Fabric Options for Doll Sleeping Bag

Series Summary

Are you a lover of history? Have you ever wondered what great historical moments were like through the eyes of a nine year old American girl? Are you a fan of dolls? Than you probably have an American Girl doll. American Girl Doll's are a line of historically inspired dolls made by Mattel that come with their own story. Each doll is from a different period of American history and comes with clothes relevant to that time and a storybook sharing their story.

The popularity of these dolls has continued to grow since they began and now there are a number of crafts and accessories available for American Girl Dolls. One of the fun things to make for them is a sleeping bag. In this free video series, expert seamstress Vicki Walker teaches how to make a sleeping bag for your American Girl Doll. Learn about the supplies used and how to cut and measure them. Learn how to sew the fabric together. Thanks to the experts at ExpertVillage, you can begin to treat your American Girl Doll right.

Video Transcript

"This is Vicki Walker on behalf of Expert Village. Today I would be showing you how to make a baby doll sleeping bag for baby dolls this size. You can scale it down to make for a smaller baby doll or a larger one if you have a larger baby doll for a little girl that you want to sew for. The fabric that I would be using is gingham and a polka dot lining fabric. But other choices would be a bright colorful fabric like this one. A vintage fabric like this one in a coordinating lining out of something like this. Here is another vintage pattern that would make a wonderful sleeping bag. Other bright colors ladybug fabric any little girl would be proud to carry around here baby doll in a sleeping bag like these and the mother would be proud. She can wash it and hand it right back to here little girl to use it again to keep her baby doll happy. "