How to Make a Simple Sleep Sack
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the No. 1 cause of mortality in babies, according to Baby Zone. The syndrome strikes mysteriously, but many researchers and parents advocate removing all soft materials, including blankets, from a baby's crib to help lower the risk of SIDS. To help keep a baby warm while sleeping, many parents are using sleep sacks instead of blankets. A quick summer sleep sack can be made from an adult's cotton, button-front shirt. The buttons are already in place, so fasteners don't need to be sewn on the sleep sack.
Things You'll Need
- Button-front shirt
- Baby sack pattern
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Pins
- Sewing machine
- Thread
Instructions
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Place cotton button-front shirt face up on your work surface. Place a sleep sack pattern over it, positioning the pattern so the neck falls just below the shirt's collar. Draw around the pattern with a pencil, and cut two matching pieces, one from the top layer and one from the back layer of the shirt.
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Line up the two pieces with the front sides facing each other.
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Sew the top of one shoulder together, leaving a 1/4-inch between the thread and the edge of the material. Repeat this with the other shoulder.
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Attach each side and the bottom together, using the sewing machine, leaving a 1/4-inch space between the thread and the edge of material.
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Fold down the edge of the neck 1/2-inch and pin it. Stitch around the neck 1/4 inch in from the edge. Repeat this with each armhole.
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Tips & Warnings
Purchase iron-on appliques to decorate the outside of the sleep sack.
References
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