Doll sleeping bag tutorial

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A while back I seen these adorable sleeping bags Connie was making and knew I needed to make a couple for Callee (have you ever seen a picture of her? I know, now is not the time....but soon) when she is a little older and plays with babies more. So, I asked Connie to publish a tutorial here. She is ever so kind and was willing to do so! Thanks Connie...glad you are here!

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I made another little sleeping bag and have the tutorial for you.

 The first thing I did was getting into my batting scraps and piece some together using a zig-zag stitch. This is a great way to use up your scraps.

Read the directions and then if you have a bigger doll just adjust the size. The easiest way is to lay a piece of fabric over your doll and see how much fabric is taken up by the girth of the doll.

This sleeping bag was done with just plain pieces of fabric instead of the strip piecing. If you strip piece just do your pieces the sizes shown.

Front, batting and backing

• Cut a 8 by 12 inch piece of each
• Cut a 5 1/2 x 9 inch piece of each - this is bigger so you can put a tuck in it to make more room for the doll
• Quilt as desired, I just did a straight stitch about a inch apart
• Cut a piece of binding 2 1/2 inches by 9 inches and sew to the top of the quilted front piece - fold over and top stitch (sorry I forgot to take a picture of this)

 Now put a pin in the center of the front and back, then pin the sides.

 Make 2 little tucks so that the bottom lies flat.

Stitch to hold in place.

 Cut a piece of binding 2 1/2 inches long and sew to the back side. Then fold over to the front and top stitch.

 Here is what it looks like so far.

Now fold the top down about 3 inches to form the pillow

Put some stuffing in it and top stitch on the binding to enclose the stuffing.

Your finished sleeping bag!

 This size holds a Beanie Baby too.

Or a cute little bear!

I thought I would show a couple pictures of the strip piecing. I just added strips at a angle to cover the backing and batting and then trimmed it to the size I wanted.

When I made the first one I just turned down the top a 1/4 inch, top stitched it, folded it down 3 inches and stuffed some batting in.

 Then I pinned on the top piece and put binding around 3 sides.

 I didn't like the way I finished my binding on the ends so decided to change the way I bound the whole thing.

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial and make some for the little ones! You could adjust the size for a bigger doll.

Be sure and stop by Quilting by the River where I have lots of other tutorials to share with you.

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