Friday, September 17, 2010

Vinyl Revival Challenge--Project #5: the Zipper!




I've been happily anticipating and working on the recycle project for the lovely, long 58" zipper from my Challenge Item-- andso here is my Recycle Felicity doll's

Slumber Party Sleeping Bag!


Felicity is almost (but not quite!) ready for a fun night with friends. I was inspired by Care's fun toy sleeping bag tutorial to make a bigger version that fits an 18" doll--I followed her excellent instructions exactly, but used 13" by 19" pieces for the outer fabric and lining. The finished bag measures 12" by 18", and takes a zipper at least 28" long.

As much as I hate to buy anything new for a recycle project, in this case I just didn't have any fabric that seemed to work, so I bought (gasp!) 3/4 yard of pink leopard fabric and spent $3.74. Sigh. For the lining, a used a piece of soft white polar fleece that I had on hand, so no batting was needed.

Of course Felicity needs a matching pillow case, and there was plenty of fabric to make one, set off with a black rick-rack insert from my ribbon-and-trim stash. Her pillow is 5" by 7", and Felicity is wearing her pj's from my doll-clothes-from-undies project here.

Next, the rest of Felicity's slumber party preparations--more Vinyl Revival!


2 comments:

  1. Felicity's friends must be jealous that she has such great sleeping accommodations for their next camping trip! Great work!!

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  2. My mom sewed sleeping bags for my girls' dolls and she said the super long zippers were a pain. Thank goodness for grandmas!

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