The Beanbag

This beanbag was easy to do but I was so intimidated by it. Maybe it was the 6 yards of fabric or the sheer size of something like this on my sewing machine. Maybe it was just my trepidation about doing something new and messing it up. This beanbag was a gift for my oldest for Christmas. I bought a bolt of this fabric to help decorate his room. He has coordinating pillowcases, but I thought a beanbag chair for my super-reader would be fun. He loves it and tells me it was his favorite gift this Christmas.

I used the tutorial from Michael Miller. Super easy!



I think the best part about this beanbag chair is the story/adventure of how to find the pellets for the inside. JoAnn Fabrics sells the pellets, but it would have cost me close to 100.00 for the pellets alone - not to mention the money in 6 yards of fabric. NOT worth it! I went online and found a place in Tampa that sold it. I went to Ann's Waterbeds and Beanbags and met the owner (nice guy) and saw his small manufacturing plant. I had such fun seeing his industrial machines and how he ran his sewing shop. I loved it! And the beanbag pellets came down this bag tube into a bag. He tied it up and off I went. Next time he said to bring the bag and he would fill it up and put it on his sewing table to sew it up for me. Very nice guy!