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JULY CHALLENGE - Michelle challenge, whew this one was something. I have been wanting to make one of these baby sleeping bags for some time but none of the patterns I've seen were what I wanted. I decided to create my own using a yoke from another pattern and building around it. This bag opens totally on one side to give complete access to the baby while sleeping. As you can see I went with cute's monkey designs, added a vine and incorporated our "CUTE" site name. The fabric is a knit velor and inside lined with a light knit fabric. This will keep the baby warm and comfy (it is soooo soft) and makes diaper changing a breeze.
Hope you like it, I am very pleased with how it turned out (despite my fight with a 43 inch zipper, I hate putting in zips).
Thanks for looking
hugs
Michelle
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wanted to show what it looks like inside,
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nice match too!
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Well done
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Beautiful work. Love what you did. :) **
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Thank you,
glad you like it,
glad you like it,
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this looks great & well worth the struggle & PS I hate zips too! Hugs Loralye
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Thank you Loralye,
Zips are always a pain to install put getting easier. This one being so long and on this type of fabric was tricky, but I succeeded.
Hugs
Michelle
Zips are always a pain to install put getting easier. This one being so long and on this type of fabric was tricky, but I succeeded.
Hugs
Michelle
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Nice work, the monkeys are very cute.
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Thank you Martine,
yep those little fellows are sweeties.
yep those little fellows are sweeties.
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Really nice;isn't the edging harder to apply than thezip?
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Thank you Shilly,
For me the binding is easier, I have sewn so much binding that it was easier than the zip.
For me the binding is easier, I have sewn so much binding that it was easier than the zip.
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Love it. Those monkeys make me smile every time.;)
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Thank you Jerrilyn
They do have that effect on you, don't they
They do have that effect on you, don't they
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great job very nice
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Thanks devon
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asterixsew
04 Jul 2012
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Congratulations on your lovely work and a second congratulations for sewing such a long zip in successfully
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Thank you and thank you LOL
This was the longest zipper I ever put in, have a feeling I will be doing more.
This was the longest zipper I ever put in, have a feeling I will be doing more.
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Love it, great job, Michelle!
Hugs, Lidia
Hugs, Lidia
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Thank you Lidia,
Thanks for looking
hugs
Michelle
Thanks for looking
hugs
Michelle
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highlandermom
04 Jul 2012
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Great Job! That is alot of zipper challenge with that fabric. This cute,cute,cute!
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Thank you Mary,
The tricky part was sewing it in when your front and back are not the same lenght and with this fabric, it has a tendency to curl.
I admit I did take it apart once or twice but in the end I won the battle.
The tricky part was sewing it in when your front and back are not the same lenght and with this fabric, it has a tendency to curl.
I admit I did take it apart once or twice but in the end I won the battle.
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how sweet, and yes a great challenge.
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Thank you
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Michelle- its adorable. Love the monkeys
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Thank you so much Linda
glad you like my monkeys
hugs
Michelle
glad you like my monkeys
hugs
Michelle
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This is really nice and the monkeys adorable. You have made a great sleeping bag and I can tell the access would be easy with all the studs and the zipper. Great invention!!!
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Thank you,
Have had this on my to do list for a long time and have a customer ask about one recently, so decided to tackle it, zipper and all.
Have had this on my to do list for a long time and have a customer ask about one recently, so decided to tackle it, zipper and all.
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Well like the monkies i think it is cute,cute, cute hugs
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Thank you Carolyn,
Hugs
Michelle
Hugs
Michelle
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Wow how creative. You should patent (or whatever it is called)on the design and market it. You did a great job. Great answer to the challenge.
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Thank you so much Mylinda
Well patents are so expensive that it would never be worth the cost and I am sure someone has thought of this idea somewhere (though I never could find a pattern for one) but this one is my own and I am proud of it and now that I have made one, the others should be easier.
Hugs
Michelle
Well patents are so expensive that it would never be worth the cost and I am sure someone has thought of this idea somewhere (though I never could find a pattern for one) but this one is my own and I am proud of it and now that I have made one, the others should be easier.
Hugs
Michelle
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So cute and like what you came up to make your pattern.
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Thanks Anita,
Ah what the hands can create when the mind guides them.
Ah what the hands can create when the mind guides them.
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Very inventive, well done!
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Thank you
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What a lovely idea!
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Thank you
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43 inches! Wow! Excellent pattern making! Live Laugh Download Stitch!
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Thank you Christine
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Nice job! Good to see you won the fight with the zipper.
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Thank you
I am always ready for that kind of fight lol
I am always ready for that kind of fight lol
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Beauriful love the monkeys. hugs Joyce
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Thank you Joyce
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Well done and so very pretty. It was worth all the effort. I used to make these when the twins were younger but I put my zip up the front - I think yours looks much nicer. We just cannot buy nice ones here in SA. Sarah.
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lovely Sarah ;)
Thank you Sarah,
Yours are very cute, I wanted to make the
baby's bottom more accessible without disturbing his sleep. This way the entire right side opens up.
hugs
Michelle
Yours are very cute, I wanted to make the
baby's bottom more accessible without disturbing his sleep. This way the entire right side opens up.
hugs
Michelle
Well done.
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05 Jul 2012
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You have done very well with this one. Great little monkeys and I loce the 'cute' lettering Shirley
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Thank you Shirley,
Had to add the cute touch in their somewhere
Had to add the cute touch in their somewhere
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greysewist
05 Jul 2012
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You certainly conquered the July Challenge well and truly. Great job!
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Thank you Marianne,
love these little monkeys, have had them for a long time, finally decided to stitch them out,
love these little monkeys, have had them for a long time, finally decided to stitch them out,
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Gotta love the monkeys! I love what you did with them and the zipper on the side is a great idea.
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Thank you
I appreciate your comments.
I appreciate your comments.
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great job..
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thanks so much
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Love the mokeys nice love your work. thank you,
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thank you very much
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keeponsewing
06 Jul 2012
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great job! I remember putting my children in these when I lived in Norway. They had some that even had D rings on the side so you could keep baby from moving around in the crib. Looking back not sure it was the best thing, but It kept them safe. :)
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Thanks,
you know back them we wern't as safety consious as we are today. They are the big thing now with the new moms. Sold one yesterday so I guess it is pretty good.
you know back them we wern't as safety consious as we are today. They are the big thing now with the new moms. Sold one yesterday so I guess it is pretty good.
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