What do you need?
wool felt, in many colours
matching embroidery thread
embroidery needles
white cotton
white thread & needle
(or sewing machine)
rice and/or white beans
Now that it's spring again, we're making fun beanbags, not for throwing, but more as a little joke. To put somewhere, for fun. We make the four seasons and, as always when we are busy, we get fun ideas while sewing and embroidering.
That's why not everything is on the pattern, but you may also get some ideas of your own, otherwise you can easily copy ours from the photo. Our ideas are not difficult ;) We sew on the figures with small running stitches and we sew the bags closed with the blanket stitch.
How to make beanbags from felt
How to make felt bean bags
Pin the patterns onto the felt.
Cut out the 2 parts for each season.
Pin and cut out the figures.
Pin the figures on the background.
Spring
For Spring we choose the rainbow.
Pin on all loose parts.
Sew them on with tiny stitches.
Summer
For summer we make a sunflower.
The bee is an afterthought, the flower was a bit plain.
The flower needs more petals.
Sew the beanbag closed on 3 sides.
Autumn
Firstly sew the toadstool on.
Then the leaves and white dots.
Sew the beanbag closed to halfway.
Winter
Pin and sew the snowman.
Embroider the eyes and buttons.
Embroider the nose and sew on arms.
Embroider snowflakes all around.
Blanket stitch the beanbags together but leave one side open for filling
Trace the patterns.
Cut out and pin them together.
Stitch the bags around but...
Leave a gap, for filling.
Fill the bags with beans or rice.
Pin the filled beanbags closed.
And then sew the gap closed.
Place the rice or bean bags into the felt bags.
Sew all four beanbags closed and your done!
Have fun with your beanbags!