Bean Bag Chair Tutorial

Adult-Sized Bean Bag Chair Prepared by Joanna Armour (www.stardustshoes.blogspot.com). For personal use only. Gather Materials:  6 yards of fabric for the inner lining  6 yards of fabric for the outside cover (I used 3 coordinating fabrics, 2 continuous yards of each)  Scraps of coordinating fabric for the appliqué  30” of ¾” wide hook and loop tape  Bean bag pellets (I used three 100 liter bag of recycled polystyrene pellets)  The pattern diagram at the Use a 5/8” seam allowance unless otherwise noted. end of this tutorial The inside lining and outside cover are made the same way except for the closure. Pictures in the tutorial are of the outside cover. 1) Cut the pieces: Follow the diagram (on the last page of this tutorial) to draft the pattern piece. 2 yards The bean bag chair is made up of six panels. Each continuous 2 yards of fabric will yield 2 panels, with a bit left over. Michael Miller Fabrics LLC. 1 www.makingitfun.blogspot.com Cut six panels. Figure out how you want your panels organized for the bean bag chair cover. You’ll be sewing your panels in groups of three. 2) Sew the panels: With right sides facing, sew two panels together along one side. You’ll want to start and stop your stitching at approximately 5/8” from the top and bottom points. Iron the seams in one direction. Do NOT iron them open, as this creates a weak seam. If you have a ...