Sewing for Stuffed Animals

 

The tiny patchwork I made last week has found its home in this little sleeping bag for my son's stuffed animal.  The pattern,written by flossie teacakes, is excellent.  It comes in three sizes.  I made the largest size.  The only change I made was to quilt the mattress, as well as the cover.  I love how it has a little, built-in pillow too.

And of course, I made two, one for each son.  My older child requested no patchwork, so his was a bit quicker to make.  How fun would these be to make as birthday or holiday gifts for the kids on your list?

I learned  a new trick from this pattern too: single fold bias binding.  It is perfect for small projects like this with curved edges, and it looks so slick.  I was even able to do it entirely by machine.  I'll definitely use this technique again.