As most of you are aware I’m about to have my 4th baby this month! Eeeep! One of our blogging team, the lovely Nat, is due her 2nd baby around about the same time and so she wanted to do a baby related project for the blog which is perfect!

In this quick and easy tutorial you can see how Nat used some of our organic deer fabric with some organic terry toweling to create the cutest hooded baby towel, needless to say I’ve nabbed the sample for my new arrival!!!

Organic Baby Towel Tutorial

One thing I really used/I am still using after having baby MiH was the baby towel – one that I made and one that I got from one of my friends. This tutorial is in fact based on both. I followed some (most) of the steps of the PurlBee tutorial but added some ‘roundness’ to the towel – based on the one I was given.

A word of warning about Terry Cloth, it is still a nightmare to cut and use. In fact, you will see that my pictures are nearly all taken outside on my patio, because I did not want to keep hoovering my house. There is a right and wrong side to it – but it is a bit tricky to find – the right side looks a bit softer and furry. I bought my terry cloth here in the UK.

You are going to need (for a towel measuring 70cm x 70 cm):

• 71 cm x 71 cm squares of terry cloth and Simply Solids organic deer print fabric
• 36cm x 36 cm squares of terry cloth and organic deer print fabric (you will only use half of it)
• Enough fabric for the binding of the longest side of the half square (I use a 1 inch binding so you will need a 4 inch binding strip)
• Carboard or any medium to make a template for round corners

1. I made a template for the round corner based on the towel I received as a present. Any template will do as long as you use the same for all corners.

1. Cut the four corners of our terry cloth and fabric squares, and the top of the triangles using the template.

1. Add the bias tape to the towel hood.

1. Now it is time to put everything together – the hood is sandwiched between the terry cloth and the fabric – you need to ensure that the right side of the towel will show on top of the right side of the main part of the towel.

1. Stitch around – leaving a 4 inch gap so you can turn the towel the right side round.

1. Once on the right side, topstitch the towel – I did not topstitch the hood, but it is a personal choice.

You can see the finish on the picture.

And another Baby towel is now waiting for a little baby. I love the roundness of it – makes it so snuggly, and the backing fabric really adds some cuteness to it.

It is a very quick project – and a very useful and thoughtful present.