making mumpy

hello,thought i should just tell you that Hollie my niece will be 23 next week,Hollie has had her mumpy since she was born and he goes everywhere with her,my sister Al sent me some photos of Hollie as a baby with mumpy so i will try to make a lookalike bigger mumpy! yesterday i cut out the toweling fabric and fusable wadding,i am a bit concerned about the fraying of the toweling fabric and it seems very thin.If anyone has any tips on sewing toweling i would be grateful, i thought i would use a longer stitch on the machine and a good seam allowence.i will let you know how i get on.