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Monthly Project for October-November, 2003

Hawaiian Print Sleeping Bag

Materials Needed

• 2 yards Solid Canvas or Denim
• 2 yards Printed Fabric
• 1 yard 60" wide Solid Fleece to match your printed fabric
• 1 2/3 yards zipper by the yard
• 1 2/3 yards 90" wide 12 oz batting
• 2 spools matching thread
• Bias tape

Preparation

1. Make sure to straighten all cut edges of your fabric.
2. Cut batting to size (72" x 60")
3. Lay our your printed fabric facing right side up.
4. Next lay down your fleece.
5. Now lay down the canvas or denim facing down on the fleece.
6. Lay batting out on the wrong side of the canvas or denim.

Construction

1. Sew the top, bottom, and one side, leaving the other side open. Trim excess.
2. With the open edge turn inside out.

Zipper

1. (You can sew bias tape to edges before adding zipper to make the zipper easier to sew. Sew bias tape to the unstiched edge of the fleece, as well as to the unsewn edge of the canvas/batting/printed fabric layer.)
2. Take apart zipper so that you have two pieces. Pin one piece of the zipper to the open side of canvas or denim. Stitch zipper to canvas/denim layers.
3. Pin the other half of the zipper to the fleece. Be sure to line up and match the zipper before you stitch.
4. Add zipper pull aftger stitching zipper to fleece.
5. Finally put your zipper stopper at the end/bottom of your zipper.

Congratulations, You're Done!

You've just completed your very own Hawaiian Print Sleeping Bag.

Enjoy...