Make your own beanbag for children
A beanbag is not only comfortable, but also practical - especially for children. It looks good, can do anything and is easy to wash. How to make it yourself.
What you need:
- 3 meters of strong cotton fabric
- 3 meters of cotton fabric
- Darning wool
- Velcro
- solid cord or ribbon
- sewing machine
- Pins
A beanbag consists of a round bottom and top and side walls. A cushion cover encloses the inner core, which can be easily removed.
How to sew a beanbag
- Think about how big you want your beanbag to be - if you want to sew a seat the size of a stool, you will of course need less fabric than if you want it to be three feet tall.
- Cut a large enough circle out of the cotton fabric for the inner cover. For a children's beanbag, it should be 70 cm or more.
- For the side wall, cut out a tall, rectangular shape that matches the perimeter of the circle. You can calculate the extent by entering the formula “U =? · Insert d “for d the diameter of the circle. The easiest way to do this is with a calculator.
- The bottom of the inner pillow should be able to be opened so that the darning wool can be filled in and removed again if necessary. Use the top circle as a pattern and cut out two semicircular parts that overlap in the middle about 10 cm wide.
- Use the sewing machine to stitch the Velcro tape onto the two semicircles. Fold the fabric in at the straight edge and sew one side of the Velcro to the outside. Do the same for the other side, but sew the ribbon on the inside.
- sew Put the two semicircles together so that the Velcro closes and forms a complete circle. You should now have an opening through which you can insert the darning wool.
- Sew the inner cushion inside out. To do this, pin the rectangle with the long edge on the outside of one of the circles and sew it on. Do the same for the other circle and finally close the open side seam.
- For the cushion cover you need a circle that is a little larger than the circle of the inner cover and two other rectangles: one for the outer wall and one for the floor. The rectangles are a little longer than that of the inner cushion, the width of the bottom rectangle corresponds to the radius of the circle.
- First sew the two rectangles together on the long side and then sew the circle to the larger rectangle as with the inner pillow. Close the side seam. you pillow should now be in the shape of a large pouch.
- Fold over the lower edge and sew it into a drawstring. Using a large needle, thread the cord through the drawstring. Your beanbag will be closed like this.
- Fill the inner pillow with darning wool. Depending on whether the beanbag should be firmer or softer, fill a sufficient amount Wool into it. Cover the filled inner cushion with the cushion cover and close the cord.
- You can wash the outer cover separately and change or vary the filling of the pillow if necessary.
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