How To Make A Sleeping Bag Out Of A Comforter

Then cut the end of the bag off in between the two sewn lines.

How to make a sleeping bag out of a comforter. Then sew the foot box to the bottom of the bag along the perimeter of. Lift your presser foot and pull your sleeping bag away from the machine about an inch to get yourself some wiggle room with the thread. Most children s size sleeping bags are 56 long.

Make a quilt or some pillows. Chop up your old comforters into square pieces sew them together and fill with some stuffing to create a quilt or some pillows. Jul 18 2012 sew a sleeping bag out of a comforter idea for zowie for christmas.

This will keep all the stuffing intact. I always thought it would be pretty tricky to make a sleeping bag. I was wrong about both those things.

Sew the box on three sides with tucked seams and seal the fourth side after filling. I figured that the zipper would need to be inserted between the layers of a comforter that i would probably have to make myself. It depends a bit on the construction of your sleeping bag.

Sew across it with the bag inside out. The bottom length of the bag is say 40 make the square pocket 5 x15 or 6 x14 so that the perimeter of the box is also 40. Continue stitching to the bottom.

And the only supplies you ll need to make the conversion are a spool of thread some straight pins and enough. Since you will cut away the zipper start at this side and hold the bag with both hands on the zipper. Mine had down chambers that make the bag look like a maggot.