Gnome Sleeping Bag
It's lights out and time for all gnomes to dream their "gnomey" dreams! What could be more comfy than to snuggle into an autumn sleeping bag? Make 1 or 20, depending on how many gnomes reside in your house. Directions are as easy as 1, 2, 3...well maybe 4, 5, 6, but they can be whipped up in about an hour. So pull out the felt scraps, embroidery floss, and the tiniest amount of stuffing, and your gnomes will be sleeping in comfort before the night is out!
Materials:
2 - 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" Color A felt
2 - 2 1/4" x 1 1/4" Color B felt
1 - 3 1/4" x 2 3/4" Color C felt
scraps of feltt for applique
embroidery thread
stuffing (cotton ball size) of wool, poly or cotton stuffing
pattern
Directions:
[1] Copy pattern and cut out bedding, pillow and blanket pieces. Cut out one of the leaf appliques or a design of your choice.
[2] Applique leaf to blanket following the design on the pattern or a design of your choice. Attach applique using a blanket stitch and 3 strands of embroidery floss in a matching color. Add details using a stem stitch with 6 strands of contrasting embroidery floss. Add French knots using 6 strands of embroidery floss.
[6] Using 6 strands of contrasting embroidery floss, blanket stitch across the top of the blanket only. (See picture or pattern.)
[7] Place the two bedding pieces on top of each other matching edges. Lay the blanket on top of the bedding pieces so the bottom and sides are lined up. (See picture or pattern.) The right side of the blanket should be showing.
[8] Using 6 strands of embroidery floss in a contrasting color, blanket stitch around the four sides of the bedding, attaching the blanket as you do. (See picture or pattern.)
[9] To make the pillow, lay the 2 pieces of the pillow on top of each other matching sides. Using a blanket stitch and 6 strands of contrasting embroidery floss, start on a short side, then stop when you are half way down the final long side.
[10] Take a small amount of stuffing and place in the pillow. Do not over stuff. Just give a little definition to the pillow. Finish blanket stitching the pillow closed.
[11] From the underside of the pillow, tack the pillow to the bedding as positioned in the photo.
Now just tuck your gnome in for a good night's sleep!
Comments
gnome?
Just wondering where/how do you make the gnome?? THanks!!
New idex coming soon... I promise!
On the upper left column we have our site links. One is for our free patterns, one for our applique blocks, our stitch glossary and a link to kid made crafts. OUR INDEX IS A MESS! It is very hard to navigate and find things, I know. Tim has been working on a new, visual index, which I think will be helpful. Also, we do have a search this site button at the bottom of the left column. Again, perhaps we need to move it. Okay, that was the way long answer to say you can find the pattern for the gnomes HERE! Hopefully, by next week we will make it much easier to look for our past crafts!
Kimara
Wee Folk Art Publisher
Where do you get those cute animals?
Are those Holtzinger (?) animals?
Beth
Woodland Animals
They are really cute in person too! I bought those from Magic Cabin. If you go to our Affiliates on the right column, click on Magic Cabin, then do a search for Woodland Animals Set. Here's the description:
"An enchanting little collection of Mother Nature's most endearing woodland babies: bunny, fawn, owl, hedgehog and squirrel, each individually hand-painted in Poland."
They are 2 - 3 1/2" and just lovely. I have 2 sets of them. (One of my deers has gone missing and this is causing me all sorts of stress :) Anyway, they are $25.00 which I think is an incredible value.
Check them out :)
Kimara
Wee Folk Art Publisher
Cute little animals
I thought they looked a little Magic Cabiny... but was not sure. I knew I had seen the squirrel!
Thanks,
Beth
gnome sleeping bag
I have a quick question about the gnome sleeping bag. In the directions you use 2 pieces of bedding and 1 blanket. If the gnome fits between the bedding and the blanket, why do you use a double thickness of bedding? Is it just to make it sturdier, or am I missing something?
Thanks,
beadsnfelt
beadsnfelt
Mainly, it makes it much
Mainly, it makes it much steadier. If it will be played with a lot, like they are around here, the sturdy factor is important. Besides, I rather like giving the little gnomies as much comfort as possible :)
Kimara
Wee Folk Art Publisher