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I've created this fun
Mini Tent Pattern and WAS being featured on the SewMamaSew blog but that website is no longer active! Download the template by clicking on the image.
What You Need:
- Mini-Tent Pattern
- Tent – Fabric A: 4 Fat Quarters or approx 1 yard
- Flooring – Fabric B: 2 Fat Quarters or approx 1/2 yard
- 4 Corner Tabs – Fabric A, B, or C: your choice scraps – cut 3 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
- 16 Tent Pole Tabs – Fabric A, B, or C: your choice scraps – cut 3″ x 2 1/2″
- 1 Ribbon – 14″ piece
- 2 Poles – 3/8″ x 30″ Faucet Connector & a sharp knife or blade to shorten
- Scissors
- Sewing Machine
- Ruler Mat
- Iron
What You Do:
Pre-wash and press all of your fabric. This will be completely washable
if made with cotton, and pre-washing will prevent twisting and tugging
later on.
Use all 1/4″ seam allowances, except on top stitching.
Trace pattern pieces (click image above) onto your pattern paper (connect the red and
blue line for the tent sides). This is the only way it would properly
print on a standard 8 1/2 x 11. BE SURE TO PLACE PIECES ON THE FOLD AS
DIRECTED.
Cut out all of your tab pieces (there are no pattern pieces for
these). The tent pole tabs can be a combination of two fabrics, you
choose, while the corner tabs are only one fabric.
Pin the pattern pieces onto your fabric and cut your fabric
accordingly. The tent flooring square should be cut to 11 1/4 x 11 1/4.
You can cut more doors out of the side panels if you wish, just be sure
to cut additional door frames too.
Putting Your Mini Tent Together:
Step 1: With your Door panel right side up, place the door frame right
side down on top of the doorway. Stitch from one side to the other.
Step 2: Press the frame to the inside of the tent, and top stitch that same seam.
Step 3: Sew your Tent pole tabs together. Place two pieces, right sides
facing together and stitch both sides (a). Turn each piece inside out
and press (b). Top stitch the side seams (c). The top and bottom are
open, but they will be sewn into the tent panel seams so it’s OK.
Step 4: The image just shows that you can save time by running each tab
in a continuous “running stitch.” You still need to lock in your
beginning and ending stitch on each so they don’t tear apart when
turning.
Step 5: Sew your corner tabs together. Lay a piece right side up (a).
Fold that piece from left to right and stitch the right seam (b). Center
the seam (c), and fold the sides together so the center seam is tucked
inside. Stitch only one end closed (d).
Step 6: Carefully turn the corner pieces inside out. Find that center
seam (a) and pull it over to one side. With a little wiggling, the
corner will naturally want to be tucked in and the seam is on one side,
and now looks like a little hood (b).
Step 7a: On the door panel, take a tab and fold it in half so the
stitched seams are on the sides. Place the raw edge of the tab, up to
the raw edge of the tent panel. You will place two tabs at the 3 inch
mark, and two tabs at the 8″ mark as shown in the photo.
Step 7b: Place the corner tabs with the folded side down towards the
bottom of the tent, and the opening facing the top of the tent, at the
5/8″ mark (note the red “X” marks in photo 7a).
Step 7c: Repeat steps 7a and 7b on the rear panel of the tent.
Step 8: Place one plain panel right side facing down, directly on top of
the door panel. Sew only the right side seam from top to bottom,
leaving 1/4″ open at the top for ribbon placement.
Step 9: Open the panel pieces, and place the other plain panel right
side facing down, directly on top of the door panel. Sew the left side
seam from top to bottom, leaving 1/4″ open at the top for ribbon
placement. (You may notice in this picture that I forgot to put my
corner tabs in… They magically appear in the next photo.)
Step 10: Place the read panel right side facing up and place the
three-piece panel from Step 9, right side facing down. Line up one side
and sew from top to bottom. You do not need to leave a 1/4″ open here.
Repeat this step on the final edge of your tent and the top should now
be complete, excluding the ribbon.
Step 11: Place the flooring right side facing up on your table and pin
the top of the tent to the flooring. Carefully line up the corners and
don’t pull or stretch your fabric.
Step 12: Take the other flooring piece and place it right side facing
down directly on top of the whole tent. Place two pins near your tent
door opening, to allow for turning it inside out. Pin the flooring in
place around the entire tent, making sure to keep the corner tabs out of
the way.
Step 13: Starting at one corner of the tent door opening, sew along the
edge of the tent, all the way around to the other side of the tent door
opening. Again, be sure your corner tabs have not been sewn into the
seam!
Step 14: Turn your tent inside out through the opening. Press the opening if necessary, and top stitch this opening closed.
Step 15. Turn the tent inside out and place a piece of ribbon folded in
half, up into the tip of the tent. The ends should be hanging out of the
top, while the folded edge is on the inside, stitch this seam to secure
the ribbon.
Step 16: CAREFULLY (adults only), trim your poles to size with a pocket
knife or small blade (be sure to trim the end with the extra piece on
it). One pole should be trimmed to 28″ and the other should be slightly
shorter, about 27 1/2″. (One pole will sit under the other). You can
cover up any printing on the poles or match them to your fabric by using
duct tape. I used brown to make them look like twigs. Start at one end
and twist the pole while holding the tape, and gently work your way up.
Do not over wrap or the pole will not fit in through the tabs.
Step 17: Place both poles in through their tabs.
Step 18: Place two ends into their corner tabs. Then gently bend the poles to insert the opposite ends into their corner tabs.
Step 19: (not pictured) Tie the ribbon up around the two poles and you are finished.
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