Monday, August 15, 2011

Comforter "Bean Bag" Chair: Tutorial

Step one: Find a twin comforter that you don't want/use/whatever!

comforter bean bag chair

(Hey, I know that this picture needs to be rotated but I have NO IDEA why it rotated this way! It looks "correct" on my PC but, I don't have any idea why blogger rotates it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!)

Step two: Fold in half "hamburger bun" not "hot dog" style. Cut along the fold so that you have two equal halves.


Step three: Fold into thirds, mark where the folds were, and cut through both halves at each mark.

comforter bean bag chair

Step four: Take one of the rectangles (you should have six) and fold it in half. Then fold in half again.

comforter bean bag chair

Step five: Cut/round the open edge. Be sure not to cut the folded edge. Check out the next picture before you start cutting!

comforter bean bag chair

This is what it should look like after cutting/rounding. Repeat for all six rectangles.

comforter bean bag chair

Step six: Take two of your pieces, right sides together and sew from one "point" to the next "point." be sure to take into consideration which fabric you want to face out. My comforter was reversible so, I alternated which side faced out. When you are sewing, be sure to catch all of the layers, including batting, with the sewing machine.

comforter bean bag chair

Step seven: Add on anther piece, being sure to sew right sides together. Make sure that your "points" line up as closely as possible. Continue to add pieces. On the last piece, leave yourself about 5 or 6 inches open. You will want to be able to turn it right side out.

comforter bean bag chair


Step eight: Turn and fill with your desired stuffing. Foam, poly-fill,
bean bag beans, old blankets, or another comforter. It is up to you! Once filled, hand sew the opening closed that you used to turn it!

comforter bean bag chair

I still have to stuff mine so, here it is looking a little bit sad and deflated! ;-) I'll be sure to add a picture of it filled asap! Maybe even a few with the Stink Bug sitting on it looking at books although, she seems to already be fascinated with sitting on it without the stuffing!




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