Tired of nag­ging your kids to pick their clothes up off the floor? Mis­ako Mimoko is here to save the day by show­ing you how to turn old pil­low­case into a super fun ghost laun­dry bag.

Break out the craft sup­plies, it’s time to give your old bed­time pal a new lease on life!

What You Need

• Print­able tem­plate (down­load here)
• Pil­low­case
• Clothes hanger
• Felt
• Nee­dle and thread
• Scis­sors
• Wash­able water-soluble pen
• Sewing machine (optional)
• Fab­ric paint
• Paint brush
• Vel­cro sew-on tape

Step 1: Print & Cut

Down­load and print the tem­plate. Cut out the tem­plate and use the pat­tern to mark two ears and teeth on the felt, using thicker felt for the teeth. Cut the felt pieces.

Step 2: Make The Mouth

In the cen­ter of the pil­low­case, cut a hor­i­zon­tal line the same length as the felt teeth for the mouth. Hem the cut edge and insert the felt teeth .8 inches deep into the mouth. Pin and sew the teeth to the bot­tom of the mouth.

Next, cut a strip of Vel­cro sew-on tape the same length as the mouth. Sew one half of the Vel­cro tape on the top of the mouth and the other half to the back of the teeth. Make sure the vel­cro overlaps.

Now you can open and close the mouth of your ghost!

Step 3: Add The Hanger

Turn back the pil­low­case and place the clothes hanger in the mid­dle of the top. Cut a small hole with your scissors.

Slide the clothes hanger into the open­ing and pass the hook through the hole. Close the open­ing of the pil­low­case (make sure it is lined up cor­rectly). Pin and sew, leav­ing the cen­ter open.

Fol­low­ing the shape of the clothes hanger, fold over the top cor­ners of both sides. Pin and stitch the cor­ners to the back of the pil­low­case using two large cross stitches. For bet­ter stitch­ing, place your hand inside the mouth.

Step 4: Give It A Face

Paint the eyes and nose on the front of the pil­low­case. If nec­es­sary, you can draw these on paper first and then trace through the fabric.

Step 5: Fin­ish It Off With The Ears

Place the ears wher­ever you like and stitch. That’s it! Just be sure to feed your spooky lit­tle friend a steady sup­ply of dirty clothes, he gets cranky when he’s hungry…

Happy craft­ing!

Meet The Contributor

Eva Mon­león (aka Mis­ako Mimoko) is a Barcelona-based doll maker who loves to hand­craft, dream, and eat. What’s not to love?

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