We are headed camping next weekend and little one needed a sleeping bag. This sleeping back for kids tutorial was created as I sewed up one for my son. I checked out my fabric selection and found a piece of fleece (that rhythms!) that was big enough. I think it was about a yard and a half. I laid it out folded in half (hot dog style) then cut across the TOP layer only about a foot from the top. This is to create a built in pillow.
I put a wad of stuffing in the middle of this top portion and pinned around it.
Create a pillow in the middle of the top flap.
All pinned and ready to sew! Sew around the pillow part and around the outside of the fabric to hold down the two pieces. Then I sewed around the outside of the entire bag, leaving a flap open on one side for getting in and out, or for air if it is too warm.
The Finished Bag!
The final step. Fold the two sides of the bag over the pillow on the top end, then roll to the bottom. From here you can see where to attach two elastic bands. Sew them on along the bottom seam and you can now roll the bag and store it!
Handy! And my son loves it!!!
it folds up nice and small for packing and storage. There you go! Sew up a sleeping bag for your kids before the camping season starts!
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Dana says
Wow Emily…so cute! You continue to amaze me! 🙂
The Paines says
This is REALLY cute! Love the fabric! Hope you can shake the sand off of it (:
Michelle says
What a great idea!! I am a new follower and visiting from Creative Itch!! Love your blog!
Have a great day!
Michelle
http://www.delicateconstruction.blogspot.com
Misty @Creative Itch says
What a FUN idea! Thanks for linking @”Sew Cute Tuesday”. I’ll be featuring you tomorrow, so be sure to stop by and grab a ‘featured’ button!
Elaina King says
This one is a great idea for sewing a kids sleeping bag! My son actually needs a new nap blanket for daycare and this would be perfect. I can hopefully get my daughter interested in sewing this as a mommy and daughter project on her new pink hello kitty sewing machine. Thanks for the idea!
Alivia says
Love the post! As a new mom, this post will really help me a lot. keep sharing,Thanks!