FREE Bean Bag Chair Sewing Pattern (2 Sizes!) - Gluesticks Blog

A cozy place to read or watch TV. This bean bag chair sewing pattern is easy to follow and perfect to sew up for kids or adults! 

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Homemade Bean Bag Chair

Making your own beanbag chair might seen intimidating, but it's actually a fun project! What kid (or adult) wouldn't want their own bean bag chair? This bean bag pattern comes in two sizes! For kids or adults. You can make a liner/insert and fill it with bean bag pellets, or simply make the outer shell and fill the inside with stuffed animals! The stuffed animals are cozy and are an inexpensive filler, and it provides toy storage at the same time.

This bean bag chair was made by sewing up a liner, filling it with styrofoam pellets, then placing the liner inside of the outer cover. The cover is washable and easy to remove if something gets spilled. I love that it doesn't require sewing in a zipper, just velcro! It does not include instructions for adding a fabric handle, but that would be easy to do before filling it up with the foam filler pellets.

Bean Bag Chair Sewing Pattern

It took me about 2 hours to make the kid size chair and I foresee more in the future. The pattern is a free one from Stardust shoes. I did not create it or claim ownership of it. The original website is no longer around, but I still had a copy of the pdf pattern and instructions so I'm sharing it here. If I ever find that it is being hosted on their website again, I'll link to the website.

Click here for the KIDS pattern.

Click here for the ADULT pattern.

DIY Bean Bag Chair Supplies

Fabric Yardage:

• 3 yards (kid) or 6 yards (adult) of fabric for the inner bag
• 3 yards (kid) or 6 yards (adult) of fabric for the outer bag

Additional Supplies:

• Scraps pieces of fabric for the appliqué
• 30” of 3⁄4” wide hook Velcro
• Sewing Machine
• Pins
• Scissors
• Thread
• Measuring Tape
• Bean bag pellets (1 bag for kid size, 3 bags for adult size) or LOTS of pillow stuffing
• Printable Pattern (KIDS) or (ADULT)

Best Fabrics To Use For a Kids Bean Bag Chair

• Outer layer: home decor fabric, canvas, lightweight upholstery fabric or denim, corduroy (lots of different fabrics would work, you just want something sturdy).
• Inner lining: cotton, muslin (I used broadcloth, but an old sheet would work great!)

The shell has a velcro closure to make it easy to take off and wash. You can use batting or styrofoam pellets. I chose to go that route. I found a big bag for about $12 at Walmart.

Click here for the KIDS pattern.

Click here for the ADULT pattern.

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