Sew Happy Swimming

I love making these hooded towels.  I think of the child who will enjoy it for years.  Years of playing in the tub.  Years of it at the pool side.  Here in Michigan, it is years on the beach.  I never had trouble getting my kids out of whatever when I have their hooded towels in hand.  They love them.  This particular hooded towel is for my boys' second cousin who is still on the way.  It's my first Hello Kitty towel and I have faith she and her mom love Hello Kitty.  I can't wait to see pictures of this little sweet pea all cozy in her towel. 


Surprisingly, it is not very hard to put one together.  No, I am not going to share my secrets here as I do find them my best seller.  But if you really want to learn how, you will find a way.  I never followed a plan.  I purchased one for my son and then studied the construction.  I found that the one I purchased fell apart quickly so I improved on here techniques.  You can do the same.  This works with lots of things you see at craft shows.  Study it.  Find out what it is called and google it.  Many bloggers put tutorials on the web for you to follow along.  Some days I just sit for hours seeing what tutorials I can find and then print off the cool ones.  I keep them all in one 3 ring binder and create my own "book" of future projects.  I love how easy sewing can be and how you can surprise yourself with all the cools stuff you can make in a short amount of time.

The last birthday party is today and then I need to refocus on sewing and finishing the quilt I got such a great start on.  Here's to cooperative boys- both big and small!  (fingers crossed)