Hi,

I hope you clever ladies can help a wanna-be seamstress like me :-)
I have dabbled with a sewing machine in my teens making simple wrap style hippie tops & skirts. But in the last 10 years or so, my sewing experience has been limited to sewing curtains on a couple of occasions. I do have a sewing machine, though.

And now I wanna make a sleeping bag for DD. I really like the idea of the MerinoKids woollen bags, but they're way too expensive for me ($160.00).

My MIL who's a hobby quilter has made me a couple of fleece bags with sleeves, but DD gets really sweaty in them. Not too hot, just too sweaty as they don't seem to wick the moisture away. So I wanna make one with natural fabrics.

MIL has a "Kwik Sew" pattern for a bag without sleeves (which is what I want) and i found a really simple looking set of instructions here:
Jan Andrea at home on the web
if you have other great patterns, please let me know.

My main question is: do you have any idea where I can find a soft 100% wool knit fabric I could use? I went to Spotlight Ashmore with MIL but all they had was either polyester polar fleece or cotton flanelette. My idea is to use a wool knit as a lining and then to use a cotton outer.

Alternatively, I was thinking of using 2 layers of cotton with some wool wadding inbetween. Sort of like a quilt. Is that way too ambitious???

Any ideas & tips are greatly appreciated.
Sasa