Faith, Trust, & Pixie Dust says

    March 1, 2013 at 7:25 pm

    I have made hooded towels before, but these are so fun & creative! I am pinning & I’d LOVE to try this some time. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Warmly, Michelle
    Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust

    Reply
  15. Shannon @ ikneadtobake says

    March 1, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    OH. MY. GOSH. These are the cutest hooded towels I have EVER seen. I will definitely be stopping here first when I am in need of a cute sewing project. Following along from now on! 🙂

    Reply
    • Amber says

      March 1, 2013 at 1:28 pm

      Thanks and welcome. 🙂

      Reply
  16. julia says

    March 1, 2013 at 12:20 am

    This is so cute! Would love to make for summer time at the beach <3

    Reply
  17. Linda says

    February 27, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Very cool. Would love to have you share this with my followers at What to do Weekends. Take care, Linda

    http://www.craftsalamode.com/2013/02/what-to-do-weekends-7.html

    Reply
  18. Megan says

    February 26, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    This is a great idea. I’m taking my first sewing class next week. I’m going to pin this idea to try once I know what I’m doing. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Emily @ My Love for Words says

    February 26, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    These are too cute! I have no idea how to sew (it’s on my “learn one day soon” list), and this makes me wish I did. Adorable! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Amber says

      February 26, 2013 at 2:32 pm

      Well when you are ready remember that I have a Learn to Sew series on my blog. 🙂

      Reply
  20. Melanie says

    February 26, 2013 at 7:54 am

    LOVE LOVE LOVE! Found you over at Tip Junkie! I’d love for you to come link this up at my Tuesday Time Out!
    Melanie Reasons To Skip The Housework

    Reply
  21. Rachael says

    February 22, 2013 at 8:34 am

    Thanks for the great tutorials! I can’t wait to make some of these for your boys with my new skills from your Learn to Sew series!

    Reply
  22. Kristen Hills says

    February 21, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    How Cute!!!!! My girls would love these!!!!!
    -Kristen

    Reply
  23. VickiT says

    February 21, 2013 at 5:36 am

    These just keep getting cuter and cuter ~ or is this one scarier? lol Great job.

    I need to ask for help because it’s been requested of me to make a new hooded towel for my Granddaughter. You towels, and any others I can find online look like they would be just huge on her as she’s only 1 yr old. Is there any chance you have any ideas for measurments to make these slightly smaller for the younger children? I am sure given the size these appear to be that she would swim in one of these using a bath towel because she’s still so tiny.

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    • Amber says

      February 21, 2013 at 10:38 am

      I personally really like the bigness of them even with babies. I use them with all of my babies and it wraps them up so nice and warm when they are little.

      Reply
      • judy says

        March 3, 2013 at 2:13 pm

        Hi Amber. Thanks for your learn to sew series, I’ve been coming along and I sure do appreciate your hints. I have a question on the frog hooded towel. I am really struggling with getting the nose applied to the main part of the towel. I used the same towel that you did, from Target, but I have broken two needles trying to get through all the thicknesses. You told me about the lever to lift the needle higher, but even with that, I have to stuff the thicknesses through and then the machine just won’t go through so bulk. It keeps stopping and won’t feed the fabric through. Can you help me? Grandbaby is coming for a visit this weekend and I’d love to have it finished!

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        • Amber says

          March 4, 2013 at 1:10 pm

          I actually pull my fabric pretty hard in those spots. Don’t let the machine do all the work, give it some pulling of your own. And you can use a heavy duty needle if needed.

          Reply
  24. Dorothy @TheSaneMom says

    February 20, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    I didn’t know a towel could make me smile 🙂 So cute

    Reply
  25. cliodana says

    February 20, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    totally adorable. have to sew this for my triplets boy this summer thank’s such a great tutorial.

    Reply

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