Pet sleeping bags

 

We have made a bunch of these little cozy bags for our pets over the years, but somehow they never made it to the blog.

Because we have dwarf hamsters at our house, we make very small little bags. But over the years, I have made bags for guinea pigs and also a hedgehog.

I wanted to make another set for guinea pigs, but I didn't remember the dimensions. So here we are.

Guinea Pig Print - The first one I cut at 12" x 12" and used a generous 5/8" seam allowance and ended up trimming a side...which yielded an average sized guinea pig cozy at 10" x 10.5".

Planets Print - The next one I cut at 12" x 14" and used a 3/8" seam allowance which yielded an 11" x 13" cozy.

Desert Sun Print - I created a wider one cut at 13" x 14" and used a 3/8" seam allowance which yielded a 11.5" x 13" cozy.

Step 1 - Cut 2 layers of flannel and cut 2 layers of fleece at the desired measurements.

Place right sides together and pin on the sides and bottom in preparation to sew. If you print  goes in one direction, you can plan which side will be the top.

Step 2 - Mark a 3-4" section on one side of the fleece to leave open. This is used to flip from wrong side to right side.

Step 3 - Sew on three sides on the fleece (leave one small section open) and sew three sides on the flannel

Step 4 - Trim off the bottom two corners careful to not cut the seam

Flannel sewn on three sides with bottom corners clipped

Fleece sewn on three sides with small opening shown at scissors with bottom corners clipped

Step 5 - Turn the flannel bag right side out 

Step 6 - Slip the flannel bag into the fleece, now the two fabrics are right sides together

Step 7 - Sew along the top edge with right sides together. 

Step 8 - Pull the inside bag out through the opening in the fleece







Step 9 - Sew the small opening closed.

Step 10 - Finishing the bag and putting the inside back inside

Step 11 - You have a bag for your pet! Optionally, you can top stitch along the top opening for a more finished look.

Here is the finished cozy with the top folded over. The topstitching on the top edge of the fleece is visible.