Hey there! lots going on behind the scenes here getting ready for the next line release, not to mention Quilt market. More on that in future postings. For now,check out this kid friendly bean bag chair from the ever creative Joanna of Stardust Shoes. What kid wouldn't want to plop down on this Dick and Jane comfy spot and take a trip back in time with reprints of those Dick and Jane Readers from the 60s.download the tutorial here.
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I was just thinking of making some bean bag chairs for Christmas! Thanks :)
What a cute idea! Love them!
SOOOOOooooo Great! Now, I just need some time! :(
Im making those for christmas for my kids...
Ooo, this is going on my must-do list!
That would be perfect in my kid's playroom! It looks easy to make!
i have just found the beads on sale at my local fabric store - i'll put this on my list
Love the bean bags!!!
We just got bunkbeds for our girls to free up some floor space to make a reading nook. What was I looking to put in that spot - you guessed it - beanbag chairs! This tutorial is really well done. Thank you so much for sharing it!
my 6 year old son would love one of these chairs for his room! Thanks for the instructions too!!
I'm really excited about this bean bag tutorial. However, I'm a novice sewer and although I read the instructions through a couple of times I'm a little bit confused about the patterns. Don't they need to be enlarged? And, if so, by how much? Thanks!
I am getting ready to make these and I don't know if I am supposed to enlarge the pattern and what size the bean bag should be? Please hurry with the answer as Christmas is coming! Thanks!
Hi Tricia and sophia, you don't need to enlarge the pattern. I'll try to explain what made it "click" mentally for me when reading Joanna's instructions: she says you'll end up with a "football shape", that's when I realized that to end up with that shape it requires the 2 folds: 1 vertical (parallel with the selvage) and the other horizontal. all this is explained in her instructions and re-enforced with the picture - so go back and think FOOTBALL SHAPE when you look at it this time. hope this helps.
Hi Tricia and Sophia--
Yeah, what Kathy said. :) The whole folding thing is just a shortcut so that you don't have to do so much cutting. To spare yourself from making any mistakes with your fabric, I would recommend substituting a sheet of newspaper for fabric first, just to make sure you're getting it right. Or, you could always print out your pattern four times and tape all the pieces together so that you can see what a big pattern piece looks like (it's shaped like a football).
Good luck!
Did anyone run into problems with this pattern? I'm almost thinking not by some of the last comments. I noticed that the width of the pattern is 8 1/2" and the directions only say to fold in 8". Then it talks about sewing down 5/8", but never once does it say to sew those points together. Also, the 100 liter bag doesn't fill the bean bag at all, so I have to go purchase another bag of beans. What did I do wrong and no I did not enlarge the pattern.
Happy Hollister--is it possible that when you printed from the pdf your printer settings scaled the pattern to fit the page? That would explain why your pattern piece is larger than it should be. Make sure you choose the "do not scale" option.
Also, you don't need to sew completely to end of the points,just to the 5/8" mark. Otherwise you would have no seam allowance to work with when you got to the end of the points (not that it matters anyway, since the applique covers this all up and reinforces the top and bottom of the beanbag. Does this make sense? Hope this helps!
thank you for this, great tutorial.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I'm a complete novice and I managed to make the bean bag within 24 hours between looking after the kids and the usual household chores. I had to hand sew the appliques on the outer cover as I don't have the machining skills necessary for that bit. The instructions were really clear and easy for me to follow. My boys are delighted with their bean bag, thanks!!
Hey thanks for the pdf link.
I stitched together some material I had lying around but I struggled to buy the filling locally. I see a few others had the same problem. In the end I managed to buy online at Bean Bag Filling
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