Sew a Ladybug Pajama Bag
Debbie Colgrove
Dateline: 08/26/04
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Pajama bags are a great way to help a child start the day with a "touch" of being organized and picking up for themselves. Sewing allows you to personalize your PJ bag.
Make this cute ladybug to keep the job fun! Make extras to have on hand for gifts! |
Materials needed:
1/2 yard of 45" wide red fabric
1/2 yard of 45" wide black fabric (more if you will be making your own bias)
Cotton batting
Black packaged piping (OR Bias cut from the black fabric and 8/32" piping to create your own cording. Find more information here)
Black packaged wide double fold bias tape (OR create your own from the black fabric)
Thread
Pattern
17" circle template (raid your kitchen cabinets and measure your plates and platters)
Various 1 -2" circle templates
Fusible web
Fiberfill
16" black zipper
Sewing machine
Cutting directions:
From your red fabric:
Cut two 17" circles.
From your black fabric
Cut two 17" circles
Two of the pattern
Apply fusible web to the back of scraps and cut an assortment of 1- 2" circles
From batting:
Cut three 17" circles
Directions
Note: All directions refer to a 1/2" seam allowance.
Sandwich a layer of batting between the 17" red circles (right sides of fabric out). Cut in half.
Zig zag all edges to attach the layers
Sew bias tape to the straight cut edges.
Sew the zipper by aligning the bias taped edges to the center of the zipper.(1) Repeat for the other side, butting the bias taped edges.(2)
Layout the black dots to your liking and fuse them in to place. Satin stitch around all edges of the circles.
Sew cording to the edge of the circle.
Set aside
Sandwich two layers of batting between the 17" black circles (right sides out) Zig zag the edges to hold the layers together.
Quilt the black fabric circle as desired. (This would be a great place to embroider ladybugs in a tying pattern)
Set aside
Carefully sew the cut out pattern together on all edges except the bottom of the head. Pivot at all turns. Clip and trim seams. Turn right side out.
Stuff the head, taking care to firmly stuff the antenna and top of the head. Before you completely stuff the head, baste the bottom of the head seam, leaving an opening in the middle of the curved seam, just big enough to complete stuffing the head (approximately a 2" opening in the middle of the bottom curved seam). Complete stuffing the head and close the opening.
Place the head on top of the red circle, aligning the center of the bottom curved seam on the head to the center of the red circle at the center of the bias tape.
Snip the seam on the head to allow the edge of the head to align with the edge of the red circle. Hand baste the head on to the red circle to hold the head in place when you sew it.
Sew the head on to the circle
Partially open the zipper on the red circle so that you will be able to turn it right side out after the circles have been sewn.
With right sides together and the head inside the sandwich, place the black circle on top of the red circle and align the edges.
Sew the layers together.
Zig zag the seam allowance.
Turn right side out. Press.
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