Make a Toy Pocket Wall Hanging
This idea you can modify to meet your needs depending on the size
of hanging you have room for and how many stuffed toys you would like to
store. It is so cute, acts like a room decoration and gets those
stuffed animals out of the toy box.
You could create a toy pocket that hangs on the back of a door by
using loops to go around the corners of the door. The lower corners
will need to be tightened (use ribbon) to keep the toy pocket firmly
against the door.
Hints:
Use a stiff fabric for the back panel so that it doesn't curl when
you apply elastic to the pockets. We used several layers of a muslin
type of cotton sewn together to provide some stiffness. You could use
quilted material.
For the top pole you can use a dowel that you can find at a
hardware store or at Michael's Craft store. We used a cane which we
found at a Dollar store. We then just tied the cane to picture hangers
nailed to the wall.
The pocket material should be approximately twice the width of the
final pocket to allow the space for the animals. Create a tube for
inserting elastic at the top of the pocket (by sewing a hem on the
pocket). Insert elastic into the pocket hem and gather, pinning the
ends. You will need elastic which is as wide as you desire the final
pocket, slightly smaller than the backing material. Simply stitch the
pockets you create to the back panel (with edges under). If the pocket
is too loose after sewing, you can sew a support line down the middle of
the pocket to keep it from drooping (as you can see in the lower pocket
of the picture).
It seems to look best to have the smallest pockets at the top and the larger pockets toward the bottom.