Cozies: Making a cuddle tunnel

[ferndalezoo]

You need:

2 rectangles of fabric (I use fleece and a cute print), 14" wide, and as tall as you want the tunnel to be long.

EITHER foam (an inch or two smaller in all dimensions than the fabric) OR 2 11" strips of boning. I use foam in these pics.


STEP 1: Fold both rectangles in half, individually, right sides together, and sew down the long side. I use a straight stitch, and then go back with a zig-zag stitch to reinforce.





Turn the print fabric tube right side out, and, and insert it into the fleece tube, so right sides are together. Align the seams, and sew around one opening. Again, I use the straight stitch and then do a zig-zag.


Turn the whole thing right side out.

[pringles70]

These look great but I am just not a sewing type person, which sucks. I need something like this. You should sell them!!

[ferndalezoo]

Tuck the fleece tube inside the print tube, and sew around the already-sewn opening, to prevent shifting.




Carefully insert the foam between the layers.





Tuck the raw edges in, and pin.



Sew around this edge, careful to keep all the raw edges folded in.



I then sew around both edges a few inches in to catch the foam and prevent shifting. Presto!

If you're using the boning instead of the foam, I sew it to the wrong side of the print fabric before starting step 1.

[fieryone]

This is great and so is the cuddle sack post. Too bad I don't have a sewing machine. I guess I could hand sew it (??) although it wouldn't be very pretty.

[seredman]

Wow what a great idea!!! Thank you I am going to try this as soon as I get the materials!!
Just one question how do you care for it? Can the whole thing be washed in the washing machine or do you scrub it by hand?

[ferndalezoo]

I have tossed mine in the washer and dryer with the rest of the bedding. If you sew it well, it holds up really well to laundering. If you use the foam, be sure to NOT flatten it after you wash it (don't fold it with your towels!) . If you use boning, you can collapse it, and it will retain its shape when you set it up.