Superhero Towel Cape Well, I remember something else as a kid. I wanted to be a superhero. And a robot, a pony, and a ninja turtle, but that’s beside the point. Maybe if we made wrapping up after bath time more fun, kids would be less inclined to run around soaking wet and more inclined to save the world as a superhero! A nice dry one that doesn’t leave puddles on the floor. This week, I’ll show you how to turn two towels into a super cute, hooded towel cape your little one will love to wear after a bath.
Designs Used
S One full size towel
- Medium weight cutaway stabilizer OR No show mesh stabilizer
- Bias tape
- Scissors & pins
- An awesome bath time superhero ducky design!
Superhero ducky emblem to the front and back of the cape, using both sizes available. The small size will go on the front shoulder, like the illustration shows, and the large size will go in the middle of the cape, on the back. In order to get the orientation right when your little super one is wearing the cape, the ducky on the front will be oriented 90 degrees clockwise. Mark these areas with tape (with orientation arrows, if it helps).
Also, to keep your stitches from getting lost in the terrycloth, you’ll want to put a piece of clear water-soluble stabilizer on top.
Take your hand towel, and fold it in half, right sides together. Fold it so a finished edge is on the open side. Draw out a curved line, as shown, to make a hood. How large you draw it depends on the size of your child. About half the width of a regular hand towel is good for about ages 4 to 6. It might need to be larger for more grown-up superheroes.
Once you’ve clipped the curve, pin the curved edge together so it doesn’t shift.
Ta da! Much flashier. Much better for saving the world and conquering baths, don’t you think?
Pin your hood in place, overlapping the bottom edge of the hood just inside the inside of the cape, like shown. Pin it from the center moving outwards so it stays even.
Carefully sew a seam down the edge, making sure you’re catching both the hood and the edge of the cape underneath.
To clean up that edge (otherwise those diabolical terrycloth fuzzies will start to take over your studio) pin another piece of bias tape over the raw edge, folding the edges under at the sides.
Sew a seam down your bias tape to secure it in place and finish the edges of your cape.
Pull the two pieces apart and pin one on each side. One should be on the outside of your edge, the other should be on the inside, so they’re hidden when it’s Velcroed shut.
Using matching thread, sew a seam around the edges of each Velcro piece to secure it in place.
You're done!
Close up that cape, and you have a bath time wardrobe worthy of taking on the world! With a cape as awesome as this, your superhero might stick around even longer than bath time.
It's a great way to get a little one excited about bath time, and even better at preventing devious puddles on your bathroom floor. The terrycloth cape will get your little superhero dried off in style and give them something cool to wrap up in after a bath. Or anytime they want to feel super, really.
No more chasing little nekkid ones around the house! Now you'll just need to chase superheroes around the house.
