SUNNY-SIDE UP SLEEPING BAG SET

Bacon wrapped kids anyone???  This sleeping bag combo was inspired by one of my favorite childhood books "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" which in recent years was adapted into an animated movie that my children enjoy as well. The book is about a town called "Chewandswallow" that gets it's food from the weather & is overcome with a natural disaster of freakishly large food items. As a child I always dreamed of what it would be like to live in a town with super-sized food. Now my kids don't have to dream of it, they can experience it first hand, wrapped in their cozy bacon & egg sleeping bag set. 

NOTE: The egg doubles as a sleeping bag carrier/pillow case.

Step 1: Ingredients

The materials needed will change depending on the size you would like to make your sleeping bag. I had my children in mind for this project so I made the bag about 54" in length & about 30" wide, but you could easily make it larger for an adult.  Based on my measurements I used:

3 Yards of a burgundy fleece (bacon)
1.5 Yards of white fleece (egg)
3/4 Yard of yellow fleece (yolk)
1.5 Yards of white felt (for fat strips)
1 sleeping bag zipper (100 in)
20 in. of white velcro 1" width. (You can use a white zipper instead) 
Quilt batting (I used a thin batting but you can use whatever you prefer or none at all if your fleece is thick)
About a basketball size amount of polyfill stuffing (yolk)
Optional: white ribbon for carrying strap. 

Note: You will also need a sewing machine, threads to match, and scissors.

Comments

[Geekalicious247]

This is so cute!!! My best friend is literally obsessed with Bacon! Bacon shirts, bacon pillows, bacon jewelry, bacon chocolate, bacon shoes, you name it! But, she does not have a bacon sleeping bag! Perfect Birthday gift! Do you have an estimate on how much fabric I would have to use for someone who is exactly 6'0? :-)

[mygibzone]

Who doesn't love novelty food items? ;) If the person is of average build I think the width should still work fine so you just need to get twice the length of the bag you want. (because it is doubled over) for a 6 ft tall person I'd guess you'd want it to be between 60-72" in length. SO you'd need about 4 yards of the burgundy color. As far as the egg material & white felt you should be safe with the same amounts, you just won't have a lot of room for play/mistakes. :) Hope this helps & Happy Creating!

[AllCapps]

You won! Congrats! :) :)

[wildcat03]

that's so fun!

[sunshiine]

This is very cute. I am sure this sleeping bag will be used until the threads are worn out! Nice job!
Sunshiine

[carrielynneh]

This is Eggcelent. Good job friend!

[mygibzone]

Thanks for "Egging" me on!

[lmnopeas]

Awesome! This would be great for our annual camping trip. Nice Work!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

OMG! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is my all time favorite book! My grandma would read that to me when I was younger and I don't know what it is, but I just love that book. I'm so glad this project was inspired by that because this project is sweet! I would love a sleeping bag set like that! I agree with Scooch, enter it to ThinkGeek!

[mygibzone]

Thanks! I did enter it to ThinkGeek! Now I just wait. I know what you mean about the book, there is just something very MAGICAL about it. Even as an adult I enjoy reading it to my children! :)

[Lindie]

Very cool!

[gosphero]

I would really dream about bacon in that sleeping bag! Amazing.

[scoochmaroo]

This is fantastic, I love it! You should submit this to the ThinkGeek Idea Factory - they're always looking for new products, and I bet this would be a hit! Or, you know, Kickstarter if you're into starting your own line :D  This one's a hit in my book! 

[mygibzone]

Thanks! I love ThinkGeek, & wasn't aware that they except ideas. Maybe I'll give it a go.

[Pixie Puddle]

that is sooo cute and awesome, better than breakfast in bed, :)

[mygibzone]

Lol. I'm all about word play & puns, I can't believe I didn't think of that one. "breakfast in bed", that's a good one!