tutorial - sewing a sleeping bag

Sewing mood on for baby! I bring you this tutorial to sew a sleeping bag. Enough to keep them warm for their nights and naps... lucky baby ;-)

Supplies

TO MAKE A SLEEPING BAG SIZE 0-6 MONTHS :

• 1m. double cotton gauze (exterior)

For the exterior of the sleeping bag. You can find multiple colors here.

• 1m. printed cotton

 I chose a OEKO-TEX cotton with patterns as lining fabric

• 1m. wadding

Choose the thickness according to the desired heat. I opted for the 150g / m2

• Zipper
  

more or less 80 cm

• 1 pair of scissors

• 2 snap buttons

• 1 Pliers for press fasteners, eyelets and piercing

• The patron download here

STEP 1 : CUT OUT SHAPES 

Download and print the pattern. Transfer the shapes to the fabrics and cut out the pieces of the sleeping bag.

POSSIBLE VARIANT:

Here the front and back shapes are drawn in one piece. If you want to integrate two different fabrics on one side (for example to separate the top of the front), divide the shape in half where you want it and extend the two parts of the pattern by 1cm to integrate the seam allowances.

STEP 2 : BUILDING THE WADDING

Take the two pieces of the fabric for the exterior and wadding. Baste (= build) the wadding on the back side of the cotton gauze (my exterior fabric). I did long stitches by hand. This will make it easier to sew it with the sewing machine.

Then serge the edges with the sewing machine and cut off the excess wadding, if necessary.

STEP 3 : PUT THE ZIPPER

Pin the zipper on the front of the sleeping bag right sides together, edge to edge.

Leave 1cm under the armhole: 

Sew with a sewing machine, starting the seam 1 cm lower than the armhole. You now have this:

Perform the same action by placing the other side of the zipper on the back of the sleeping bag. I add a zipper corner made with a piece of fabric, for more comfort and to avoid hurting the baby when closing.

Make now way for the two pieces of lining (my cotton with pattern): pin on the zipper, right sides together, and sew.

The zipper is on! 

STEP 4 : ASSEMBLE THE TOP OF THE SLEEPING BAG

Pin the lining to the fabric for the exterior only at the top at the collar and armholes level, right sides together.

Make a stitch with the sewing machine stitch. Hollow out the corners and notch the edges at the rounded edges to facilitate placement once the piece is turned over.

Turn the piece over.

STEP 5 : ASSEMBLE THE LOWER PART OF THE SLEEPING BAG

We are going to pin the fronts and backs right sides together. Be careful: unlike the previous step, the lining is pinned to the lining (= cotton) and the exterior fabric to the exterior fabric (= cotton gauze). You now have this:

Make a stitch with the sewing machine, leaving an opening of 15cm at the bottom of the lining to turn the item over.

Turn the item over and close with an the invisible stitch. 

STEP 6 : SNAP BUTTONS

Place the snap buttons on the shoulders. 

Your sleeping bag is ready !

See you soon,

L.