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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Towel Time!

Summer is around the corner, and that means water play time! Whether you have a luxurious waterfall swimming pool, a pb-approved tub o water, some sprinklers and a hose, or simply a bathtub, you're going to need some towels. Our towel projects are some of the most popular tutorials here on Prudent Baby. Take a look and get to sewing!

Check out our Towel Time Tutorial Round Up after the jump...

How to Make Towel Tutes

Cozy Cotton Terry Cover Up

DIY Hooded Baby Towel

Hamptons Hooded Beach Towel

DIY Vintage-y Hand Towels

Labels: DIY, Kids, Sewing, Under $5, Under an Hour

11 Comments:

Lil Mama Stuart said...: pefect timing, just signed my daughter up for swim and need some more hooded towels!; June 16, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Jeanine The Crafting Fiend said...: great! I think I'll sew up a hampton style one (or maybe 3) this weekend!; June 16, 2011 at 9:16 AM
The Woobie Shop said...: My son loves his, calls it his Towel Monster :)

http://thewoobieshop.blogspot.com/2011/01/making-hooded-towel.html; June 16, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Alternative Mom of Two said...: Oh my! How brilliant. I have a toddler and a new baby on the way and love cute towels, but they are not the cheapest. This brings me more projects to fuzzy up on my growing sewing to do list.; June 16, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Tracy said...: I have the stuff sitting on my table right now to do 2 of the Hamptons hooded towels! Now I'm just waiting for some time to work on them! :); June 16, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Liz M said...: I've done a hooded towel before that was shaped more like a poncho. I never thought about lining the outside with a pretty cotton print! And boy, cutting up a towel sure makes a big mess in my sewing room.; June 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM
Unknown said...: These are all so cute! I love the cover-up and those vintage-inspired towels are just too adorable for words!; June 16, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Anonymous said...: I have been wanting to know how to make those hooded towels forever and just been to plain lazy to look. Thank you!!!; June 17, 2011 at 2:16 PM
carmended said...: tooo cute can't wait to make one of the hooded towels for my kids!! :-); June 17, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Emilie said...: Great ideas for fun towels! Thanks for all the tutorials. I'll have to rummage around the house for some old towels that need a new life!; June 17, 2011 at 6:27 PM
Jay said...: Lovely patterns on these, great stuff!

wall art; October 26, 2011 at 6:23 AM

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Towel Time!

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