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Beyond The Spirits => Hobbies => Topic started by: Triss on Jul 10, 2010, 09:33:07 PM

Title: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Triss on Jul 10, 2010, 09:33:07 PM

Here goes.... Lys and I made a bean bag chair.  I got this wonderful material from my SIL Joyce who originally sent it to my SIL Becky but she did not have a use for it.

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We undid the roll and cut out 4 equal sized pieces and then cut them up.  Mind you, I did not measure or use a pattern at all.  It was really out of my head.  The top two pieces are the sides, the large square is the bottom and the smaller square is the top.

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Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Triss on Jul 10, 2010, 09:33:31 PM

We sewed together the sides.  Lys did all of this work.

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And then we sewed all 4 sides together.

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Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Triss on Jul 10, 2010, 09:33:55 PM

I sewed on the bottom.

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And the top leaving one side open.

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The empty bean bag chair which is hanging on a door handle to give you an idea of how large it is.

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Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Triss on Jul 10, 2010, 09:34:23 PM

This bag of beans is ready to go inside the chair.  It only took one bag to fill the chair.

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We did spill a few beans so the kids were cleaning up.

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Lys tested the bag to see if we needed more or less beans while I held the top closed.

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Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Triss on Jul 10, 2010, 09:34:37 PM

And the completed chair.  Total cost... $17.00 for the beans and upholstery thread, a couple of hours time, and one needle for my sewing machine.

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It is a perfect fit.

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Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: sunsoaker on Jul 10, 2010, 10:08:58 PM

Nice job. And without a pattern even!. I really like that material too.

Lys is getting big! She's learning from a great teacher!

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Triss on Jul 10, 2010, 10:10:08 PM

Thanks Barb!  We will end up making one more with the purple side out, and then the last two with the browner side out.

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 10, 2010, 10:25:28 PM

nice.  thank you for the tutorial!

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Tina on Jul 10, 2010, 10:28:06 PM

Great job!. I like it.
And Lys really is growing.

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Dianna on Jul 10, 2010, 10:29:16 PM

Fantastic job, Lys and Triss! :clap: Great tutorial, also... :BigGrin:

Lys is a beautiful young lady. She is really growing up... :grinnnn:

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 10, 2010, 10:38:58 PM

lys is beautiful.  looks like her momma.

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Jessica on Jul 10, 2010, 10:51:12 PM

Very cool!!   I love it!  Lys is growing up and I agree, she is beautiful!

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Triss on Jul 10, 2010, 11:02:46 PM

:Blush:  Thank you all!  We sure had fun making it.

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Wrennie on Jul 11, 2010, 08:33:59 AM

Great Job!

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: landofoz on Jul 11, 2010, 02:59:40 PM

Those look great, Triss!  And Lys is really starting to turn into the "a" word (adult). 

Title: Re: Bean Bag Tutorial
Post by: Triss on Jul 11, 2010, 04:31:04 PM

Yes she has Sarah, and she acts the part often.  There are many, many days that I miss my baby girl.